How Much Does Digital Marketing Cost in New Brunswick in 2026?

"How much does digital marketing cost?" is the first question every NB business owner asks. Every agency dodges it. Here are real numbers based on what we actually charge and what the market actually pays in 2026.

Monthly retainers (ongoing work)

SEO

• Single-location small business in a small NB city: $1,250–$1,750/month
• Multi-location or competitive market (Moncton, Saint John): $2,000–$3,500/month
• Enterprise or regional brand: $4,000+/month

Google Ads / Meta Ads management

• Management fee: 15% of ad spend, or $500/month minimum (whichever is higher)
• Media spend: $1,000/month is the practical floor; $2,500–$5,000/month is where most small NB businesses land

Social media management

• One platform, 12 posts/month: $750/month
• Two platforms, 20 posts/month + engagement: $1,250–$1,750/month
• Full-service with ad integration: $2,000–$3,000/month

Email marketing

• Monthly newsletter + one automation: $500–$750/month
• Multi-automation + list growth: $1,000–$1,500/month

One-time projects

Websites

• 5–10 page small business site: $3,500–$6,500
• 10–25 page content site with custom functionality: $8,000–$18,000
• E-commerce (Shopify or custom): $6,000–$25,000+ depending on product catalog

Branding

• Logo + colour + typography: $2,500
• Full brand identity + voice + templates: $4,500–$7,500
• Rebrand of existing business: $6,000–$15,000

Total monthly budgets we see working

• Solo professional / small service business: $1,500–$3,000/month (usually SEO + a bit of ads or social)
• Growing small business (5–15 staff): $3,500–$6,500/month (full mix)
• Regional brand or multi-location: $7,500–$15,000/month

Red flags when shopping agencies

• "First page guaranteed in 30 days", impossible, and usually a bait-and-switch
• $199/month "SEO packages", nobody does real SEO at that price, it's automated garbage
• Long-term contracts with no opt-out, good agencies earn the next month
• No conversion tracking, if they can't show you leads, they're selling vanity metrics
• White-label subcontractors, if you ask who's doing the work and they dodge, walk away

What we charge

We're transparent about pricing, see our pricing page. We don't do contracts longer than month-to-month. We don't do discounts-for-commitments. The work either works or it doesn't, and the month-to-month structure keeps us honest.