
Dark Horse
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About Dark Horse
Dark Horse is an Altrincham-based digital marketing agency founded in 2020, built around PPC and SEO for ambitious challenger brands competing in crowded markets. Rather than chasing aesthetic trends, they focus exclusively on measurable results β driving organic traffic growth through technical SEO and managing paid campaigns across Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. With a 4.9 Clutch rating, clients consistently praise their honest communication, proactive problem-solving, and strong Google platform expertise.
Who Dark Horse Is Best For
Dark Horse works best for Retail, Automotive companies that need PPC and SEO. With minimum project size of $10,000+, hourly rates of $150 - $199 / hr, they are accessible to small to mid-sized businesses. Based in Altrincham, England, their primary differentiator is focused exclusively on ppc and seo, without the distraction of full-service agency overhead.
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Rhino Safety
Rhino Safety
Technical SEO, migration, content and digital PR (Daily Mail, Business Cheshire, Real Homes) for safety consultancy Rhino Safety, with a 156% increase in organic sessions on the case-studies index.
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Avenue 85
Avenue 85
PPC restructure for e-commerce clothing brand Avenue 85: per-brand shopping/search/DSA campaigns, ROAS bidding and CRO, targeting a minimum 6x ROI versus Amazon cost of sales.
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MaxiNutrition
MaxiNutrition
Paid social rebuild for UK sports-nutrition brand MaxiNutrition, moving a 3x ROAS / Β£15.43 cost-of-purchase account onto a full-funnel TOF/MOF/BOF structure with Campaign Budget Optimisation and mobile-first UGC.
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Dark Horse constantly monitor and adjusted our campaigns to ensure maximum efficiency and ROAS, and they always kept us in the loop with regular detailed reports and insights. Their creative and data-driven strategies have truly helped transformed our digital marketing efforts and strategy. The team is incredibly responsive, polite, personable and always ready to go the extra mile to help meet our goals. They listen to our feedback and are proactive in making adjustments to improve performance. Working with Dark Horse is to have a trusted partner, one who is as invested in our success as we are. If you're looking for a PPC agency that combines expertise, innovation, and outstanding service, I highly recommend giving Dark Horse a call.
The Dark Horse team reviewed our paid account and provided a comprehensive and insightful audit. It was all explained in a clear and concise way with actions to be taken. Andrew, Dave & Ryan were really helpful through every step of the process and answered our many, many questions
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