Digital Marketing · Dunedin, New Zealand
Digital marketing for Dunedin businesses that wins you local customers.
More calls, more enquiries, more of the local work you want. I help Dunedin businesses get found online and chosen over the competition, with web, SEO, ads and AI search, all done by the person you talk to.
- Web DesignYour shopfronton
- Local SEOFound in Dunedinon
- Google AdsLocal traffic todayon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Dunedin businesses do?
Digital marketing in Dunedin is how a local business gets found, chosen and called online. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Dunedin and Otago customers find you first when they search, and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency working with Dunedin and Otago businesses, including local firm Flushmaster, helping them get found online and win more local work. One person, the whole growth engine, no overseas agency runaround.
- It's about local customers, not clicks. The goal is more Dunedin enquiries, not vanity traffic.
- Local is everything. Showing up across Dunedin in Google, the map pack and AI answers.
- A real person, not an agency. Plain English, and the person you talk to does the work.
Working with Dunedin businesses
Trusted by Dunedin businesses like Flushmaster.
I’m Stu. I’m a New Zealand-based digital marketer, and I work with Dunedin and Otago businesses, including local plumbing and drainage firm Flushmaster, getting them found online and winning more local work. 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 Dunedin, 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.
Dunedin is Otago's largest city, a compact university town with a student-driven economy, a strong heritage-tourism scene and a tight-knit local business community. Its smaller, less saturated market means well-optimised businesses can rank quickly and dominate near-me searches across South Dunedin, the CBD and the surrounding hills. In a city this size, reputation travels fast, so genuine reviews and consistent local signals carry real weight in getting found ahead of the competition.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Dunedin 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 Dunedin
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Dunedin visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
fromNZ$1,600one-off
Explore web design →SEO Dunedin
Rank for “near me” and the local Dunedin searches that bring a steady flow of work.
fromNZ$600/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Dunedin
Top of Google in Dunedin today for the urgent and high-value jobs you want most.
fromNZ$750/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Dunedin 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 Dunedin website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Dunedin 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 Dunedin.
Wherever your customers are in the city, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Dunedin CBD & the Octagon
The heart of the city. We put you in front of the customers searching for services, hospitality and retail across the central city and the Octagon.
North Dunedin & the university
The student quarter around Otago University and the Polytechnic, a dense, always-online market where being found first wins the customer.
St Clair, St Kilda & the beaches
The coastal suburbs south of the city, from St Clair to St Kilda, busy with cafes, trades and services that locals search for by name.
Roslyn, Maori Hill & the hill suburbs
The leafy hill suburbs above the city, from Roslyn to Maori Hill, where customers look for trusted, quality local businesses.
Mosgiel & the Taieri
The growing Taieri Plain town of Mosgiel and its surrounds, a distinct local market with its own near-me searches.
Green Island & the south
Green Island, Concord and the southern suburbs, a mix of homes and light industry where trades and services searches run hot.
The Otago Peninsula
Portobello, Macandrew Bay and the peninsula settlements, tight-knit communities that search local and value a business they can trust.
North East Valley & the north
North East Valley, Pine Hill and the northern suburbs out towards Port Chalmers, established neighbourhoods with their own local searches.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Dunedin business, your goals and your best customers, whether that is the strong student market or long-standing local households.
- 02
Plan
A tailored strategy focused on one thing: getting you more local leads and booked jobs across this compact southern city.
- 03
Build
I set up your website, campaigns and tracking, then get to work driving Dunedin leads.
- 04
Grow
We measure, refine and scale what works, month after month, for more local customers.
Absolute legend to deal with! Makes things super easy, is honest, efficient and has helped us achieve everything he ever said he could! Don’t look past Stu!!!
Matt Maley · iPlumb & Flushmaster, Dunedin
What does digital marketing for Dunedin businesses involve?
It gets your local business found, chosen and called online. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Dunedin and Otago customers find you first when they search. The goal is more local calls, more booked jobs and more customers.
How much does digital marketing cost in Dunedin?
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 Dunedin businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. NZ prices add GST. See full pricing →
Are you based in Dunedin?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Dunedin, but I work with Dunedin and Otago businesses, including local firm Flushmaster, and everything runs online so distance is no barrier. You get someone who knows the local market, dealing with the person doing the work.
Which Dunedin areas do you cover?
All of Dunedin and greater Otago, including the CBD and the Octagon, North Dunedin and the university, St Clair, St Kilda, Roslyn, Maori Hill, Mosgiel and the Taieri, Green Island, the Otago Peninsula, North East Valley and out to Port Chalmers.
How competitive is digital marketing in Dunedin?
Dunedin is a compact but competitive market, especially in hospitality, trades and the student-driven services around the university. Because the city is small and tight-knit, the businesses that show up first across search, the map pack and AI results capture a big share of local enquiries. We focus on winning the customers worth winning in your area.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Dunedin business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Dunedin today, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Do you work with Dunedin businesses specifically?
Yes. I work with Dunedin and Otago businesses, including Flushmaster, and businesses across the rest of New Zealand too. The work is handled start to finish by a New Zealand-based digital marketer.
Let’s get your Dunedin business found.
Tell me about your business and I’ll show you the smartest way to get more local customers, in plain English.