About #SEM

The story
behind #SEM.

It started with a frustration many business owners know: an agency that invoices every month but leaves you in the dark about what it actually delivers. This is why we decided to do things differently.

  • 9.9 on Kiyoh
  • 100+ companies
  • On average 6 years as a client
Your partner,not your vendor.
Our story

Why we do it differently.

  1. 01 · How it usually goes

    An invoice isn't a result.

    Maybe this sounds familiar. You hired an agency, the first few months go by, and you don't really know what's happening.

    • You only hear from them when the invoice arrives.
    • You get a report full of clicks and reach, but no answer to the question: what did it deliver?
    • You don't know exactly who's working on your account.
    • When a month goes badly, the invoice is exactly the same.

    The agency keeps earning, even when your store doesn't. All the risk is on you.

    Example

    Invoice Marketing agency

    • Monthly fee✓
    • Hours✓
    • Reporting✓
    • Extra profit for you?

    Pay anyway

  2. 02 · The choice

    So we flipped it around.

    #SEM is built on one belief: a marketing agency should have the same interests as the business owner.

    So we took the risk on ourselves. If we don't hit the agreed target ROAS, you don't pay our fee. No results, no invoice.

    Jessica and Roy of #SEM reviewing campaigns together
    Jessica & Roy
  3. 03 · Why it takes guts

    Easy to say. Hard to deliver.

    Performance-based sounds simple. But you have to live up to it. You can't hide behind hours or dashboards: every campaign has to pay off.

    That's why only experienced specialists work here, no interns. And we steer on the only thing that counts:

    Revenue from marketing × gross margin − marketing costs = profit from marketing

    Corné and Javi of #SEM discussing a campaign
    Corné & Javi

No profit for you?
Then no invoice from us.

That's not a marketing trick. It's how we work every day. And it's why clients stay for 6 years on average, even though they can cancel any month.

Book your growth call →

No interns.
Real data nerds.

These are the faces behind your growth. You talk directly to the people who work on your store.

  • Arturo of #SEM

    Arturo

  • Jessica of #SEM

    Jessica

  • Roy of #SEM

    Roy

  • Corné of #SEM

    Corné

  • Javi of #SEM

    Javi

  • Dennis of #SEM

    Dennis

  • Lorenzo of #SEM

    Lorenzo

  • Jesse of #SEM

    Jesse

  • +7 colleagues

    The whole team

    Based in the Netherlands and Spain

Meet the team behind your growth

In 20 minutes, you'll get an honest answer on whether we're a good fit.

No obligation · 20 minutes · ★ 9.9 on Kiyoh

What we believe in

How we work.

  • 01

    The same interests as you

    With our performance-based model, the risk is ours. If we don't hit the agreed target ROAS, you don't pay our fee. We only earn when you do.

  • 02

    Optimizing for profit, not clicks

    Reach, clicks and pretty dashboards don't say much. We look at what marketing earns you after margins and costs, and we steer on that every month.

  • 03

    No billable hours

    We don't bill hours. We keep going until the results are there. That's why clients stay with us for 6 years on average, even though they can go month-to-month.

  • 04

    Only experienced specialists

    There's no room for interns here. Your store is handled by people who work with budgets, feeds and creatives every day.

  • 05

    Fully transparent

    You get an update in Monday.com for every change. You see which conversions come in from each source, with no double counting.

  • 06

    Selective, and honest upfront

    We deliberately work with a limited number of stores, so every client gets our full attention. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you in the growth call. Better upfront than later.

What we achieve together with online stores.

Real stores, real numbers. No promises, just results.

Curious what this could mean for your store?

Our clients say it better than we can

We could tell you we're good, but everyone says that. So we'd rather let our clients do the talking.

Kiyoh

9.9/ 10

Average score from 100+ verified reviews on Kiyoh.

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“#SEM has had a big impact on our growth. That's why we can still speak of annual growth of 30-40%. Which we consider quite remarkable in these times. #SEM applies their unique strategy in the online world. (…)”
Wilma★★★★★ Verified by Kiyoh
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“As a loyal customer of #SEM, I can't help but praise their services and expertise. Their approach has taken our online pet store, VoerOnline, to a higher level. (…)”
JP★★★★★ Verified by Kiyoh
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“We've been working with the #SEM team for a number of years now. Very satisfied with their approach and the results. They always stay right on top of new developments. Communication is always top-notch!”
Teun★★★★★ Verified by Kiyoh
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“They know how to make my website and orders soar to great heights.”
Paul★★★★★ Verified by Kiyoh
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“We've been working with these people for 10 years already!”
Dirk★★★★★ Verified by Kiyoh
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