Blenheim, Marlborough
A marketing agency based in Blenheim, working across Marlborough and beyond.
Richard Smith runs this from Blenheim. Most of the businesses on the books are Marlborough tradies, services and small businesses, and the same work runs for clients anywhere else in New Zealand who found this site.
Who is actually doing the work
One person: Richard Smith. No account manager, no rotating junior on your account, no call centre. The person who builds your campaign is the person you ring on 03 567 1600 when something needs changing.
What this covers
Four things, run as one system rather than sold as separate add-ons:
- Google Ads for the people already searching for what you do
- Facebook and Instagram ads for everyone else, who was not looking yet
- Google Business Profile setup, so the map listing matches the rest of the business
- Follow-up and a weekly report that says what happened in plain English
The one proof on this site: Grovetown Caravans, Blenheim, Marlborough. $5,393 of advertising over 2 February to 24 July 2026 produced 3,886 started conversations and $437,890 of caravans delivered through the online channel. Read the full case study.
What happens first
Every conversation starts with the free Acquisition Review: a written look at the website, the Google listing, whatever advertising already runs, and what happens to an enquiry after it arrives, plus a thirty-minute call. Nothing is proposed before that.
Who this is not for
A business wanting a large team, a call centre, or the cheapest bid available should look elsewhere. This suits a business that wants one person who actually looks at the account and answers the phone.
A business outside Marlborough is not turned away, but should expect a phone-and-screen relationship rather than someone dropping by in person.
Part of C.E.A Smith
The rest of the company.
This division runs advertising and follow-up. Two others run the site itself and the systems behind it, and the group holding all three is at ceasmith.com.
The follow-up, answering and admin, handled without you.
Questions
Before you ask.
- Do I have to be in Blenheim or Marlborough to work with you?
- No. Most current clients are, because that is where the relationships started, but the work itself, Google and Facebook ads, Google Business Profile, reporting, runs exactly the same way for a business anywhere in New Zealand, over the phone and by screen-share.
- Is this a big agency?
- No. It is Richard Smith, working directly with each client. There is no account manager between you and the person actually changing your campaigns, and no larger team it gets handed off to.
- What happens if I already have some advertising running?
- The Acquisition Review looks at what is already in place, website, Google presence, any current advertising and what happens to an enquiry, before anything new is proposed. Nothing gets rebuilt from nothing just to have something to sell.
- What does it cost?
- Every price is published, not quoted in a call, on the pricing page. Ad spend itself is always paid by you, direct to the platform, never through C.E.A Smith.
Ready to see what yours would find?
The Acquisition Review is free, written, and comes with a call.