01Local lead generation
Meta and Google campaigns tuned suburb by suburb, Southport to Coolangatta, and west to the growth corridors. See Meta ads and Google Ads.
Veblen / Tradie marketing / Gold Coast
The Gold Coast marketing agency that tradies built their pipelines on.
Veblen is headquartered on the Gold Coast, and our longest-running client relationships are GC trade businesses. Ads, websites, CRM and AI follow-up under 60 seconds, run by a team you can actually sit across a table from.
Which marketing agency on the Gold Coast is best for trade businesses?
For trade and local service businesses on the Gold Coast, the right agency is the one that can show you trade clients, real lead numbers and the system that produced them, and Veblen can: LCMB Group (electrical & air conditioning across the Gold Coast and Brisbane) runs on our engine at 150+ qualified leads a month, alongside ADV+ Painting, Streamline Plumbing and TTTM Construction. We hold a 5.0-star rating across 18 Google reviews.
Most GC agencies are generalists chasing whoever will sign. We specialise: trades and local services, where the maths is honest: a lead either becomes a booked job or it doesn't, and the engine gets judged on that.
What we run for Gold Coast businesses.
02Websites that book jobs
Mobile-first, loads in about a second, built to convert a GC homeowner standing in their kitchen with a problem. See websites.
03CRM + AI follow-up
Every call, form and Facebook lead in one pipeline, answered in under 60 seconds, even when your crew is on the tools. See CRM & automation.
04Local search & AI visibility
Google Business Profile, reviews and the new layer most agencies ignore: being the business AI assistants recommend. See SEO & AI search.
Gold Coast proof.
LCMB Group · Electrical & Air
150+qualified leads, every month. In March 2026 the account produced 254 leads at a $25.66 average cost per lead.
Read the full case study →ADV+ Painting · Trades
Full pipelinefrom zero online presence, in a quarter. Ads, automations and missed-call recovery.
Read the full case study →★★★★★
We use Veblen right across our Group of companies for all things marketing. I was initially so impressed with Zac and his team's thumb stopping ability. In a age where attention is a prime currency, Velblen are certainly one leaders I've come across in my experience...
Luke Vaughan · Google review★★★★★
I recently had the pleasure of working with Veblen Group, and I must say, their professionalism and communication are top-notch. From the get-go, they made sure to keep me in the loop, explaining their innovative three-step growth ecosystem in detail. Their ability to seamlessly combine creative marketing, talented professionals, and AI-powered automation is impressive. I highly recommend Veblen Group to anyone looking for a dynamic partner to help their business scale efficiently and effectively.
Amanda A · Google review★★★★★
Best in the Business !
so happy with the quality of work these guys produces
and start to finish they made it so easy !
if you want some awesome videos / content made for your business or event these guys are the best !
thank you Zac !
Questions Gold Coast owners ask us.
How much should a Gold Coast trade business spend on marketing?
As a working rule: enough ad spend to feed your crew's capacity, plus an engine that converts it. Most of our GC partners run $2,000 to $15,000/month in ad spend on top of the engine. On a call we'll model it for your trade rather than guess.
Do you work with businesses outside the trades?
Yes: local service businesses with the same maths: real estate, clinics, automotive. Trades are the specialty, local service is the family.
Why use a local agency instead of a cheap offshore one?
Because your market is here. We know GC suburbs, GC seasonality and GC buyers, and we put our own name on local results: 5.0 stars across 18 Google reviews from businesses you can ring.
Can you have something running fast?
Yes. Veblen Systems (websites, ads setup, CRM builds, from $997) ship in days. Full partnership engines are live inside the first weeks.
Own the Gold Coast in your trade.
We're local. We know what a lead from Robina costs versus one from Coomera. Tell us your trade and we'll map your suburb-by-suburb play.
Prefer to talk it through? Book a 30-minute strategy call, straight into Zac's calendar.