Our story

3 years

Three years ago we set out to build a better kind of marketing business. We are proud of how far we have come, and of the clients who have come with us.

Three years in

Proud of how far we have come.

Three years ago we started Ranknv to do things differently, and we are proud of how far it has come.

We have built it one client at a time. QBD Books, Claytons Australia, WeTrain, Priority Insurance Brokers and Strata Insurance Solutions are some of the businesses we have worked alongside, and we are proud of every one of them.

It started with Josh and a name that meant nothing to us. Today it is a small team of three, and we are still building.

Josh taking photos in an office reception
Behind the camera
  • 3 yearsbuilding Ranknv
  • Brisbane & Coffs Harbourwhere we are based
  • A team of threeJosh, Shieka and Kate
  • Our clientsthe part we are proudest of

Our start

We saw how the agency model worked from the inside.

Josh’s background is in sport, with the Newcastle Knights and Hong Kong Football Club, and then Channel 9 News.

He then worked across large and small marketing agencies. The size of the agency changed, but the problems were often the same. Clients were sold one service, passed between account managers and shown reports that rarely explained what needed to happen next.

SEO, Google Ads and websites were managed separately, even when each one affected the others. So Josh started his own business to do it differently. It began as Hhelp, but that name never meant anything to us, so it became Ranknv.

Three years on, we are still doing it that way, and we are prouder of it every year.

Josh Birch, Ranknv’s director
Josh Birch · Director

You do not need another agency. You need one team looking at the whole picture.

Josh Birch
Josh at the 9News Queensland desk
Channel 9 News
Josh in front of a QBD Books backdrop
With QBD Books
Josh and a colleague at their laptops
Working together

The team

A close team with clear responsibility.

You deal directly with the people doing the work. There’s no account-manager layer and nothing gets lost passing messages along.

Josh Birch

Joshua Birch

Director. Strategy, SEO and Google Ads

Josh sets the direction and stays across the work, from SEO and Google Ads to AI search. You deal with him directly.

There’s no fluff, no smoke and mirrors — just straight-talking, reliable service that actually delivers results.

Ryan Fisher, Black Jacket Suiting
Shieka Calaguas, web developer

Shieka Calaguas

Web development and hosting

Shieka leads the design and build. You see the work as it progresses and have your say. Website builds, design, hosting and security.

I’ve had more engagements and enquiries in the last 3 months than I did with my old website.

Leigh Smith, Trackwealth
Kate Birch

Kate Birch

Brand and admin

Kate looks after onboarding and admin, so the paperwork never slows the work down. Admin, onboarding and client care.

Professional, creative and full of fresh marketing ideas, they truly understand how to elevate a business.

Michelle Wilson, WigWise
Josh talking through a plan at a laptop

Let’s talk about your business.

Tell us what’s working and what isn’t. You’ll talk to the people who will actually do the work.