Digital Marketing · Auckland, New Zealand
Digital marketing that helps Auckland businesses stand out.
Auckland is New Zealand’s biggest and most competitive market, which means standing out online matters more here than just about anywhere. I help local businesses cut through it, getting found online and chosen over the rest, with web, SEO, ads and AI search, all done by the person you talk to.
- Web DesignYour shopfronton
- Local SEOFound in Aucklandon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Auckland businesses do?
Digital marketing in Auckland is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in New Zealand’s biggest and most competitive market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Auckland customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency working with Auckland businesses, including North Shore Physiotherapy, Urban Arborists and Rix Painting Services, helping them get found online and win more work in a busy market. One person, the whole growth engine, no overseas agency runaround.
- Standing out matters more here. In a competitive town, showing up first is worth a lot.
- The most competitive market. You’re competing in New Zealand’s most crowded market, where getting found first is the whole game.
- A real person, not an agency. Plain English, and the person you talk to does the work.
Working with Auckland businesses
A real person, focused on getting you seen.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based digital marketer. I already work with Auckland businesses, including North Shore Physiotherapy, Urban Arborists and Rix Painting Services, getting them found online and winning more work in a market where standing out is half the battle. With 15+ years in the trades and over a decade running my own business behind me, I get what local Kiwi businesses need.
I’m not based in Auckland, but everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You deal with someone who knows the market and actually does the work himself, not an overseas agency or an account manager reading from a script.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and its most competitive business market, home to roughly a third of the country's population and a dense concentration of trades, hospitality, retail and professional services. Because so many businesses chase the same customers, from the CBD and North Shore to West and South Auckland, local search visibility is fiercely contested. Standing out here means nailing the near-me searches, local signals and Google Business Profile that decide who gets the call across a large, spread-out city.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Auckland business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in NZD, plus GST.
Web Design Auckland
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Auckland visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
fromNZ$1,600one-off
Explore web design →SEO Auckland
Rank for “near me” and the local Auckland searches that bring a steady flow of work.
fromNZ$600/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Auckland
Top of Google in Auckland today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
fromNZ$750/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Auckland business named and cited when people ask AI assistants and voice search for help.
Includedin every SEO plan
Explore AEO →GEO generative AI
Get named in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity when people ask for a business like yours.
add-on fromNZ$600/mo
Explore GEO →Free SEO Audit
Not sure where to start? See exactly what’s holding your Auckland website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Auckland businesses combine two or three. Tell me your goals and budget and I’ll build a tailored plan around them, no rigid packages, no paying for channels you don’t need.
Get a tailored plan →Every corner of the city
Growing businesses across Auckland.
Wherever your customers are across the region, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Auckland CBD & city centre
The commercial heart of the country. We put you in front of the customers searching for services, hospitality and professional help across the central city.
Ponsonby, Grey Lynn & the inner west
The busy inner-west villages, where hospitality, retail and lifestyle businesses compete hard, exactly where sharp local marketing pays off.
Newmarket, Parnell & the inner east
Auckland’s premium retail and professional belt, where customers look for trusted, quality local operators.
Mt Eden, Epsom & the central isthmus
The dense central suburbs, from Mt Eden to Epsom and Remuera, where a big share of the city’s households search from.
North Shore
Takapuna, Albany and Devonport across the bridge, a large, spread-out catchment with its own local searches and near-me demand.
West Auckland
Henderson, New Lynn and Te Atatu, the fast-growing west where trades and services searches run hot.
South Auckland
Manukau, Papakura and Botany, a huge and growing part of the region with strong demand for local trades and services.
East Auckland & the surrounds
Howick, Pakuranga and the eastern suburbs, tight-knit communities that search local for the businesses near them.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Auckland business, your goals and your best customers.
- 02
Plan
A tailored strategy focused on one thing: getting you more local leads and booked jobs.
- 03
Build
I set up your website, campaigns and tracking, then get to work driving Auckland leads.
- 04
Grow
We measure, refine and scale what works, month after month, for more local customers.
Stu at EightySix Digital has been fantastic at providing Google ads services and website support. His expertise and flexibility to individual circumstances have really helped in the digital marketing of our business.
Chris Smith · North Shore Physiotherapy, Auckland
What does digital marketing for Auckland businesses involve?
It gets your business found, chosen and called online in a fiercely competitive market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Auckland customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Auckland?
It depends on the mix. A website starts from NZ$1,600 one-off, SEO from NZ$600/mo, and Google Ads management from NZ$750/mo plus your ad budget. Most Auckland businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. NZ prices add GST. See full pricing →
Is Auckland a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Auckland packs more businesses into it than anywhere else in New Zealand, so the same local searches are fiercely contested and standing out is worth a lot. That makes showing up first, with a fast site and sharp local SEO and ads, more valuable here than in a quieter town.
Are you based in Auckland?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Auckland, but I work with Auckland businesses and everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You get someone who knows the market, dealing with the person doing the work.
Which Auckland areas do you cover?
All of Auckland and the wider region, including the CBD and city centre, Ponsonby and Grey Lynn, Newmarket and Parnell, Mt Eden and Epsom, the North Shore (Takapuna, Albany, Devonport), West Auckland (Henderson, New Lynn, Te Atatu), South Auckland (Manukau, Papakura, Botany) and East Auckland (Howick, Pakuranga).
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Auckland business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Auckland today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Auckland business found.
Tell me about your business and I’ll show you the smartest way to stand out and get more customers, in plain English.