We started FirstPage Marketing in Abbotsford in 2001 with a straightforward idea: help local businesses compete online the same way bigger companies could. Over the past 25 years, that idea has grown into something we’re genuinely proud of. A full-service marketing company with offices in Abbotsford, Langley, and Calgary. A team of specialists across web design, SEO, paid advertising, social media, content, and print. Hundreds of businesses across BC, Alberta, and beyond that we’ve had the privilege of working with. And a reputation we’ve spent decades building, one client at a time. We’re still based in the Fraser Valley. We’re still local. And we’re still just as invested in our clients’ success as we were on day one.
When we started in 2001, most small businesses in the Fraser Valley had limited online presence and even more limited options for improving it. Big-city agencies weren’t built for them, and the tools available weren’t accessible without real technical expertise. We set out to change that: to give local companies the kind of strategic marketing support that had previously been available only to larger organizations with bigger budgets. Our first clients were businesses in the Fraser Valley and surrounding areas, and we built our reputation one project at a time.
Over the next two decades, the digital marketing landscape changed dramatically, and we changed with it. What started as a website design and SEO company expanded into paid advertising, social media management, content strategy, print design, and brand development. We opened our Langley office to serve more of the Lower Mainland, and later our Calgary location to reach clients in Alberta. Through all of it, our client base grew from a handful of Fraser Valley businesses to companies across BC, Alberta, and across the country and North America.
Twenty-five years in, we’re proud of what we’ve built, but we’re more focused on what comes next. The marketing landscape keeps evolving, and so does our team. We keep learning because our clients need us to. That’s been true since 2001, and it hasn’t changed.
We’ll always tell you what we think, even when it’s not what you were hoping to hear. If a campaign isn’t working the way we expected, we say so and explain what we’re changing. If what you’re asking for isn’t the right fit for your business, we’ll tell you that too before we take your money. You deserve a marketing partner who gives you a straight answer, not one who tells you what you want to hear.
Our job is to figure out what your business actually needs, not to sell you the services that are easiest for us to deliver. That means listening before we recommend, asking the questions that help us understand your goals, and sometimes suggesting a different approach than the one you came in with. We’re not here to hand you a package; we’re here to help you solve a problem.
Results matter. We track what we do, measure what it produces, and report back clearly so you always know whether your marketing investment is working. At the same time, we don’t chase short-term metrics at the expense of long-term results. Good marketing builds something durable, and that’s what we’re always working toward.
We pick up the phone. We reply to emails. We show up to meetings prepared and we follow through on what we said we’d do. A lot of clients come to us after experiences where communication fell apart or work was delivered late and without explanation. We take the basics seriously because the basics matter. Long-term client relationships are built on consistency, not just capability. We have many of them, and that’s not an accident.
We’re always looking for better ways to do the work. That means staying current on tools, platforms, and best practices in an industry that moves quickly, and being willing to change our approach when something better comes along. For our clients, this means their marketing benefits from the most current thinking rather than methods that made sense five years ago.
We genuinely care about the businesses we work with. Their problems feel like our problems. Their wins feel like our wins. That’s not a line; it’s how we work. We take the time to understand what each client is building and why, and we bring that understanding to every project we do for them. You’re not a ticket in a queue; you’re a business we’ve chosen to invest in.
We know you have options when it comes to choosing a marketing company. Here’s why hundreds of BC businesses have chosen to work with us, and why many of them have stayed for years.
Behind every project we deliver is a team of specialists who each bring real depth in their area. What makes the team work isn’t just individual expertise; it’s the way those disciplines connect. A website we build is structured with SEO in mind. A paid campaign we run points to a landing page we understand. A brand we develop carries through from the website to the brochure. Each channel reinforces the others because the same team is working across all of them. When everything is handled by the same team, the connections are easier to make and the results tend to show it.
We rely upon their expertise and competency. Our relationship with them is viewed much like an extension of our own team. They are always quick to respond, and very time sensitive when it comes to completely deadline-driven project assignments. We are grateful to have FirstPage Marketing as one of our top ‘Go-To’s.
~ LeeAnn Ohanesian-Kinakin
Sunforce Organics
what made Krystal Growth Partners unique and were able to translate that into a clearly differentiated site compared to other firms in our market. They were also very patient in dealing with all of the tweaks and adjustments we wanted to explore before we gave them a final OK to launch the site.
~ Jeff Mayhew
Krystal Growth Partners
We’re here to listen to you. Tell us what you need or where you want to go. We’ll help you find the best solution.
