Choosing the right Vancouver-based marketing agency can feel overwhelming—especially when there are so many options. The real question is: who’s the best fit for your needs, and how do you separate the best from the rest?
Look no further: we’ve done the heavy lifting for you and curated your shortlist. We’re highlighting the agencies in Vancouver that we know, love, and trust. As industry veterans, we’re firm believers in the power of a well-matched, intentional client-agency partnership. We’re selective about who we work with — and we believe you should be too. After all, a successful partnership means your agency meets your needs, and you theirs.
Now, we could’ve left ourselves off this list (because we’re probably already on your radar), but in a world where everything should be AI-optimized, it’d be a disservice to future partners and our amazing team not to put ourselves out there. Love the player, love the game, right?
Take a look at the shortlist below to see which digital marketing agency is the best fit for your needs:
1. Major Tom
With over 24 years of experience, Major Tom is a digital marketing agency that transforms complex challenges into clear, actionable strategies—then executes them with precision. We offer a comprehensive range of services, from branding and paid media to web design and development, all delivered by our specialized in-house teams that work collaboratively with your own. Our approach is rooted in transparency and proactive optimization—ensuring that your marketing evolves and improves over time. That's why we have so many longterm clients, many spanning over a decade. With deep partnerships with top platforms like Google, ComScore, Nielson, Meta, and LinkedIn, we focus on delivering measurable results, providing you with the clarity needed to make informed decisions and drive business growth.
To see the impact of our partnerships, explore our client success stories.
2. Thrive Digital
Thrive Digital has an extraordinary reputation in digital performance marketing. In part, it comes from their excellent results with paid media campaigns but, it also comes from their company culture. Much like us, Thrive values collaborating with their clients and approaches all challenges and opportunities with an ego-less attitude.
Thrive is specialized — meaning they will do great things for you in the paid ad campaign field; however, they are not a full-service agency.
3. Engine Digital
Not quite fully digital marketing but adjacent to it lies Engine Digital. They are “part digital consultancy, part design and engineering studio,” which means they can consult on your digital business strategy, ideate and develop your designs or products (both on and offline), then provide growth tools and reports.
4. Jelly Marketing
Jelly Marketing is best known for their PR, though they also include social media and digital advertising as their main service offerings. One of the things we love about Jelly is that they will teach you how to do it yourself — there are no secrets with these folks. Jelly wants to see their clients succeed, and if success means you want to take things in-house, they’ll help you get there.
5. Popcorn
Popcorn works with brands of all sizes — if you’re a small business owner or a startup, these folks would be great for you. They offer strategy and consulting, social media services, content creation, influencer marketing, PR, and other digital marketing tactics.
6. 123w
123w solves business problems with creative solutions. They define themselves as an “independent idea & design collective.” The work 123w completes spans experiential marketing to digital campaigns. In short, they create beautiful, out-of-the-box content.
7. Marwick
Looking for SEO experts? Try Marwick. Even if you’re not sure you’re ready to commit, they will give you a free website report in 45 seconds — no strings attached. Marwick can take care of your PPC campaigns and create some content for you, too.
8. Soulpepper
Soulpepper is another tried and trusted agency that specializes in search engine marketing, SEO and web design for eCommerce and lead generation businesses. They can help you get found online and make the most of your investment.
9. Idea Rebel
Idea Rebel is a full-service digital agency who have case studies on Virtual Reality, digital campaigns, and web design. They pride themselves on thinking differently, being environmentally friendly, and using technology to drive their ideas.
10. Colony Digital
Colony Digital — a division of Daily Hive — is another full-service agency. They take care of everything from planning and strategy to development and creative concepting. Colony Digital works with companies of all sizes, so whether you’re a startup or a large corporation, they can help.
Put in the research before you hire
The more you know, the better prepared you are — especially when considering how to choose the right digital marketing agency. Finding the right agency first saves you a headache in the long run — firing your digital marketing agency isn’t fun, but is sometimes a necessary evil.
Still asking yourself, “How do I choose a digital marketing agency”?
Read: 5 and a half things to know about when comparing Major Tom to other agencies to give you other important factors to consider.
Or ready to start reaching out to your shortlist? Contact Major Tom today.
