About Nekko Digital
Hawaii's digital marketing agency — combining SEO expertise, web design, and AI search strategy to help businesses grow their online visibility.
Creative. Transparent. Innovative.
Nekko Digital is a Honolulu-based digital marketing agency specializing in search visibility, AI-driven optimization, and performance-focused web strategy.
We combine deep local Hawaii knowledge with global digital standards to help businesses get discovered, build authority, and turn online visibility into measurable growth.
Meet the Agency.
Founded in 2012 by Rodrigo Diniz, Nekko Digital has evolved into a full-service digital marketing agency at the forefront of AI search optimization. Our journey has been driven by a relentless focus on what actually moves the needle for businesses: measurable visibility, qualified leads, and sustainable growth — see the work that backs it up.
Based in Honolulu, we serve businesses across Oahu and around the world. Our team spans the United States, Europe, and South America, bringing diverse perspectives and global expertise to every engagement. This distributed model allows us to combine the deep local understanding of the Hawaiian market with cutting-edge strategies from digital marketing hubs worldwide.
Today, we publish our own Hawaii AI-citation research — the Reef Citation Index™ — and use it to help Hawaii brands compete to be the answer AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude actually give, not just another link they rank.
What Our Digital Marketing Agency Does
We focus on the channels that matter most in today’s search landscape. Our work aligns traditional SEO with modern AI search systems like ChatGPT, Gemini, and other generative platforms — ensuring your brand is visible wherever decisions are being made. Our marketing statistics page shows exactly why this matters.
Organic Search (SEO)
Local SEO & Google Business Profile Optimization
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
SEO-Driven Content Strategy
Website Strategy & Performance Optimization
What We Solve
Most businesses don’t struggle with having a website.
They struggle with being found.
We help solve:
- Low organic visibility
- Underperforming local search presence
- Content that doesn’t rank or convert
- AI search irrelevance
- Traffic without real business results
Search today is not just about rankings. It’s about clarity, authority, and structured visibility across systems.
Strategy, Not a Checklist.
We treat SEO as a fundamental business strategy — not just a technical audit.
Our strategic framework is The Reef Method — four layers (substrate, coral, citations, ecosystem) that explain how authority compounds over time. Every engagement is structured around it.
Strategic Keyword & Intent Research
We don't just target words; we target business outcomes by mapping how your customers actually search and why.
Structured, AI-Friendly Content
Developing authoritative content that wins in traditional search and is actively cited by LLMs like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
Technical Clean-Room Implementation
Zero-friction technical optimization ensuring your infrastructure is fast, secure, and perfectly indexed for every search bot.
Business-Centric Data Intelligence
Clear, transparent reporting that moves beyond vanity metrics to show real impact on visibility, engagement, and conversion.
We optimize for users first, then systems — because search engines reward clarity, usefulness, and trust.
The Team.
Rodrigo leads Nekko Digital’s advanced search initiatives, combining over a decade of SEO strategy with emerging AI optimization frameworks to help brands earn visibility in both traditional and generative search environments.
Taylor oversees client strategy execution and operational excellence, ensuring every engagement translates into measurable performance, streamlined implementation, and long-term partnership.
Every published article on this site is written by a named member of our team. The full editorial team — bylines, credentials, and editorial standards — lives on its own page.
Meet the Editorial Team →Why Nekko Digital.
We don’t chase algorithms.
We build systems that align with how search actually works.
Our own published Hawaii AI-citation research
Real Hawaii depth + regulated-vertical compliance
Current multi-engine AI, Claude included
Transparent methodology, pricing, and reporting
Performance-driven, not vanity-metric focused
Let’s Build Your Visibility Strategy
If your business is ready to move beyond traffic and toward real growth, we’re ready to build the roadmap.