Everything a Local Store Needs — In Plain English

Marketing is four things: what you sell, what you charge, how you promote it, and where you show up. Most agencies only sell you the third one. We cover all four — plus the honest second opinions and practical systems that sit underneath them.

We advise. We coordinate. We manage. Our fee is for expertise and oversight. Execution work — web development, design, SEO changes — is handled by an independent execution partner, whose costs are quoted upfront and paid directly by you. No markup. No mystery.

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Get Marketed Fee·Strategy, management & coordination — you pay us.
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Execution Partner Cost·Execution — quoted upfront, paid directly to them. Zero markup. Use your own provider or one of ours.

What a Marketing Consultancy Actually Does

Digital advertising is one part of this — an important part, but only one. Here is the whole picture.

How the Main Services Work

A closer look at the work store owners ask about most. Everything else is listed with prices on the pricing page.

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Get Your Store Found on Google

When someone in Edmonton searches for what you sell, your store should be one of the first things they see — not buried on page three.

There are two ways to show up on Google: in the regular search results (free but takes time to build), and in paid ads (which show your products with photos at the top). We help with both. If you sell physical products — mattresses, auto parts, furniture — there's a specific Google ad type that shows a photo of your product, the price, and your store name. Most store owners don't even know this exists. For product stores, it's the single best place to spend your ad budget.

  • Making your store show up when people search for what you sell
  • Setting up your products in Google with photos and prices
  • Getting your Google Maps listing accurate and working
  • Building your organic presence so you show up without paying for every click
  • Finding the exact words Edmonton shoppers use when looking for stores like yours

Plain terms: When someone types "mattress store Edmonton" or "auto parts near me" — your store shows up. That's the goal.

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Run Ads That Bring Real Customers

Google ads, Facebook ads, Kijiji — we figure out which ones work for your store and manage them so you're not throwing money away.

Most store owners have tried Facebook or Google ads at least once and got burned — spent a few hundred dollars, saw nothing come in, and gave up. The problem usually isn't the platform. It's how the ads were set up. Targeting everybody in Edmonton with a vague ad rarely works. Showing your actual products to people who've already visited your website — that works much better. We set up your ads properly, run them, and give you a one-pager every month showing exactly what each dollar did.

  • Google Shopping ads showing your products with photos and prices
  • Facebook and Instagram ads targeted to real local buyers
  • Retargeting — showing ads to people who already visited your website
  • Kijiji ads for store types where that channel works
  • Monthly plain-English report: spent vs. brought in

Plain terms: We run your ads, make sure they're reaching the right people, and show you a simple monthly breakdown.

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Know Exactly What You're Paying For

If you're already working with an SEO or ads company and can't tell if it's working — we'll audit it and tell you honestly.

We've seen store owners paying $1,500/month to a company and getting a monthly report they can't understand, with numbers that don't connect to any real sales. We've also seen Google Ads accounts where 70% of the budget was going to clicks from people who'd never buy anything. We audit what you're currently paying for, explain what we find in plain language, and tell you what to keep, cut, or change.

  • Reviewing your Google or Facebook Ads accounts for wasted spend
  • Auditing reports from your current marketing company
  • Building a simple one-page monthly tracker you can review in 10 minutes
  • Identifying what's costing money without bringing in customers
  • Helping you exit contracts that aren't delivering

Plain terms: We look at everything you're spending, cut the waste, and make sure every dollar is attached to something you can see working.

Ad Audit — $200 Ask a Question
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Train Your Staff to Close More Sales

Getting customers to your door or phone is only half the job. Most store staff have never been trained on how to actually close a sale.

We've seen stores spending thousands on ads to drive phone calls — and then losing half those leads because the person who answered didn't know how to handle the inquiry. "How much is a queen mattress?" Staff member gives a price and says bye. That's a missed sale. We run training sessions tailored to your specific store, your products, and your customer type.

  • Phone call scripts written for your specific store and products
  • How to follow up with customers who visited but didn't buy
  • In-store selling techniques for your product category
  • How to ask for the sale without being pushy
  • Building follow-up habits that turn leads into sales

Plain terms: We teach your team how to turn more of the people who call or walk in into actual paying customers.

Half-Day Training — $500 Ask a Question
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Track Every Lead — Never Lose a Customer Again

Most small stores have no system for tracking who called, who came in, who asked for a quote, and who never heard back. That's money left on the table every week.

You don't need expensive CRM software. You need a simple system your team will actually use — a lead sheet, a follow-up tracker, and a monthly snapshot of what came in versus what closed. We build it, train your team on it, and make sure you can review it in 10 minutes every Monday.

  • Simple lead tracking sheet (Excel or Google Sheets)
  • Follow-up system so no inquiry goes unanswered
  • Monthly summary with graphs: leads received, followed up, converted
  • Training your team on how to use it consistently

Plain terms: A simple sheet that tells you who called, who came in, and who bought — so you stop losing customers you already paid to attract.

Lead Sheet — $200
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Make Your Store Look the Part

Your showroom, your product displays, your photos online — they all send a message before a customer even talks to you.

  • Showroom layout and product display review
  • Google Business listing photos and information audit
  • Guidance on product photos without a big photography budget
  • Making sure your online presence tells a consistent story

Plain terms: We help your store make a better first impression — whether that's when someone walks in or finds you on Google.

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Understand Your Competition and Your Market

Who are your real competitors? What are they doing better than you? Where are the gaps you could own? Most store owners haven't honestly answered these questions.

  • SWOT analysis — your store's honest strengths and weaknesses
  • Competitor marketing review — what they're doing and how
  • Market research for your product category in Edmonton/Alberta
  • Product, price, promotion, and location analysis
  • Clear recommendations on where to focus your budget first

Plain terms: We look at your store, your competitors, and your customers — and give you a plain-language summary of what to do about it.

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Build a Marketing Plan That Fits Your Budget

Most small store owners don't have a marketing plan. We build one that's realistic, prioritized, and written in plain English.

  • 6 or 12-month marketing roadmap in plain language
  • Budget allocation across every channel you're using
  • Clear priorities — what to do first with limited resources
  • Which platforms make sense for your type of store
  • Monthly check-ins to review and adjust

Plain terms: A realistic plan — what to do, in what order, for how much money, with a clear idea of what to expect back.

Tell Us About Your Store — We'll Figure It Out Together

Free 30-minute call. We'll tell you honestly which service would make the biggest difference for your store right now.

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