Senior marketing consultants for Vancouver businesses, from tech companies and real estate firms to tourism and lifestyle brands across Metro Vancouver. We audit, plan and guide your team or agencies remotely, on Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time.
Vancouver's mix of tech, real estate, tourism and lifestyle brands means marketing must reach both local customers and international audiences. Visual social content and local SEO work hand in hand here.
As an independent marketing consultancy, we don't sell media or production hours. We audit your marketing, build a prioritised plan for the Vancouver market and guide your in-house team, freelancers or local agencies until it's delivered.
Local rulesEmail programmes are planned around Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which requires clear consent before you send commercial messages.
Where we'd start for most Vancouver businesses: a simple, step-by-step route from quick wins to growth.
Visual content on Instagram and YouTube suits Vancouver's tourism, outdoor and lifestyle brands.
Tourism businesses need campaigns for international visitors as well as local customers.
Targeting Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey widens your reach beyond downtown.
Choose a service to see how we'd help your business in Vancouver. Every engagement is senior-led, independent and built around your goals.
01/08Our marketing strategy consultants in Vancouver start with a full audit of your marketing, customers and competitors, then build a prioritised plan covering positioning, messaging, channel mix, budget and KPIs. You get a roadmap your team can act on from week one, not a slide deck that gathers dust. For many Vancouver businesses, the first priority is to show the lifestyle.
Businesses spending on marketing without a clear plan, or getting ready to scale.
02/08As an independent SEO consultant in Vancouver, we audit your website's technical health, content and authority, research the keywords your buyers actually use and give your developers, writers or SEO agency a prioritised roadmap. We also optimise for Google's AI Overviews and answer engines like ChatGPT. Local visibility matters too: we cover Google Business Profile and listings such as Yellow Pages Canada, Bing Places and Apple Business Connect.
Businesses that want a compounding source of leads without paying for every click.
03/08Our Google Ads consultants in Vancouver audit your account structure, keywords, bidding, ads and landing pages to find where budget is leaking, then design campaigns across Search, Shopping, Performance Max and paid social. Because we don't take a cut of your ad spend, our advice stays unbiased. Budgets are planned in Canadian dollars (CAD) and run through ad accounts you own.
Businesses spending on ads without a clear return on ad spend.
04/08Social media strategy consulting in Vancouver gives your team a clear plan: which platforms to prioritise, what to post, how often and how to turn followers into enquiries. It includes a short-form video playbook and advice on creators and community management. The channels that matter most in Vancouver often include Google Search & Performance Max and Meta & LinkedIn ads.
Brands that want social media to drive enquiries, not just likes.
05/08We plan content that ranks and emails that sell: an editorial calendar built on keyword research, SEO briefs for your writers and automated email journeys in tools such as HubSpot, Klaviyo or Mailchimp. Every email programme is planned around CASL.
Businesses with considered purchases or repeat customers.
06/08Before you redesign, get the plan right. We map what visitors in Vancouver need to see, the actions you want them to take and the pages that will rank, then brief your designers and developers and check everything before launch. For Vancouver audiences we focus on fast mobile pages, local trust signals and clear calls to action.
Businesses planning a new website, or running ads to pages that don't convert.
07/08More traffic is only half the story. We fix your tracking, build a clear marketing dashboard and create an A/B testing roadmap for landing pages, forms and checkout, so every channel in Vancouver becomes more profitable. Dashboards and ROI reports are set up in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Businesses with steady traffic but disappointing leads or sales.
08/08More customers in Vancouver now ask AI assistants for recommendations before they search. We make sure ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews can find, understand and cite your business, and help you put chatbots and automation to work safely. It's ideal for Vancouver businesses that want to answer enquiries around the clock.
Businesses that want to stay visible as search moves to AI.
Every industry buys differently. Here's how we'd approach yours.
Estimate a monthly marketing budget for your Vancouver business and how to split it across channels. Newer businesses usually invest a bigger share of revenue to grow, while established brands invest less to maintain their position.
Before you hire a marketing agency in Vancouver, compare it with the other options. Here's an honest side-by-side for Vancouver businesses.
There's no single price for a marketing consultant in Vancouver. A focused strategy project costs less than ongoing monthly advice, and a fractional CMO sits above both. Your quote depends on the services you need, your market and your goals. We quote in Canadian dollars (CAD) after a free consultation, with no fixed packages and no lock-in.
Tick off what you've already done. Anything left is a quick win.
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Honest answers to the questions we hear most in Vancouver, from costs and comparisons to the first practical steps.
Understand itCosts, roles and strategy
It depends on scope rather than location. A one-off audit and roadmap costs far less than ongoing advisory or fractional CMO leadership, and every quote for Vancouver businesses is in Canadian dollars with no lock-in contract. Get a ballpark first with the pricing planner, or read how much digital marketing costs.
We find what's holding growth back, decide what to fix first and guide whoever does the work. For a typical Vancouver business that means reviewing Google Search and Meta, checking tracking and the website, then writing a 90-day plan your team or agency can follow. More detail in what a marketing consultant does.
Start with customers, competitors and your numbers, not with channels. In Vancouver we usually begin with the buyers of tech and real estate businesses, map how they search, then pick two or three channels to win before adding more. Our step-by-step marketing strategy guide shows the full process.
Compare your optionsConsultant, agency, in-house
An agency is built to execute; a consultant is built to decide what's worth executing. Plenty of Vancouver companies keep their agency and add a consultant to set direction, write briefs and check results. Compare costs and trade-offs in agency vs consultant vs in-house.
Paid search brings enquiries in weeks; SEO takes months but keeps paying back. Most Vancouver businesses run a tightly targeted Google Ads campaign while local SEO and content build up, then shift budget as organic traffic grows. See SEO vs PPC, or our SEO and Google Ads consulting.
A full-time hire in Vancouver takes months to recruit and commits you to a senior salary. A fractional CMO gives you the same leadership one to three days a week, starting within a couple of weeks, and can help you hire the permanent role later. Read about our fractional CMO services.
Take the next stepAudit, budget and rules
Send your website and goals. A senior consultant reviews your search visibility, Google Search and conversion tracking, then replies within one business day with the first fixes worth making. Request your free audit.
Plug in your revenue and goals to see a suggested budget and channel split, then sense-check it against your margins with the ROI and break-even calculators. Figures are in Canadian dollars terms once you enter your own numbers. Use the free marketing calculators.
Marketing in Vancouver has its own requirements: email programmes are planned around Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which requires clear consent before you send commercial messages. We build these into every plan, so campaigns don't need rework later. We also advise businesses in Toronto.
Industry playbooks for Vancouver
Consulting services in Vancouver
Straight answers to the questions Vancouver businesses ask us most. Search or pick a topic.
Yes. We consult remotely with Vancouver businesses by video call, scheduling strategy sessions on Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time. You get senior advice without paying for a local agency office.
It depends on the services you need and how involved you want us to be. We don't sell fixed packages: after a free consultation we send a tailored quote in Canadian dollars (CAD), with no long-term contract.
Yes. Our local SEO consulting covers Google Business Profile, reviews, local citations and location pages for Vancouver and its surrounding areas, so your team knows exactly what to do to reach the local map pack.
Yes. We plan search and social campaigns that reach visitors before and during their trip, alongside local SEO for travellers already in Vancouver.
It depends on your goals, but the strongest marketing consultants in Vancouver share a few traits: proven results in businesses like yours, advice that isn't tied to selling media or hours, and clear reporting on leads and revenue. Our free strategy call is an easy way to test the fit.
Hire an agency if you want everything done for you and have the budget for execution. Hire a consultant if you need senior strategy and someone to guide your team, freelancers or existing agency. Many businesses get the best value from a consultant steering a lean team.
Expect early signals in weeks and bigger gains in months. Paid campaigns respond fastest, while SEO, content and brand compound over time. Your 90-day plan sets milestones for each so progress is visible from the start.
Yes. We work with start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses and established brands in Vancouver. Engagements scale with you, so you only pay for the level of advice you need right now.
Yes. Most clients keep their in-house team or agency. We set the strategy, brief and coach the people doing the work and review results, so you get senior direction without replacing anyone.
No. After a short onboarding period, ongoing advisory runs month to month. Results are what keep clients with us.
No questions match. Ask us directly and we'll answer within one business day.
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