Marketing agency · Gold Coast

A Gold Coast marketing agency built for local service businesses.

We are based on the Gold Coast and we work with businesses from Southport to Coolangatta. Google Ads, SEO, socials, content and websites, run by one team that actually picks up the phone.

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Marketing in Gold Coast

We know the Gold Coast market.

The Gold Coast is one of the most competitive small-business markets in the country. Every trade, clinic and service business is fighting for the same searches, and the ones winning are not always the best at the job. They are the best at showing up. That gap is what we close.

We are not a Sydney agency with a Gold Coast landing page. We live here. We know the difference between chasing work in Robina versus Burleigh, why a Surfers Paradise storefront needs a different play to a Nerang workshop, and how seasonal the tourist-driven suburbs really are. That local read shapes every campaign we run.

Most Gold Coast businesses we meet are being quietly overcharged by an agency that treats them like a line item, or they are stuck doing marketing themselves at 9pm after a full day on the tools. We built Cliqe to be the in-house marketing team you cannot afford to hire, without the overhead.

Cliqe founders Adrian Fowler and Lochie Burgdorf The team behind your marketing

We work with businesses right across the Gold Coast, including:

SouthportSurfers ParadiseBroadbeachBurleigh HeadsRobinaNerangHelensvaleCoolangattaMermaid WatersVarsity LakesPalm BeachCurrumbin
Real client wins

The numbers we ship to clients.

A snapshot of what we have delivered for Gold Coast and Australian service businesses.

+939%
Website visitors (GC electrical)
$13.32
Cost per click (GC electrical)
+323%
Google Business Profile views
12K+
Monthly social views

For a Gold Coast electrical business we lifted website visitors +939% and drove Google Business Profile views up +323%, at a $13.32 cost per click, inside the first year.

How we do it

Our approach to Gold Coast marketing.

01

Own the Gold Coast local pack

We rebuild your Google Business Profile with every relevant service category, weekly posts, and a review-request workflow, then back it with local citations across Australian directories.

Why it works: Around 70% of "near me" clicks go to the map pack. On the Gold Coast, where searchers compare three businesses in ten seconds, the local pack is the single highest-leverage asset you own.
02

Suburb-level Google Ads

Campaigns segmented by suburb and intent, not one blanket "Gold Coast" campaign. Southport spends differently to Coolangatta, and your budget should follow the jobs that actually convert.

Why it works: Blanket geo-targeting wastes spend on low-intent clicks. Suburb-level structure means we can pour budget into the areas producing booked work and cut the ones that do not.
03

Content that looks like the Gold Coast

Real photo and video from your jobs and storefront, not stock. We shoot on-site so your socials and website look like your business, in your area, doing your work.

Why it works: Local buyers can smell stock imagery. Authentic, on-location content builds trust faster and gives Google fresh, geo-relevant signals every month.
04

A website built to convert

Fast, mobile-first sites with clear calls to action, suburb-relevant landing pages, and the technical SEO foundations that let everything else rank.

Why it works: Ads and SEO send traffic; the website closes it. A slow or unclear site quietly leaks the leads you paid to attract.
Common questions

Gold Coast marketing FAQs.

Are you actually based on the Gold Coast?
Yes. We are Gold Coast locals, which means we can meet in person, shoot on-site, and we genuinely understand the local market rather than reading it off a spreadsheet.
How much should a Gold Coast business spend on marketing?
It depends on your margins, your competition and your growth goals. Anyone quoting a flat number without asking is guessing. Book a free marketing review and we will give you an honest range for your situation.
Do you only work with tradies?
No. Trades are a big part of our work, but we also run marketing for clinics, professional services, retail and consumer brands across the Gold Coast and Australia.
How long until I see results?
Google Ads and Google Business Profile can produce leads within weeks. SEO compounds over 3 to 6 months. We are upfront about the timeline for each channel before you commit.
Am I locked into a long contract?
No lock-in contracts. We keep clients by getting results, not by trapping them in a 12-month agreement.
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Ready to grow your Gold Coast business?

Get a free marketing review. We will look at where you stand in the Gold Coast market and tell you honestly where the opportunity is.

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Lochie BurgdorfWritten by Lochie Burgdorf, Co-Founder, CLIQE. Last updated 20 July 2026.