partners

The team behind dau Partners

A search partner, not another vendor

We make your brand the answer wherever your buyers search, on Google, on Maps and inside AI assistants, and we turn that demand into sales conversations. One accountable team, no surprises.

At work in the studioA team celebrationThe team togetherThe dau team outdoors
2017Working on search since60+Specialists in one team11Industries servedWeeklyDashboard on every account
200+websites, search programs and campaigns, built by the same teamSee the case studies
Why the new name

From agency to partners

For nine years we were dau Agency. Clients kept telling us the same thing: the reason they stayed was not the channel list, it was that we behaved like part of their team. We shared the numbers, flagged problems early and owned the outcome.

Search has also changed. Buyers now ask Google, Maps and AI assistants before they ever talk to sales, and most brands still have one vendor looking at one of those. So we narrowed our focus to what we do best, search in every form, and carry it through to the sales conversation.

Beforedau AgencyA full-service menu across channels
Nowdau partnersOne search partner, from search to sales conversations
What we believe

Search split into many places, and nobody owns all of it

Being the answer everywhere buyers search is a new job. Rankings alone no longer get you chosen.

68%of Google searches now end without a click.Similarweb, June 2026
20%+of Google searches show an AI Overview, and people click results about half as often when one appears.Pew Research Center
+76%year-on-year growth in visits to AI platforms by late 2025.Similarweb
Our method

Search to Sales, in three stages

Every service we offer sits in one of three stages. Search is the front door; the rest is how a search becomes an inquiry.

01Front doorBe foundShow up and get named on Google, Maps and AI answers for the questions your buyers ask.SEOGEO and AEOAI visibilityGoogle Business ProfileContent
02TrustBe chosenGive buyers and AI tools reasons to pick you: proof, reviews, a brand and a site that make sense.Reputation and reviewsBrand and creativeWeb designSocial
03ConversionBe bookedTurn the visit into an inquiry and measure it by channel and page.Landing pages and CROPaid searchDevelopmentAnalytics
We measure visibility at every stage and inquiries by channel and page, where tracking is set up. We never claim to trace a single search to a single sale.
How we work

The No Surprise Standard

Four commitments on every engagement, whatever its size. They are why clients stay.

See how an engagement runs
90-day roadmapAgreed in the first two weeks. You always know what ships this month and why.
Weekly dashboardVisibility, inquiries and actions in one place, updated every Monday in Surface.
Early escalationIf something slips or a number drops, you hear it from us first, with a fix.
Clear rolesOne accountable partner and a named team. No handoffs between vendors.
What we stand for
01TransparencyYou see what we see: the same dashboard, the same numbers, good or bad.
02One step aheadWe bring the next change in search to you before it costs you visibility.
03CraftPages, content and fixes made properly, because shortcuts stop working.
Surfaceby dauWe report from our own platform, not a borrowed loginSurface tracks your visibility on Google Search, Maps and AI answers, against the competitors you actually lose to. It comes with every engagement.
Visibility by surfaceExample
Google Search64
Google Maps71
AI answers38
How Surface works
The people

The partners on your account

Gaurav HasijaFounder and CEOSets strategy and works directly with every client partner.
Alisha DuggalDirector, Strategy and GrowthLeads client strategy, planning and growth programs.
SakshiTech Coordination LeadKeeps development, SEO and client teams in sync on every build and release.
PratikSocial Media and Reputation LeadRuns social channels and online reputation, from reviews to brand mentions.
Certified and trusted

Platforms we are certified on

And the brands that trust us with their search, from universities and manufacturers to SaaS and retail.

Google PartnerMeta Business PartnerShopify PartnerZoho Authorized PartnerGoogle AnalyticsSemrushAhrefsCertificates on requestAsk your partner for any of them
Careers

Want to work on search the way it works now?

We hire people who like owning outcomes: SEO and AI search specialists, analysts, writers, developers and client partners.

See open roles
The dau team

From search to sales conversations

Tell us where you want to be found. We will show you where you stand today and what we would do first.