Digital Marketing · Tauranga, New Zealand
Digital marketing that helps Tauranga businesses stand out.
Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing cities, and the competition online is growing with it. 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 Taurangaon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Tauranga businesses do?
Digital marketing in Tauranga is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing cities. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency working with Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty businesses, 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.
- A growing market. You’re marketing to a fast-growing population of locals and businesses moving into the region.
- A real person, not an agency. Plain English, and the person you talk to does the work.
Working with Tauranga businesses
A real person, focused on getting you seen.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based digital marketer. I work with Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty businesses, 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 Tauranga, 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.
Tauranga is the Bay of Plenty's largest city and one of New Zealand's fastest-growing, powered by the country's biggest port, a thriving construction and trades sector, horticulture and a wave of new residents. Growth means opportunity, but also rising local competition across Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and the CBD. Getting found here comes down to local relevance and a Google Business Profile that puts you in front of a growing base of customers searching for services nearby.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Tauranga 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 Tauranga
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Tauranga visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
fromNZ$1,600one-off
Explore web design →SEO Tauranga
Rank for “near me” and the local Tauranga searches that bring a steady flow of work.
fromNZ$600/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Tauranga
Top of Google in Tauranga today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
fromNZ$750/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Tauranga 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 Tauranga website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Tauranga 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 Tauranga.
Wherever your customers are in the Bay, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Tauranga CBD & the waterfront
The revitalised city centre and harbour edge. We put you in front of the customers searching for services, hospitality and trades across the CBD.
Mount Maunganui & the beaches
The Mount, Bayfair and the beachfront, a busy tourism, hospitality and lifestyle hub where local demand runs hot year round.
Papamoa & the east
One of New Zealand’s fastest-growing suburbs. We get you found in Papamoa and Wairakei as the coastal build market keeps booming.
Bethlehem & the west
Bethlehem and the western growth corridor, thriving family suburbs where customers look for trusted local businesses.
Greerton & Gate Pa
The established southern suburbs, from Greerton village to Gate Pa, where trades and services demand is strong.
Otumoetai & Matua
The leafy peninsula suburbs of Otumoetai and Matua, tight-knit communities that search local for quality work.
Welcome Bay & Ohauiti
The growing south-eastern suburbs of Welcome Bay, Ohauiti and Pyes Pa, where new households mean fresh local demand.
Te Puke, Katikati & the Western Bay
The wider Western Bay of Plenty, from the kiwifruit country of Te Puke to Katikati and Omokoroa, as the whole district grows.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Tauranga business, your goals and your best customers, whether they are in the CBD, at the Mount or out in booming Papamoa.
- 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 Tauranga leads.
- 04
Grow
We measure, refine and scale what works, month after month, for more local customers.
From day dot he generated us more leads than we could keep up with. Straight up, no jargon, and the results speak for themselves.
Liam Woodney · Woodney Contracting, Hamilton
What does digital marketing for Tauranga businesses involve?
It gets your business found, chosen and called online in a competitive, fast-growing market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Tauranga?
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 Tauranga businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. NZ prices add GST. See full pricing →
Is Tauranga a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Tauranga packs a lot of trades, construction, horticulture, retail and service businesses into a fast-growing city, and more of them chase the same local searches every year. 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 Tauranga?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Tauranga, but I work with Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty 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 Tauranga areas do you cover?
All of Tauranga and the wider Western Bay of Plenty, including the CBD and waterfront, Mount Maunganui and the beaches, Papamoa and the east, Bethlehem and the west, Greerton and Gate Pa, Otumoetai and Matua, Welcome Bay, Ohauiti and Pyes Pa, and out to Te Puke, Katikati and Omokoroa.
Can you help a tourism or hospitality business at Mount Maunganui?
Yes. The Mount and the beaches are a busy tourism, hospitality and lifestyle hub, and that demand runs year round. I build local marketing that reaches both visitors and locals searching for cafes, accommodation and services, so you show up when they are ready to book.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Tauranga business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Tauranga today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Tauranga 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.