Tough Cookie Marketing Review: SEO Score 58/100 - Bendigo, VIC - SellSEO
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Rank #14 of 14 in Bendigo

Tough Cookie Marketing

toughcookie.marketing ·Bendigo, VIC ·★★★★★ 5.0 (3 reviews)
58/100 · C
Own-site SEO score
Min project$5,000+
Hourly rateOn request
Team size1 - 10
Founded2012
Overview

About Tough Cookie Marketing

A boutique marketing and events agency working primarily with service-industry businesses in Bendigo, offering communications, relationship development, digital strategy and creative events support.

Marketing and communications strategy and planningBrand development and strategyGraphic designWebsite design, development and hostingDigital strategy and advertisingSocial media servicesMedia management and PRCrisis communications supportCopywriting and content developmentEvents and engagement

Published Rates as stated by the agency.

What clients keep mentioning
service focuscreative agility
The measurement

Score breakdown

Fetched from their own homepage and scored the same way as every other agency in the directory.

Technical 93On-page 43Content 63Visibility 23
Technical93
On-page43
Content63
Local visibility23
What the audit found
✓ 3 passing! 5 to fix
✓Uses structured data
✓Mobile ready
✓Well-sized page title
!No meta descriptiononly 6% of agencies get this wrong
!No H1 heading27% of agencies share this
!Only 19% of images have alt text43% of agencies share this
!Thin homepage content (231 words)only 6% of agencies get this wrong
!Barely visible in local search results46% of agencies share this
Do they turn up when someone searches for an agency in Bendigo?

We run the eight searches a local business would actually type, such as "seo agency bendigo", and count how many return this agency.

Searches they appear in1/8
Best position#8
City average38/100

Most agencies here appear in only a handful; the ones at the top of this city appear in six or more.

Each check against the directory average
↑ Technical 93 vs 92 average, +1
↓ On-page 43 vs 86 average, -43
↓ Content 63 vs 87 average, -24
↓ Local visibility 23 vs 39 average, -16

Measured automatically from the agency's own homepage. Same rules for every agency in the directory.

How that compares in Bendigo

Measured against every other agency rated in this market.

Tough Cookie Marketing 58
Bendigo average 77
Best in Bendigo 85
Australia average 79
Every rated agency 78

Across the whole directory Tough Cookie Marketing scores higher than 4% of every agency we have measured. Spread across Bendigo runs 58 to 85 out of 100.

Focus

Where they focus

Read from how the agency presents its own work, so you can see the shape of the shop before you call.

20%Brand & Commun
Service mix
Brand & Communications Strategy20%
Digital & Social Media20%
Web Design & Development20%
Graphic Design & Copywriting20%
Events & Engagement20%
Industries served
Hospitality & Tourism25%
Not-for-profit / Community20%
Professional Services20%
Small Business20%
Arts / Education15%
Client size
Small Business (<$10M)60%
Mid-size organisations25%
Community / NFP15%
Rare in Bendigo

Services this agency lists that few others in the city do.

★Marketing and communications strategy and planningthe only agency here offering it
★Brand development and strategythe only agency here offering it
★Website design, development and hostingthe only agency here offering it
Reputation

Ratings across platforms

Aggregate scores as published on each platform, weighted into the headline rating.

Birdeye
5.0/5
★★★★★
3 reviews
Proof of work

Case studies

Published by the agency, with the numbers they reported. Follow a link to read the original.

Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) Not-for-profit / Community

Need promotional materials and marketing support for NAIDOC award nominations and event

Designed promotional materials and signage, digitised nomination forms, supported stakeholder marketing

Read the case study
Credentials

Partners, clients and awards

What sets them apart
  • Strong service-industry focus
  • Boutique creative approach
  • Event capabilities
Certifications
Google Partner

Contact

LocationBendigo, Victoria
Phone(03) 5442 3983
Founded2012
LanguagesEnglish
Linkedin Facebook Instagram

Request a quote

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Questions

About Tough Cookie Marketing

How is Tough Cookie Marketing rated on this directory?

By the measurable SEO quality of their own website. Tough Cookie Marketing scores 58 out of 100, which is rank #14 of 14 agencies rated in Bendigo, VIC. The score blends technical setup, on-page basics, content depth and how often they appear in local search results. No agency pays for placement.

What does Tough Cookie Marketing cost?

Minimum engagement $5,000+. These figures are published by the agency.

What services does Tough Cookie Marketing offer?

Marketing and communications strategy and planning, Brand development and strategy, Graphic design, Website design, development and hosting, Digital strategy and advertising, Social media services, Media management and PR, Crisis communications support.

Is Tough Cookie Marketing a good fit for my business?

Their client base skews small business (<$10m) at roughly 60% of their work, and they most often work with hospitality & tourism clients. Compare that against your own size and sector before you shortlist them.