About
We measured the agencies in Ontario before we became one.
8,385 agencies counted. 34,571 client reviews read. Every price they publish, collected. Here is what we found, including the parts that argue against us.
Every dot is an agency we measured.
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agencies measured
- Only 427 buy Google ads.
- Only 578 publish a price.
7,828 are on the map. The other 557 had no city we could place.
Owners paid every month and got invoices. No proof of work.
That is what we kept hearing. So we stopped guessing and counted. Real Google listings, real homepages, real client reviews.
The top complaint was not bad marketing. It was being billed for work nobody could prove: 123 of 1,058 real complaints, 11.6%. Next came being talked down to for asking a straight question: 98 complaints, 9.3%.
So we turned those two complaints around. They are clauses one and three of the agreement. The month’s work is written down before it starts. You always reach the person doing it.
Including the parts that don’t help our case.
8,385 agencies in Ontario
Only 427 buy ads (5.1%). Only 578 publish a price (6.9%).
Almost none will tell you what anything costs before a call.
5,239 homepages we could read
11.0% offer any guarantee. In their ads it is worse: 2.0% of 4,520 promise anything at all.
A written guarantee is rare. It should be normal.
What agencies say about AI
940 say “AI” or “automation” on their homepage (11.2%). Only 585 have a tool installed (7.0%).
About four in ten of the ones who advertise AI don’t seem to run any. Ask to see it working.
34,571 client reviews
94.5% are five stars. The second most praised thing, 4,079 times, is answering fast.
Stars can’t tell agencies apart. Read the one-star reviews. That is where the facts are.
Exclusivity, our own bet
12 Ontario agencies mention it (0.2%). Two of those also run real automation. One is us.
This one cuts both ways. Rare is not proven. It is a small club, not a wall around us.
What this method can’t tell you
Our complaint sample leans toward small agencies. The reviews come from 297 of the 500 most visible agencies in the GTA grid. We reached 93% of profiles with up to 50 reviews, but only about 30% of the biggest ones. So big agencies are under-counted.
One complaint can count twice. A review can fit two types, so the percentages don’t add up to 100. Each figure is the share of the 1,058 complaints that mention it.
“Has AI installed” means we could see a tool on the website. A tool we can’t detect from outside counts as a miss. We could read the technology on 5,021 of the 8,385, so the 7.0% is measured against all of them, but detection covers 60%.
Publishing a price goes with clients praising results. It doesn’t cause it. Agencies that publish prices are probably better organized in other ways too. One of those may be doing the work.
No case studies yet. We won’t invent them.
If you need three clients just like you who already won, we’re not that agency yet. You’ll hear that on the call, not in month two.
This also isn’t for you if you want someone to take the marketing away and never mention it again. You read a one-page list once a month and tell us if it happened.
Every figure on this page came from a command. Last checked 2026-10-13.
How we start.
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Book a 20-minute call
Tell us what you sell and what a customer is worth. If we can’t help, we say so.
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Read one page a month
We write the month’s work before it starts. You see what got done.
What it’s like to work with Oleg. In their words.
★★★★★5.0 on Google · 95 reviews:Toronto (23)Colombia, before Toronto (72)11 LinkedIn recommendations
“He is very transparent about his work and always strives to ensure clients feel comfortable and receive what they are promised.”
Mimmers SASGoogle · Colombia · translated from Spanish “Oleg has consistently played a pivotal role in streamlining our workflow, bringing innovative techniques and insights that have elevated our output.”
Sebastian RodriguezLinkedIn “He always delivers what he promises and is very detail-oriented.”
Tania MorenoGoogle · Colombia · translated from Spanish “With Oleg’s help I have grown my brand through dynamic videos and photos! He takes every project seriously and is easy to work with!”
Chad NoonanGoogle · Toronto “On-time, high-quality work with incredible talent!”
Panacea MarketingGoogle · Colombia · translated from Spanish “What really sets Oleg apart is his tireless work ethic and his commitment to excellence. He always gives his all to make sure every project is a success…”
Paola Martínez ÁlvarezLinkedIn · translated from Spanish “…not only do I know firsthand his talent as photographer and art director, but also his team work and leadership skills.”
Andy ReyesLinkedIn “The results speak for themselves. Furthermore, the professionalism of his technical team guarantees the best possible outcome.”
Jorge Armando Durán GarzónGoogle · Colombia · translated from Spanish “…always standing out for his quality and punctuality. He’s also a wonderful person and very attentive to meeting his clients’ needs.”
Albert Jair J Pérez BarajasGoogle · Colombia · translated from Spanish “Outstanding quality and delivery times… 5/5 would hire again!”
Nelson VeraGoogle · Toronto
What people ask about us.
Who is Oleg Litvin?
Where do you work?
Where do your numbers come from?
Do you have case studies?
Does Oleg do the work himself?
Let’s talk for 20 minutes. If we can’t help, we’ll say so.
No slides, no sales pitch. We just look at your numbers.