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Back in 2025

In 2025’s edition of Friends of Search more than 750 search fanatics came together to live, talk and breath search. Check out all photos, videos and articles below.

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Friends of Search is an incredible event on every vector: the space, the people, the speakers and content, the food, the networking spaces -- every element shines. Can't wait to come back!
Rand Fishkin CEO & Co Founder SparkToro
International speakers, a brilliant location in beautiful Amsterdam and a lot of insighst characterize friends of search.
Nils Falldorf jpc.de
Friends of Search is one of the best conferences in the business. The line-up is every year really strong and the organisation is flawless.
Lars Maat Maatwerk Online
Friends of Search is the leading conference for search professionals, delivering cutting-edge insights and industry-leading expertise—while also feeling like a reunion for the Dutch search industry.
Julian Aijal DPG Media
My first visit to Friends of Search (April '25) was enough to convince me. This is now an annual date in my calendar. Exceptional material - great location - friendly crowd who are happy to help each other become better. What more could you ask for?
Chris Davidson Easeo
Friend of Search delivered a concentrated dose of actionable intelligence. The speaker line-up was exceptional – true industry leaders sharing data-backed strategies, not just theories.
Jurjen van den Broek VML
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Some presentations will be officially released at a later date.

Jes Scholz - Earning Digital Visibility in an AI-Driven World

Jes Scholz - Earning Digital Visibility in an AI-Driven World

Andrea von der Haar (Veneta) & Marc Oldenburger (Microsoft) - PPC case Veneta - Learnings from making Microsoft Advertising a core part of our strategy

Andrea von der Haar (Veneta) & Marc Oldenburger (Microsoft) - PPC case Veneta - Learnings from making Microsoft Advertising a core part of our strategy

Ana Carreira Vidal & Katharina Hanke - Modern Measurement in practice with Pandora open-source MMM, incrementality & advanced attribution

Ana Carreira Vidal & Katharina Hanke - Modern Measurement in practice with Pandora open-source MMM, incrementality & advanced attribution

Carrie Rose - How to scale traffic in Europe with Digital PR

Carrie Rose - How to scale traffic in Europe with Digital PR

Jarno van Driel - Structured Data - A deep dive into its history, myths and future

Jarno van Driel - Structured Data - A deep dive into its history, myths and future

Rand Fishkin - Mythbusting the Internet - A Data-Visualized Journey of How Web Use Has Changed

Rand Fishkin - Mythbusting the Internet - A Data-Visualized Journey of How Web Use Has Changed

Winner PPC Award - KLM Emission score

Winner PPC Award - KLM Emission score

Winner SEO Award - VluchtelingenWerk Nederland

Winner SEO Award - VluchtelingenWerk Nederland

Martin Splitt + Bart Góralewicz - What search engines and humans want in a web site

Martin Splitt + Bart Góralewicz - What search engines and humans want in a web site

Chantal Smink - SEO isn’t dead, it’s our approach that should be buried

Chantal Smink - SEO isn’t dead, it’s our approach that should be buried

Cindy Krum - Word to Your MUM - Unraveling the Unknown Powerhouse of Google Algorithms

Cindy Krum - Word to Your MUM - Unraveling the Unknown Powerhouse of Google Algorithms

Kevin Salat (Microsoft) Ka-Lam Man (PVH) Annegret Schubert (Just Eat Takeaway.com) - AI in Microsoft Advertising - How automation strategies can drive impact

Kevin Salat (Microsoft) Ka-Lam Man (PVH) Annegret Schubert (Just Eat Takeaway.com) - AI in Microsoft Advertising - How automation strategies can drive impact

Michel van Luijtelaar (GMBapi.com) & Nick de Leeuw (Quiosk) - Local SEO & PPC - how Google Business Profiles drive sales - lessons from Quiosk

Michel van Luijtelaar (GMBapi.com) & Nick de Leeuw (Quiosk) - Local SEO & PPC - how Google Business Profiles drive sales - lessons from Quiosk

Bastian Grimm - Branding Imperative - The Competitive Edge for SEO in 2025

Bastian Grimm - Branding Imperative - The Competitive Edge for SEO in 2025

Wil Reynolds - From Artificial to Authentic Intelligence - The Future of Answer Optimization, from Search to Social

Wil Reynolds - From Artificial to Authentic Intelligence - The Future of Answer Optimization, from Search to Social

Mike Rhodes - Your invisible team growing with AI agents

Mike Rhodes - Your invisible team growing with AI agents

Andrew Lolk - Many DTC brands succeed with Meta Ads but struggle to make Google Ads work at the same level. Why?

Andrew Lolk - Many DTC brands succeed with Meta Ads but struggle to make Google Ads work at the same level. Why?

Lottie Namakando - Using your competitors to supercharge your PPC results

Lottie Namakando - Using your competitors to supercharge your PPC results

Sam Tomlinson - From Chaos to Control Building Smarter PPC Account Structures in 2025

Sam Tomlinson - From Chaos to Control Building Smarter PPC Account Structures in 2025

Liam Wade - From PPC to Paid Media Bridge the gap to YouTube and Meta advertising

Liam Wade - From PPC to Paid Media Bridge the gap to YouTube and Meta advertising

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