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Best Enterprise SEO Consultants in 2026

Enterprise SEO is an operating-model problem as much as a search problem. This ranking gives extra weight to technical scale, stakeholder alignment, governance and experience with complex websites.

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Reviewed September 11, 2026

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Mike King

Enterprise technical SEO and organic-search strategist

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise AI search, technical SEO, content engineering and information retrieval

Enterprise SEOTechnical SEOAI searchFounder of iPullRank

LocationNew York, United States

2026 activityIn 2026 he is leading iPullRank's AI-search work and speaking about retrieval, embeddings, fan-out and agentic search.

Clients & collaboratorsAgency biographies name SAP, American Express and HSBC, plus enterprise ecommerce, publishing and financial-services organizations.

Credentials & productsHoward University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsHoward University education, award recognition, international speaking and technical publishing. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofLarge conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass.

Main buying checkNamed brands are agency-level and historical unless a current case study says otherwise; confirm assigned team and attribution.

What people sayLarge conference footprint and widely cited research; exact LinkedIn count not captured in this pass. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Lily Ray

Enterprise SEO and search-quality specialist

Evidence C

Best for: Algorithm-update recovery, YMYL, E-E-A-T, enterprise SEO and AI search

Enterprise SEOTechnical SEOAI searchLongstanding industry speaker and enterprise SEO leader

LocationNew York, United States

2026 activityIn April 2026 she launched Algorythmic while retaining her Amsive role overseeing a team of more than 30 SEO specialists.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks with Amsive teams and selective direct clients; current direct-client names are generally confidential.

Credentials & productsMore than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsMore than 100 conference appearances; senior agency leadership and Search Engine Land award recognition for the Amsive team. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.

Social proofProminent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured.

Main buying checkDual roles may affect availability. Confirm whether work is contracted through Algorythmic or Amsive and who delivers it.

What people sayProminent LinkedIn and conference audience; exact personal follower count was not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$12,000-$40,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Bastian Grimm

International technical SEO and AI-search strategist

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise technical SEO, international search, AI search and large websites

Enterprise SEOTechnical SEOInternationalCEO of Peak Ace

LocationBerlin, Germany

2026 activityIn 2026 he continues leading Peak Ace and speaking on technical SEO, automation and AI-driven discovery.

Clients & collaboratorsPeak Ace publishes enterprise client and award evidence; confirm which accounts involve Bastian directly.

Credentials & productsInternational speaker, award-winning agency leader and long-standing technical specialist. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsInternational speaker, award-winning agency leader and long-standing technical specialist. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofSubstantial conference and agency visibility; exact personal follower count not captured.

Main buying checkAgency delivery may be distributed across teams. Confirm senior involvement, team continuity and language coverage.

What people saySubstantial conference and agency visibility; exact personal follower count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Dan Taylor

Enterprise and international SEO consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise technical SEO, international markets, edge cases and platform migrations

Enterprise SEOInternationalTechnical SEOHead of Technical SEO at SALT.agency

LocationLondon, United Kingdom

2026 activityIn 2026 he is speaking on technical SEO and AI search while leading SALT's enterprise work.

Clients & collaboratorsSALT publishes client case studies; confirm which engagements had Dan's direct involvement.

Credentials & productsPatent contributor, international speaker and agency founder with extensive technical publishing. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsPatent contributor, international speaker and agency founder with extensive technical publishing. SALT publishes client case studies; confirm which engagements had Dan's direct involvement. Strong enterprise-industry visibility; exact follower count not captured. Treat outcome claims as first-party unless the source is independent.

Social proofStrong enterprise-industry visibility; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkEngagements are agency-delivered. Confirm senior oversight, delivery team and implementation responsibilities.

What people sayNo defensible independent review pattern was established. Request two recent, comparable client references before making a service-quality claim.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Nick Eubanks

Digital strategist, operator and audience-development advisor

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise owned-media strategy, SEO portfolio operations and executive growth

Enterprise SEOB2B SaaSContent SEOGlobal CMO at Digistore24

LocationUnited States · Remote

2026 activityIn 2026 he is publicly identified as VP of Owned Media at Semrush and discusses AI visibility and evidence clusters.

Clients & collaboratorsCurrent work is tied to Semrush. Historic relationships include From The Future and Traffic Think Tank.

Credentials & productsMultiple company builds and exits, executive operating roles and extensive SEO education. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsMultiple company builds and exits, executive operating roles and extensive SEO education. Public outcome evidence is incomplete. Request a recent reference and underlying measurement before using performance claims.

Social proofLarge industry network; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkDo not list him as an available freelance consultant without confirmation because his primary role is in-house.

Category score78/100

Pricing$8,000-$20,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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James Norquay

Enterprise SEO and digital PR strategist

Evidence C

Best for: Australian enterprise SEO, ecommerce, digital PR and competitive niches

Enterprise SEODigital PREcommerceFounder of Prosperity Media

LocationSydney, Australia

2026 activityIn 2026 he remains active in agency leadership, research and speaking.

Clients & collaboratorsProsperity Media publishes named client case studies; verify recency and James's direct role.

Credentials & productsAgency founder, conference speaker and Australian search-awards recognition. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsAgency founder, conference speaker and Australian search-awards recognition. Prosperity Media publishes named client case studies; verify recency and James's direct role. Established regional SEO audience; exact follower count not captured. Treat outcome claims as first-party unless the source is independent.

Social proofEstablished regional SEO audience; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkAgency delivery means team composition and senior involvement matter as much as the founder's reputation.

What people sayEstablished regional SEO audience; exact follower count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Ethan Smith

Product-led and marketplace SEO strategist

Evidence C

Best for: Product-led SEO, marketplaces, consumer technology and high-growth companies

Enterprise SEOB2B SaaSEcommerceCEO of Graphite

LocationSan Francisco, United States

2026 activityIn 2026 Graphite continues serving high-growth brands across SEO, content and AI discovery.

Clients & collaboratorsGraphite publicly references companies such as MasterClass, Notion and Webflow across its portfolio; confirm dates and scope.

Credentials & productsAgency founder with product-growth and enterprise operating experience. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsAgency founder with product-growth and enterprise operating experience. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofStrong technology-sector reputation; exact personal follower count not captured.

Main buying checkEngagements are agency-delivered and typically suited to funded growth companies rather than small businesses.

Category score78/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Kevin Gibbons

Enterprise SEO and organic-growth agency founder

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise ecommerce SEO, organic growth and senior marketing leadership

Enterprise SEOEcommerceInternationalFounder of Re:signal

LocationLondon, United Kingdom

2026 activityIn 2026 he is publishing about AI, agency models and ecommerce search while leading Re:signal.

Clients & collaboratorsRe:signal publishes client cases; founder-level involvement should be confirmed by scope.

Credentials & productsMore than two decades in search, agency-founder record and international speaking. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsMore than two decades in search, agency-founder record and international speaking. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofAbout 18,500 LinkedIn followers at the research date.

Main buying checkEnterprise agency pricing and team structure may not suit smaller retailers. Confirm minimum engagement.

What people sayAbout 18,500 LinkedIn followers at the research date. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$6,000-$18,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Will Critchlow

Enterprise SEO testing and strategy consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Enterprise SEO testing, controlled experiments and teams needing causal evidence

Enterprise SEOTechnical SEOAI searchFounder of SearchPilot and Distilled

LocationLondon, United Kingdom

2026 activityIn 2026 he continues operating SearchPilot and interviewing senior SEO product leaders.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks with SearchPilot customers and public guests including enterprise SEO leaders; direct freelance consulting is not the primary model.

Credentials & productsDistilled co-founder, SearchPilot founder and long-running industry speaker. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsDistilled co-founder, SearchPilot founder and long-running industry speaker. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofLarge SEO leadership network; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkRequires sufficient site traffic and engineering maturity for meaningful controlled tests.

Category score78/100

Pricing$10,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Stephen Kenwright

Organic-growth strategist and agency founder

Evidence C

Best for: Independent agencies needing growth, positioning, governance and commercial strategy

Enterprise SEODigital PRContent SEOAgency founder with senior search and digital PR leadership experience

LocationSheffield, United Kingdom

2026 activitySince 2025 he has served as a non-executive director at Digitaloft and in 2026 continues agency advisory work.

Clients & collaboratorsPublic collaborators include James Brockbank, Amy Irvine and Nina Edwards at Digitaloft.

Credentials & productsAgency exit, non-executive roles and extensive search and digital PR leadership. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsAgency exit, non-executive roles and extensive search and digital PR leadership. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofEstablished agency-leadership audience; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkHe is no longer primarily an SEO delivery consultant. Classify him under agency growth advisory.

What people sayEstablished agency-leadership audience; exact follower count not captured. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.9/5 editorial fit score

Category score78/100

Pricing$8,000-$25,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Richard Baxter

Technical SEO and digital-strategy consultant

Evidence C

Best for: Agentic web, AI infrastructure, technical marketing automation and enterprise search architecture

Enterprise SEOTechnical SEOContent SEOFounder of Builtvisible

LocationLondon, United Kingdom

2026 activityIn 2026 Houtini builds open-source MCP servers and advises on AI agents, brand mentions and machine-readable websites.

Clients & collaboratorsWorks through Houtini; historical work belongs to Builtvisible and should not be presented as current Houtini clients.

Credentials & productsTwo decades in search architecture, agency exit and hands-on software engineering. Tool, platform, newsletter or owned product.

Experience & resultsTwo decades in search architecture, agency exit and hands-on software engineering. Authority and current role are supported, but a buyer should still request a comparable case study with dates and measurement scope.

Social proofStrong technical founder reputation; exact follower count not captured.

Main buying checkHis current offer is AI engineering rather than conventional SEO. Match the brief accordingly.

Category score78/100

Pricing$8,000-$30,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.9/5

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Ayomide Joseph

Fractional marketing lead for B2B SaaS

Evidence B

Best for: B2B SaaS content, sales enablement, SEO and LLM visibility

Fractional B2B SaaS leadershipCybersecurity contentSales enablementProduct and comparison content

LocationNigeria · Europe

2026 activityIn 2026 he is building practical tools for fan-out query clustering, buyer-stage classification and AI visibility.

Clients & collaboratorsPublic profile references Aura and Demandbase as prior experience; current client roster was not verified.

Credentials & productsHands-on B2B SaaS work and public tooling; no formal SEO certification verified. No separate book, course or product was documented in this pass.

Experience & resultsHands-on B2B SaaS work and public tooling; no formal SEO certification verified. No comparable current case study with baseline, intervention, timeframe and attribution was publicly established.

Social proofAbout 6,600 LinkedIn followers in a 2026 indexed result.

Main buying checkBest evaluated as a fractional marketer with SEO depth, not as a pure technical SEO consultant.

What people sayAbout 6,600 LinkedIn followers in a 2026 indexed result. This demonstrates visibility and peer recognition, not client satisfaction or delivery quality.Separate from the 3.8/5 editorial fit score

Category score76/100

Pricing$2,500-$8,000/month · estimated

Editorial fit★★★★☆3.8/5

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Methodology

A ranking should explain its judgment.

Scores are a starting point, not a substitute for fit. Each category changes the weighting so a technical-recovery specialist is not judged like a SaaS growth lead.

35%

Public evidence

Documented roles, case studies, specialist work and verifiable results, not follower count.

30%

Problem fit

How closely the consultant's visible specialism matches the company, problem and intended outcome.

20%

Delivery fit

Whether the buyer needs an audit, advisory, fractional ownership or hands-on execution.

15%

Consensus

Repeated inclusion in current expert comparisons, discounted when a source ranks its own publisher.

Strong public record

Official evidence plus multiple relevant third-party sources or attributable results.

Supported profile

Official evidence plus at least one meaningful corroborating source.

Provisional profile

Identity and specialism are visible, but independent results or reviews remain limited.

Score and publisher disclosure

Dan Akeju created this directory and is included in it. No consultant paid for placement. The 5-point directory assessment is the editorial score divided by 20. Credentials, results, reviews and testimonials receive evidence-coverage scores based on attributable public sourcing. These are not customer ratings or invented outcomes. Age receives 0/100 when no reliable public source exists and is never estimated.

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