
Karl Rooney
Karl has over 10 years of digital experience working both home and abroad. After completing a Bachelor of Computer Systems Karl gained valuable experience working as an IT technician, graphic designer and web designer before moving to London and consuming himself in the evolving world of digital advertising.
Karl worked in London for four years managing a team of Paid Search Analysts for one of the UK’s leading digital agencies, Found. Upon returning home he worked as Head of SEM for Localist and Digital Account Manager at ShopHQ before moving into his current role at Search Republic.
Karl has worked on hundreds of digital advertising campaigns over the years and has a lot of experience working alongside businesses to understand their needs, developing strategies, and implementing campaigns that bring results.
Mike Murphy
Sales & Marketing Manager, Bay of Islands
“Search Republic took control of SEO and have been directly responsible for increasing our presence in the search results pages. They undertook detailed on-page optimisation and built natural backlinks which has resulted in increased site traffic and sales for our businesses. Because Search Republic is part of the Online Republic group and the team that runs our SEO is the same team that runs Online Republic's $200m e-commerce business, I'm confident I'm getting the best in the business to manage our SEO.”
Mike Murphy
Sales & Marketing Manager, Bay of Islands
"Search Republic really took the time upfront to talk to the stakeholders in our business to get a clear understanding of the business goals, marketing goals and resultant Online Marketing goals.
They built the Google adwords account from the ground up involving us in the process. The results were instant and impressive and they have remained very hands on and always keep us up to date with the performance. They're a gift gift for work with."

David McLister
General Manager, AA Finance
"Search Republic started running our paid search marketing campaigns in 2013. Within a short period Search Republic were fully engaged in our business and made the account their own. They set up analytics to ensure all aspects of the site were tracked so we had 100% clarity on our return on advertising spend. Our campaigns have continued to go from strength to strength, with traffic and conversions more than doubling. We see Search Republic as an extension of our marketing team and know we have the e-commerce experts as our partner."