RiseUp Agency (formerly Global Search Marketing)

RiseUp Agency was founded in 2013 as Global Search Marketing and rebranded as RiseUp in 2025. It operates four UK offices in Birmingham, Worcester, London, and Manchester. Luke Hodgkins is the Founder & CEO. The agency's main services are Performance, Creative, Web, and Data, delivered by a team of senior specialists in those areas.

In 2025 it won 11 awards, including a Netty Award, and was a finalist in the UK Agency Awards 2026, UK Paid Media Awards 2026, and Global Search Awards 2026. It has worked with clients such as Sotheby's Realty, Levi's, Rangemaster, Gore-Tex, Micro Scooters, Chummy's, Vax, Jeanstore, Pickfords, Aston Villa FC, Granta, Bayliss & Harding, and OLPRO. It has driven over £750M in revenue for clients and scaled over 100 ambitious brands.

RiseUp Agency, the business formerly known as Global Search Marketing, earns consistent praise from clients for its work in paid search and organic visibility. Reviewers describe a team that takes the time to learn how a company operates before recommending changes, then delivers measurable improvements in sales, traffic and conversions. A relatively new venture reported rapid scaling within months of starting, while another client noted better returns soon after switching providers. The approach is described as structured and transparent, with campaigns managed efficiently and budgets used well.

Communication stands out, both during planning and after implementation, and the team is frequently called approachable and easy to work with. Alex is named for his support with advertising grants. Long-standing customers value the willingness to trial different audiences, creatives and strategies, and to assess both successful and underperforming activity in order to refine the wider plan. Building brand awareness alongside direct response is another recurring theme, as is the sense that the agency aligns itself closely with the client's own goals and remains responsive as those goals evolve.