Marketing for Carleton Place, Almonte and the Mississippi Valley.
Two heritage mill towns, a lot of new neighbours and a short drive from Kanata. We help local businesses become the place people choose instead of the city.
About an hour and 45 minutes from Kingston, by way of Smiths Falls.
Perth Home Hardware, and Ridge Rock Brewing Co. in Carp.
In town when it helps, by video in between.
Fast growth, real character.
Carleton Place grew almost 18 per cent between 2016 and 2021, and Mississippi Mills grew 12 per cent. Many new residents commute along Highway 7 to Ottawa and Kanata, and their first instinct is to shop there too.
What these towns have that the city does not is character: Bridge Street in Carleton Place, Almonte's old mills and the stories that come with them, Pakenham's stone bridge. Marketing here should lean into that and make the local option the obvious one.
- You keep meeting customers who have never been in before
- You are on Bridge Street in Carleton Place or in downtown Almonte
- You want festival weekends to keep paying off after they end
- You sell to Kanata companies as well as local customers
Two of the fastest-growing towns around Ottawa.
Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census, via the Town of Carleton Place and the Municipality of Mississippi Mills.
Same valley, different jobs.
Carleton Place
A busy downtown on Bridge Street with SummerFest, PumpkinFest and WinterFest, big-box competition on Highway 7 and four business parks full of suppliers. Local search and events do a lot of work here.
Almonte
A Heritage Conservation District downtown, an international puppet festival and Fibrefest, and weekend day-trippers from Ottawa. Signage changes need a heritage permit, so your online presence carries more of the load.
Pakenham and the countryside
The five-span stone bridge, Mount Pakenham in winter and farms across the old townships. Seasonal businesses here need visibility at exactly the right time of year.
Three moves for a Valley business.
Claim the newcomer search
Complete Google listings, steady reviews and website pages that name Carleton Place, Almonte and the villages, so new residents find you first.
Make festival weekends count
Plan content around the events, collect reviews and email sign-ups on the busiest days, and follow up when the crowds go home.
Tell the heritage story
A brand and content that use the history of your building and your town, so you feel like the local choice, not just the closest one.
Services Valley businesses use most.
The services local businesses here use most. See all nine services.
What Valley businesses ask us.
Tap a question for the answer.
01Do you come to Carleton Place and Almonte?
Yes. We work in Perth and in Ottawa's west end, so the Valley is in between. We come for planning sessions, launches and content days, and work by phone and video in between.
02Most of our new customers moved here from Ottawa. How do we reach them?
They search first and ask later. Complete Google listings, reviews from locals, a clear website and social content that shows the people behind the business help them choose you over the shopping they already know in Kanata.
03Downtown Almonte has heritage rules for signs. Does that affect marketing?
It does. Because storefront changes need a heritage permit, your online presence often has to do more of the work. We can design a brand and signage concept that suits the district, but check with the municipality on what is permitted before you build anything.
04How can we get more out of festival weekends?
Plan for them. Post before the event so people know to visit you, make it easy to leave a review and join your email list while they are in the shop, and follow up the week after.
05Do you work in Pakenham and the rural parts of Mississippi Mills?
Yes. We set your search and ads to cover the villages and townships your customers actually come from.
06We sell to tech companies in Kanata. Can you help with B2B marketing?
Yes. Carleton Place's own tech businesses grew up supplying Kanata. We build websites, LinkedIn content and sales materials that explain what you do to technical buyers in plain language.
07Who creates the photos and video?
We plan and manage every creative project, and our trusted media partners handle the shoots. You get one point of contact from start to finish.
08How do we get started?
Fill out the contact form and we will reply within 24 hours to book a free discovery call. After the call you get a written proposal with the scope and price.
The communities we plan around.
Your customers come from both towns, the rural townships and the edge of Ottawa's west end. We build your search and ads around all of it.
- Carleton Place
- Almonte
- Pakenham
- Appleton
- Ashton
- Clayton
- Franktown
- Beckwith
- Mississippi Lake
- Arnprior
More for Valley businesses.
Our services, the communities nearby and guides from our blog.
Nearby areas we serve
Let's make the local option the obvious one.
Tell us about your business and the customers you want more of. We will show you where we would start.