SIK
ONO
A digital marketing agency that specializes in AEO & SEO.
Trusted by Woolworths, Tealily Photography, Covalience, St. Regis, Think Regional, AGATHĒ Builders, Shangri-La, Dashworks, Compass Asia.
Are you ready to grow in 2027? You do great work. Problem one: but when people search on Google, Instagram, ChatGPT, Google Maps, TikTok, Claude, YouTube, Bing, Facebook, Perplexity, LinkedIn or Gemini, your competitors show up instead. Be Seen: AEO, SEO, paid ads, social media. Problem two: when you show up, they judge you in seconds by your website, logo, Instagram grid, packaging, reviews, business card, signage, LinkedIn profile, photos, email signature, shopfront and brochure. If it doesn't speak to them, they leave. Be Understood: brand strategy, visual identity, web design, photo and video. Problem three: they're interested, then they hit unclear pricing, slow pages, no reviews, hidden costs, long forms, no guarantee, confusing menus or shipping fees. So they don't act. Be Valuable: conversion, customer journeys, tracking and reporting. Human judgment. Tomorrow’s tools. Seen. Understood. Valuable. Sikono.
WHAT WE DO
Three essentials every growing business needs.
The channels and the tools keep changing. These three needs won’t. We’ll start with your biggest opportunity.
Be Seen.
Show up where your customers are looking.
When people search for what you offer, they should find you, not your competitors. We find your visibility gap across search, AI answers, ads and social, then do the work to close it.
Be Understood.
Who you are, and why you matter.
Being found is only the start. We bring your brand, visuals and website together so the right people instantly see who you are and why you’re worth choosing.
Be Valuable.
Turn interest into action.
Help more interested visitors become customers. We improve the journey from discovery to inquiry or purchase, addressing unanswered questions and removing obstacles that make people hesitate.
Real businesses.
Real numbers.
+53%
More Google profile views
112,140 views, May–Sep 2026
+34%
More customers
Owner-reported, year on year
+23%
More revenue
Owner-reported, year on year
Over May–Sep 2026, views of a local business’s Google Business Profile grew 53% year on year. Over the same period, the owner reports 34% more customers and 23% more revenue.
USA22×
Non-branded searches
Covalience now appears in Google for 284 searches that don’t include its name, up from 13.
Google Search Console, 27 Jan–23 Feb vs 3–30 Sep 2026 (28-day windows).
446K
AI-feature impressions
Impressions in Google’s AI features (AI Overviews and AI Mode) over 20 weeks, for a Sydney construction materials supplier. Weekly AI impressions grew 52% over the period.
Search Console’s Generative AI features report, May–Oct 2026. Sikono, as white-label AEO and SEO partner.
AUS+66%
Visits from Google
Organic visits to Think Regional, a careers platform connecting people with employers on the NSW South Coast, grew from 1,110 to 1,838 between 2024 and 2025.
Google Analytics, Jan–Sep 2025 vs Jan–Sep 2024.
12×
Calls and enquiries from AI assistants
Visitors from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot called or enquired 73 times, up from 6. AI visits grew from 15 to 453 in two years.
Google Analytics, Jan–Sep 2024, 2025 and 2026. Sikono, as white-label AEO and SEO partner.
AUS120
Billboard placements
A nationwide Woolworths photography campaign. The images were later relicensed for another 24 months across print, digital and outdoor advertising in Australia.
David Robertson, working with De Republica and M&C Saatchi.
S.E. ASIA2.4×
Website visitors
In the first full quarter after launch, Compass Asia’s website had 878 visitors. A year later the same quarter brought 2,072, and Google clicks grew from 115 to 252.
Google Analytics and Search Console, Jul–Sep 2025 vs Jul–Sep 2026.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
What happens next.
Whether it’s search, branding, a new website or something else, every project follows the same simple path.
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30 minutes · Free
Growth Opportunity Call
We start by understanding your business, your goals, and where and how you want to grow.
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Week 1
Onboarding
We handle the paperwork, get access to the tools and accounts we need, and get to know your business on a deeper level.
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Weeks 2–4
Research & Strategy
We research your business, customers, competitors and market, then build a strategy around what we find, custom-fit to your needs and goals.
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Month 2 onwards
Execution & Reporting
We do the work, measure what changes and keep you updated in plain language, adapting as your business and market evolve.
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
However your marketing is set up, we fit.
You don’t need to build a full marketing department to get the expertise you need.
1.
No marketing team?
We become your marketing team.
Strategy and execution under one roof, without hiring every role yourself.
2.
One marketer doing it all?
We partner with your marketing manager.
Specialist talent and extra hands alongside the person you already trust.
3.
A full marketing department?
We bring specialist strategy.
Focused consulting and coaching where your team needs depth.
Questions, answered.
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SEO helps you rank on Google and Google Maps. AEO (answer engine optimization) helps your business appear in the answers AI assistants give, like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. They share the same foundations, so we work on both together.
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More people ask AI for recommendations instead of scrolling through results, and AI usually names only a few businesses. If you're not one of them, you may never be considered. It's easier to get in early than to catch up later.
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Yes. We can become your marketing team, work alongside your marketing manager, or bring specialist AEO and SEO consulting and strategy to an established department.
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You pick the one area you most want to grow, and we come prepared. If you choose SEO or AI search, we review how you show up today. In 30 minutes you'll leave with at least one practical recommendation with no obligations to work together.
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Our retainers start at USD 800 per month and scale with the support you need. We work with small to medium-sized businesses, from consulting and specialist guidance to becoming your full marketing department. Monthly and annual retainers are available.