Marketing + AI for businesses that run on bookings
More Customers Through Your Door. Less Marketing Theatre.
Full chairs. Full bays. Full calendars.
It’s a slow Tuesday. Your work is good, your regulars love you, and the door still isn’t opening. The people who want what you sell are on their phones right now, picking whoever shows up first. Not the best shop. The easiest to find. We make that you, measured in calls and bookings, not impressions.
A free 15-minute call. Fit or not, you keep the Review.
Since 2013 · 18+ years in local marketing · Our longest client: 12 years and counting
★★★★★ “You guys did a great job for my company! Using your SEO and Internet marketing strategies I got first page in google search.” Sarah S., Google review
One client per trade, per service area. We won’t market the shop down the street against you.
Or call 778-892-7802 · How we work ↓
You don’t have a branding problem. You have a findability problem.
The people who want you can’t find you fast enough. The few who do hit a site that makes calling you harder than it should be. Fix those two things and the door opens. Everything else is theatre.
What we do for your storefront
Get found the second someone needs you
Google shows three businesses on the map before anything else, and they split the calls. We work to get you into that three, then run Google Ads that bring customers this week while your rankings climb.
A website that closes
Your customer decides on a phone, in under a minute. We build for that minute: call, book or find you in two taps, before they bounce to the next result.
Reviews that sell for you
We automate the ask after every visit, then report it all in one number: customers who showed up. If a tactic doesn’t move that number, we drop it.
AI Marketing & AI SEO
Get named when customers ask ChatGPT and Google’s AI. Plus AI-powered marketing done for you, and 1-on-1 AI training by phone or video call.
Vancouver-specific landing pages
Google Ads Vancouver
Calls this week, not next quarter.
Auto Repair Marketing
Keep the bays full, not just busy.
Local SEO — Salons
Book the chairs. Fill the day.
Local SEO — Clinics
Real patients. Real appointments.
How we work
Phone rings
Local SEO + Google Ads put your storefront in front of someone ready to call right now.
Booking made
Your site makes it stupidly easy to book online or get directions — no friction, no third pages.
Walks in
Real customer, real foot traffic, real revenue — not an impression count in a dashboard.
The proof, kept honest
in business since
with one Mobil 1 Lube Express operator, on a handshake
in local marketing
client per trade, per service area
More customers is half the job
More calls is only half of what makes you money. The other half is what happens after the phone rings: turning a first-timer into a regular, and knowing what a customer is actually worth over the years.
Most agencies talk clicks. We talk margins: what a customer costs to get, what they’re worth once you’ve got them, and where you’re quietly losing both. “Busy” doesn’t pay the bills. Margin does.
A free win, even if you never call us
Roughly 44% of local-search clicks go to the three businesses in Google’s map pack (MondayDigital). If your Google profile photos are more than 90 days old, you could be handing some of those customers to a fresher competitor right now. Log in and check. It’s the fastest free win most storefronts are sitting on.
How a project actually goes with us
- Your free Brutally Honest Review — 15 minutes. The 3 things costing you the most foot traffic, plus what ChatGPT and Google’s AI say about your business. Fit or not, you keep it.
- Proposal — A specific plan with the results we expect. No 47-page deck.
- Onboarding — Tracking, strategy doc, account access. Week one.
- Execution — Monthly report showing what we did, what it produced, what’s next.
Built for one kind of business: the kind with a door
Walk in, drive in, book a slot: that’s our only lane. (E-commerce or a 200-person software company? We’ll point you somewhere better, today, for free.)
We’ve done this since 2013. Our office is in downtown Vancouver, on Howe Street: meet us there, or we’ll grab a coffee near you. And you’ll never read the word “synergy” in an email from us. Just dollars and customers, explained in plain English.
The businesses we work with
We specialize in businesses with a physical location. If your customers walk in, drive in or book a time slot with you, this is our wheelhouse:
- Retail stores — boutiques, specialty shops, jewellery, gift, home goods, bookstores.
- Salons, spas, barbershops, nail studios — review acquisition, booking-optimized websites and targeted local ads. See salon and spa marketing.
- Clinics & medical offices — dentists, chiropractors, physiotherapists, optometrists, naturopaths. See Local SEO for Clinics.
- Fitness studios & gyms — yoga, pilates, martial arts, climbing, dance.
- Auto shops — oil change, repair, detailing, tire shops. See Auto Repair Marketing.
How your customers actually choose
of searches are local
Nearly half of all Google searches have local intent — people who want a business near them, right now.
visit within a day
Of people who run a “near me” search, most are through a door within 24 hours. Not browsing — buying.
use Google Maps
to find a local business. If you’re not on the map, you’re not in the running.
read reviews
of consumers read reviews when looking for a local business.
The businesses in Google’s top-three map pack get 126% more traffic and 93% more actions (calls, clicks and direction requests) than the ones ranked just below. That’s the gap we close.
Industry data: Google, BrightLocal (Local Consumer Review Survey 2026), SOCi & Backlinko local-search research.
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Frequently asked questions
How long until I see results?
Honest answer for storefronts: Google Ads can bring calls within a week or two of launch. Google Business Profile and review improvements usually start moving the needle in 30–60 days. Meaningful organic ranking shifts take 4–6 months.
Do you work with businesses outside Vancouver?
Yes. We’re based in downtown Vancouver, and we work with storefronts in cities across Canada and the US, from Toronto and Calgary to Seattle, Dallas and New York. Google, your website, your reviews and AI search all work online, so your city doesn’t change the playbook. If you’re local, we’ll happily meet for coffee. See the cities we serve.
What kinds of businesses do you NOT work with?
We don’t work with e-commerce businesses — that’s a different specialty and we’ll refer you to agencies that do it well. We also don’t take on enterprise B2B (200+ employees), pure influencer/affiliate plays, or anything in adult/gambling/firearms verticals. And we don’t work with restaurants, cafés, bars, nightclubs, breweries or any other food, drink or nightlife business.
Do you have references?
Yes. Our longest client, a Mobil 1 Lube Express operator in Langley, has worked with us for 12 years on a handshake. On the call we’ll talk through work like yours.
Do you help with AI, like ChatGPT?
Yes. 45% of consumers now use AI tools to find local businesses (BrightLocal, 2026). We help storefronts get recommended in AI answers, use AI to run marketing faster with a human checking every piece, and train owners hands-on in private 1-on-1 sessions by phone or video call. See how →
Stop the vanity. Start the volume.
15 minutes. We’ll show you the 3 things costing you the most foot traffic, plus what ChatGPT and Google’s AI say about your business. Fit or not, you keep the Review. No deck, no pitch.
Not ready to talk yet? Run your numbers first: what missed calls cost you · what a better Google rating is worth
One client per trade, per service area. We won’t market the shop down the street against you.
Or call us: 778-892-7802 · Email: info@zolomarketing.com · Visit: 214-1189 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2X4