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Client Case Study

Nikko Asset Management

Driving Thought Leadership Visibility Among Investment Audiences

At a Glance

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81% engagement rate

achieved on social platforms, a strong indicator of audience interest and content resonance.

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20% returning user activity

showing sustained interest and repeated engagement with NikkoAM’s insights.

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High impressions and clicks among finance professionals

confirming the accuracy of targeted audience segments.

Background

NikkoAM provides asset management services and investment advisory for corporations, government agencies, and trust banks.

Nikko Asset Management (now Amova Asset Management) is an international asset management firm operating across 11 countries and regions, with USD 228.6 billion in assets under management. Operating as a team of more than 850 professionals from 30 countries, NikkoAM delivers expert fund management and investment solutions to a diverse, international client base.

The Challenge

Despite strong authority built through live panels and seminars, NikkoAM’s online content struggled to achieve comparable reach and engagement.

As part of its thought leadership efforts, NikkoAM regularly publishes investment insights on key markets, including ASEAN equities, Singapore equities, and global equities. All these are areas essential to its investment expertise and long-term value proposition.

Despite the production of in-depth, data-driven content, NikkoAM struggled to gain sufficient visibility among investment-focused individuals, its core intended audience.
This limitation in reach made it difficult for NikkoAM to maximise the impact of its thought leadership content and strengthen its positioning as a trusted authority in equity markets.

Our Approach

For companies like Nikko Asset Management, thought leadership is essential for building credibility, trust, and long-term influence. Beyond simply visibility, Brew’s solutions focused on ensuring that these expert insights reached the right audiences in the right contexts.

1. Multi-Platform Digital Distribution Strategy

Samples of targeted ad creatives Brew designed to capture high-intent investors and highlight NikkoAM’s thought leadership.

To expand reach beyond organic channels, Brew deployed a targeted digital advertising strategy across Outbrain, LinkedIn, and Facebook, each selected for its ability to reach investment-minded audiences at different stages of the content discovery journey.

  • LinkedIn was prioritised for its professional targeting capabilities, allowing NikkoAM to reach fund managers, finance professionals, and investment decision-makers based on job function, seniority, and industry.
  • Outbrain enabled content distribution across premium financial and news publications, helping investment insights appear in high-intent, relevant environments.
  • Facebook supported broader awareness and remarketing efforts, reinforcing content exposure and maintaining visibility among users who had already shown interest.

This platform mix ensured both depth and scale by reaching niche professional audiences while extending overall visibility.

2. Campaign Structuring by Objective

Rather than relying on a single digital advertising campaign type, Brew implemented a multi-prong approach to support different stages of audience engagement:

  • Brand Awareness campaigns increased visibility for NikkoAM’s investment insights, helping establish familiarity and credibility among new audiences.

  • Traffic campaigns were designed to drive qualified users directly to the insight pages, increasing readership and time spent engaging with content.

  • Conversion campaigns focused on deeper engagement actions, optimising delivery towards users most likely to interact meaningfully with the content.

Brew customised creatives for NikkoAM by platform and campaign type, aligning messaging with user intent and channel behaviour.

This structured approach ensured that campaigns were aligned not just with clicks, but with sustained engagement and long-term audience growth.

3. High-Impact Creative and Messaging

 

Brew also developed compelling ad creatives and copy that translated complex investment insights into clear, attention-grabbing narratives.

 Headlines and visuals were designed to highlight key market themes and performance takeaways, encouraging clicks without oversimplifying the underlying analysis.

By balancing clarity with credibility, the creatives helped position NikkoAM’s insights as both accessible and authoritative.

Brew crafted content built around timely investment questions, speaking directly to investor concerns and positioning NikkoAM as a trusted source of clarity.

The Results

Through a targeted, multi-platform digital strategy, Brew helped Nikko Asset Management strengthen the visibility of its investment insights and improve engagement among its intended audience.

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Social campaigns achieved an 81% engagement rate

Reflecting the effectiveness of tailored creatives and messaging for professional audiences. Social platforms also helped extend reach and reinforce brand credibility. 

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20% of engagement came from returning visitors

indicating strong content relevance, trust, and a desire to re-engage with NikkoAM’s insights over time.

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Audience segmentation based on job function and seniority proved effective

with finance professionals driving the majority of the 4 million total impressions and clicks. This confirms Brew’s strategy in identifying high-value, investment-focused audiences.

Our Approach

When Collectius came to us with significant gaps in their SEO expertise and online visibility, we tailored a comprehensive approach that was designed to overhaul their digital presence and drive measurable improvements. Here's how we proceeded:

  • SEO Audit: An on-page and off-page SEO audit was conducted to identify areas for improvement
  • Google Search Console Installation: Google Search Console was installed on the Collectius website to monitor and track their analytics
  • Digital Content Strategy: We produced a digital content strategy pack to help Collectius enhance their SEO goals
  • Backlink Acquisition: Backlinks were purchased to improve Collectius' domain ranking Keyword Research: Extensive keyword research was performed to align content and SEO strategies with relevant search trends

Comprehensive SEO Audit

We initiated our process by conducting a detailed SEO audit for Collectius. This audit was crucial in pinpointing several critical areas where the company was underperforming.

Key issues we found included suboptimal keyword utilisation, missing meta descriptions, and poorly optimised content that wasn't fully aligned with target search queries.

Having identified areas for improvement, the Brew team worked with Collectius’ web development team to implement these fixes.

Following the initial SEO audit, we conducted a focused technical SEO audit for Collectius. A technical SEO audit is a thorough examination of a website’s technical infrastructure as it relates to its visibility and performance in search engines.

It evaluates several key elements, including site architecture, page speed, mobile-friendliness, indexing, crawlability, security, and use of technologies that may impact search engine access and efficiency.

This was a critical step to ensuring that the website’s infrastructure met modern search engine standards, which is pivotal for improving search rankings and user experience. Our audit revealed several key technical issues that needed immediate attention:

Slow Loading Speeds: We identified that the Collectius website had slower than optimal loading times. Slow speeds can significantly affect user experience and negatively impact search engine rankings. To address this, we optimised image sizes, minimised the use of blocking JavaScript, and implemented more efficient caching policies to enhance page load performance.

The Lack of a Sitemap: The absence of a sitemap was another critical gap. Sitemaps are essential as they help search engines more intelligently crawl the site and understand its structure. We created and submitted a comprehensive sitemap to Google, which facilitated better indexing of the website’s pages.

Mobile Optimization: Our audit also found that Collectius’ website was not optimised for mobile users. The Brew team provided detailed guidance to Collectius' web development team on best practices for mobile optimization going forward. This included advice on implementing accelerated mobile pages (AMP), optimising button sizes and touch targets, and ensuring text readability without requiring zoom.


Tracking & Monitoring of Collectius’ Web Performance

To better monitor and track the effectiveness of our strategies, we installed Google Search Console (GSC) on Collectius’ website. GSC allows us to gain valuable insights into the site's traffic, search performance, and any crawling errors, thereby enabling us to make data-driven decisions.

With data from GSC, we can identify which pages are performing well and which might require further optimization. This helps us refine SEO strategies and target specific issues with precision.


Digital Content Strategy

Recognizing the importance of content in SEO success, we crafted a comprehensive digital content strategy pack specifically tailored to Collectius' needs.

This strategy involved developing four customer personas and two end-user personas, representing the diverse segments of Collectius' audience. These personas helped us understand the distinct needs, behaviours, and preferences of different user types that interact with Collectius' services.

From this foundation, we were able to pinpoint the types of content and topics that would resonate most strongly with each persona. Leveraging these insights, we developed a series of SEO-optimised articles.

Each article was carefully written by our copywriter who made sure that keywords used were relevant with Collectius’ offerings and aligned with the interests of potential clients.

Taking this approach allowed us to attract more organic traffic to their site and significantly enhance visibility for these targeted search terms.


Backlink Acquisition

To strengthen Collectius’ domain authority and improve their search engine ranking, we strategically acquired high-quality backlinks. This effort was aimed at boosting their profile against competitors and increasing the trustworthiness of their site in the eyes of search engines.

Through our targeted backlink acquisition efforts, we gradually improved the organic traffic to Collectius' site.

As their domain authority increased, so did their visibility in search engine results, leading to more visitors naturally finding their way to the website without the need for paid advertising.

This steady increase in organic traffic not only enhanced their online presence but also contributed to higher engagement and conversion rates.


Outstanding SEO Results for Collectius

Our comprehensive SEO strategy delivered impressive results for Collectius, significantly enhancing their online visibility and search engine performance. Here are some of the key achievements:

Significant Traffic Growth

Over a period of six months, we achieved more than a 60% increase in organic traffic to Collectius' website. This surge in visitors was a direct result of our focused improvements in SEO practices and content strategies.

Expanded Keyword Reach

There was over a 70% increase in the number of organic keywords that Collectius ranks for on Google. This expansion in keyword coverage helped broaden their visibility and reach a wider audience interested in debt collection and financial services.

Top Rankings in Local Searches

Collectius' website achieved first-page rankings on Google's Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) for targeted searches in Singapore and Malaysia. Ranking on the first page for relevant searches significantly boosted their brand's visibility and accessibility in these key markets.

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