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boxChilli

boxChilli

Growth starts with being found
4.7

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

10-49

2006

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Based on the South Coast in Hampshire, boxChilli is an independent digital marketing agency built around a simple belief that great work happens when experienced people care about the results, communicate openly and work as one team. Our in-house team of more than 35 specialists cover the below services, giving clients one experienced agency with a clear view of the wider business goals:

  • Website design and development
  • SEO
  • AI search
  • Paid media advertising and PPC
  • Website support and maintenance
  • Social media
  • Graphic design

Since 2006, we’ve helped ambitious businesses across the UK respond to changing technology, new customer behaviour and an increasingly complex digital world. With plenty of buzzwords in the industry about ‘clarity’, ‘alignment’, ‘no fluff. no jargon’, ‘measurable results’, we actually take the time to understand your business, your audience and what growth looks like for you, then build the right strategy around it.

Integrity, creativity and client focus have sat at the heart of our work for the past two decades and we don’t plan on changing that anytime soon. Whether we’re partnering with a business director, an established marketing team or an internal development department, we work closely with the people behind the business, bringing practical insight, fresh thinking and the care needed to turn digital activity into long-term commercial growth.

Combined with experience across a wide range of industries including hospitality, professional services, renewable energy, industrial and engineering and healthcare, this allows us to deliver practical recommendations that support business growth rather than isolated marketing objectives.

Budget per project
Starting from $1,000
Project duration
  • Starting from 1-3 months
Geographic focus
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
Success stories

Challenge

Hideaway Campervans had a great service offering, but not enough people were seeing it. They weren’t ranking for key search terms, their service offering wasn’t clear in search results and users weren’t converting as often as they should. Our SEO strategy focused on national keyword targeting, optimising UX to improve engagement and developing useful, conversion-led content across all service areas.

Solution

We began with a deep keyword and competitor analysis to uncover missed opportunities and search intent gaps. From there, we developed content targeting specific conversion types, from day vans and pop-top roofs to VW Crafter upgrades, matching structure with demand. We also refined page layouts and CTAs to boost enquiry rates and improved technical SEO across metadata, internal links and schema markup. The strategy is tracked monthly, with regular content and UX iterations based on data.

Result

Here’s what Sam, Director at Hideaway Campervans had to say…. “We’ve been working with BoxChilli for the past 17 months and couldn’t be happier with the results. They completely remodelled our website and significantly improved our SEO. Since then, we’ve seen traffic more than double, with over 100% more hits than before. The timing couldn’t have been better—during a challenging period at the end of 2024, the increased reach and visibility of our website made a real difference."

Challenge

Owton’s came to boxChilli with a clear goal… grow their home delivery business and build a robust eCommerce offering. As a long-established butcher with a strong wholesale reputation, their online presence wasn’t yet generating the sales they needed. The challenge was to create an eCommerce-first experience that retained Owton’s heritage while making it easy for customers to find, shop and order online, especially in the lead-up to peak periods like Christmas.

Solution

Our partnership began with a full eCommerce strategy, as well as a custom WooCommerce build launched in 2022. The website was designed with conversion and usability at its core, showcasing over 200 high-quality products, integrating seasonal bundles and delivering a streamlined customer journey. On the SEO front, we restructured category and product pages to capture high-intent traffic, ensuring each product had optimised metadata, engaging copy and internal linking to support sales.

Result

SALES GROWTH 41% increase in revenue, 69% growth in new customers SEARCH VISIBILITY Over 10,000 new keywords ranking, including one product that saw a 1564% YoY sales increase TRAFFIC & ENGAGEMENT 153% increase in organic sessions and 198% boost in impressions WEB DESIGN IMPACT A streamlined, mobile-first eCommerce experience tailored for growth

Challenge

Hovertravel has long been the go-to choice for high-speed foot passenger travel between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. But with search demand becoming increasingly seasonal and competitive, the team needed a smart digital strategy to maintain visibility, reduce cost per booking and capture more event-led searches. Our focus? Create targeted landing pages, optimise priority keywords and launch well-timed PPC campaigns, all while ensuring a consistent, conversion-ready user experience.

Solution

We started by addressing key SEO opportunities across the Hovertravel site, from meta optimisation and keyword targeting to content expansion for core routes, activities and festival pages. We created and re-optimised pages for terms like ‘Day Trips’, ‘London to Isle of Wight’, and major events including the Isle of Wight Festival and Cowes Week. On the paid media side, we built seasonal PPC campaigns that balanced branded and non-branded search coverage.

Result

REVENUE GROWTH £70K+ revenue from £1.8K ad spend AD EFFICIENCY CTR of 25.75% and CPC as low as £0.20 on key campaigns ORGANIC VISIBILITY 91% YoY impression increase for top ferry keyword

Our clients
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped Hovertravel grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped London Bridge Hotel grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped Capital Law grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped Celsius Hire grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped Covers Timber & Builders Merchants grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom agency boxChilli helped Owton's Butchers grow their business with SEO and digital marketing
Reviews

4.8

The average rating is based on reviews from both Google Maps and Semrush.
Sam Dicks
on
Jun 4, 2025

We’ve been working with BoxChilli for the past 17 months and couldn’t be happier with the results. They completely re-modelled our website and significantly improved our SEO. Since then, we’ve seen traffic more than double, with over 100% more hits than before. The timing couldn't have been better—during a challenging period at the end of 2024, the increased reach and visibility of our website made a real difference. Huge thanks to the entire BoxChilli team for helping to boost our sales, raise our profile, and put us firmly on the map. We’re excited to continue working with you in the future!

Matthew Edge-Wilkins / Talent Seeker
on
Aug 5, 2025

We have been working with boxChilli since January 2025. Since then, our SEO rankings have improved consistently month on month. They are experts in what they do, and also a great team of people to work with. Highly recommend.

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