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Oliver Badcock
Head of Search & Delivery

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Oliver is Head of Search & Delivery at Make Me Local, where he is responsible for how search-led growth is designed, delivered, and scaled across the agency. With over 15 years’ experience in SEO and digital marketing leadership, Oliver specialises in turning complex online activity into clear, outcome-driven strategies that focus on what matters most to clients: enquiries, leads, and commercial impact.

In his role, Oliver owns search strategy, delivery frameworks, quality standards, and the integration of SEO, content, authority, and AI-driven efficiency. He is passionate about building systems that create consistency without sacrificing expertise, and about ensuring clients understand not just what is being done, but why. At the heart of his approach is a simple principle: doing the right thing for clients, even when that means challenging assumptions, legacy tactics, or short-term thinking.

Oliver's Quickfire Questions

I make sure search delivery is focused, accountable, and aligned to real business outcomes — not just activity, rankings, or noise.

My role is about putting in place structures that enhance search outcomes and delivery. I need to be able to diagnose problems quickly, prioritise search and delivery inefficiencies, and design delivery systems that scale without losing quality. Just as importantly, I need to translate complex search performance into calm, confident guidance that clients and teams can trust.

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    Strategy without ownership quickly becomes busywork.

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    Delivery should always serve a clear goal — if the goal isn’t obvious, the work probably isn’t right.

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    AI is a powerful efficiency tool, but judgment, accountability, and trust must always remain human.

Doing the right thing for clients. That means being honest about what will and won’t work, setting realistic expectations, and making decisions based on long-term outcomes rather than short-term optics.

I came into SEO through digital marketing and agency leadership, and stayed because search sits at the intersection of behaviour, technology, and commercial reality. What still interests me is that when it’s done properly, search is one of the clearest ways to connect real customer intent with meaningful business growth.

Driven. Curious. Energetic.

I don’t drink tea or coffee.

Been to the United States.