Digital Marketing · Toronto, ON
Digital marketing that helps Toronto businesses stand out.
Toronto is Canada’s biggest and most competitive business 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 Torontoon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Toronto businesses do?
Digital marketing in Toronto is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in Canada’s biggest and most competitive business market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Toronto customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency that works with businesses across Canada and New Zealand, helping them get found online and win more work in busy markets. One person, the whole growth engine, no big-agency runaround.
- Standing out matters more here. In a competitive city, showing up first is worth a lot.
- One of the most competitive markets. You’re competing in a busy and competitive 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 Toronto businesses
A real person, focused on getting you seen.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based digital marketer. I work with businesses across New Zealand and Canada, getting them found online and winning more work in markets 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 small local businesses need.
I’m not based in Toronto, but everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You deal with someone who actually does the work himself, not a faceless agency or an account manager reading from a script.
Toronto is Canada's largest city and its financial and commercial capital, an enormous, diverse market spanning finance, tech, media, healthcare and a huge construction and home-services sector serving a fast-growing population. From downtown and Yorkville out through the Beaches and Scarborough to surrounding communities like Mississauga, Brampton, Markham and Vaughan, customers search locally for services near them. In a huge, competitive market, a sharp website and strong local SEO are what get you found first.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Toronto business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in CAD.
Web Design Toronto
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Toronto visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
from$1,300one-off
Explore web design →SEO Toronto
Rank for “near me” and the local Toronto searches that bring a steady flow of work.
from$480/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Toronto
Top of Google in Toronto today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
from$650/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Toronto 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 from$480/mo
Explore GEO →Free SEO Audit
Not sure where to start? See exactly what’s holding your Toronto website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Toronto 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 Toronto.
Wherever your customers are across the city and the GTA, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Downtown Toronto & the core
The financial district, King West and the waterfront, the dense, high-competition heart of the city where sharp local marketing wins the search.
North York & the north
Willowdale, Yonge and Sheppard and the northern suburbs, a huge, growing catchment where a big share of the city’s households search from.
Scarborough & the east
Scarborough and the eastern suburbs, a vast, diverse part of the city with its own busy local searches for trades and services.
Etobicoke & the west
Etobicoke and the western suburbs out towards the airport, spread-out neighbourhoods where near-me searches run hot.
East York & the Danforth
East York, Leslieville and Greektown along the Danforth, tight-knit inner-east communities that search local first.
Midtown & Yonge-Eglinton
Yonge and Eglinton, Davisville and the leafy midtown neighbourhoods where customers look for trusted, quality local businesses.
Mississauga & Brampton (Peel)
Peel Region and the western GTA, two of Canada’s largest cities in their own right, a massive market of local searches next door.
The GTA & the 905 suburbs
Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and the wider 905, fast-growing suburbs where demand keeps climbing. We get you found as the region expands.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Toronto 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 Toronto 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
What does digital marketing for Toronto businesses involve?
It gets your business found, chosen and called online in a competitive market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Toronto customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Toronto?
It depends on the mix. A website starts from $1,300 one-off, SEO from $480/mo, and Google Ads management from $650/mo plus your ad budget. Most Toronto businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in CAD. See full pricing →
Is Toronto a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Toronto is Canada’s largest city, 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 Toronto?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Toronto, but I work with businesses across Canada and New Zealand and everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You get someone who does the work himself, not an account manager reading from a script.
Which Toronto areas do you cover?
All of Toronto and across the Greater Toronto Area, including downtown and the core, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, East York and the Danforth, midtown and Yonge-Eglinton, and out through Peel to Mississauga, Brampton, Markham and Vaughan.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Toronto business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Toronto today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Toronto 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.