About AP Digital — Built for Vancouver Small Business
AP Digital was founded by Arjun Sharma in Vancouver, BC. We specialize in performance marketing and lead generation for local service businesses — trades contractors, salons, real estate agents, coaches, dental clinics, gyms, and restaurants. Arjun personally manages every client account.
Founded by Arjun Sharma in Vancouver, BC, AP Digital is a specialist marketing agency helping salons, trades, real estate agents, and coaches generate predictable leads through short-form content and targeted paid advertising. No lock-in contracts. No vanity metrics. Just measurable results.
Arjun Sharma — Founder & Marketing Strategist
Arjun Sharma founded AP Digital with a simple frustration: Canadian small business owners were being oversold on generic marketing services and under-delivered on actual results. Every salon, contractor, and realtor he talked to had the same story — they had paid an agency four or five figures, watched their ad spend disappear, and had nothing to show for it except a prettier Instagram grid.
He built AP Digital to flip that model. Instead of selling hours, Arjun sells outcomes. Instead of chasing 12-month retainers, he runs month-to-month engagements that have to be re-earned every 30 days. Instead of generalizing across every vertical, AP Digital specializes in four — salons, trades, real estate, and coaches — so the agency brings battle-tested playbooks to every new client.
Arjun personally leads strategy and account management for every AP Digital client. When you sign on, you are not handed off to a junior account manager or an overseas team. You talk directly to the person running your campaigns, which is exactly how it should be when your money is on the line.
Outside of AP Digital, Arjun is deeply embedded in the Vancouver small business community — from Surrey and Burnaby to Langley, Coquitlam, and the Fraser Valley. He understands how local markets behave, what kind of creative resonates with Canadian audiences, and how to build campaigns that feel native to the Lower Mainland rather than imported from Silicon Valley.
AP Digital was founded in Vancouver, BC after Arjun spent years watching local businesses get taken for a ride by agencies that cared more about billing cycles than business outcomes. Flashy campaigns with no leads. Expensive retainers with no accountability. Monthly reports full of impressions, reach, and engagement — but no actual revenue. It was broken, and we knew we could fix it.
We built AP Digital with one mission: help Canadian small businesses get predictable, measurable leads using the strategies that actually work today — short-form content and targeted paid advertising. Every dollar our clients spend is tied to a result. Every campaign is built to generate leads, not just impressions. Every report maps back to real dollars in the bank.
Since launching, we have helped salons fill their chairs, contractors fill their calendars, and realtors close more deals — all through one philosophy: marketing is only valuable if it makes the phone ring.
Today, AP Digital is the go-to marketing partner for small businesses across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. And we are just getting started.
We specialize in four industries. Staying focused means we bring playbooks that already work in your vertical — not experiments using your budget.
Four operating principles that guide every engagement we take on.
Questions about AP Digital
AP Digital works with small businesses across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley — including Surrey, Burnaby, Langley, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, and the City of Vancouver.
Who founded AP Digital?
AP Digital was founded by Arjun Sharma, a Vancouver-based marketing strategist who saw local businesses wasting thousands on agencies that delivered vanity metrics instead of actual leads. Arjun personally manages every client account — you are never handed off to a junior or overseas team.
Where is AP Digital based?
AP Digital is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, and serves small businesses across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley — including Surrey, Burnaby, Langley, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, and the City of Vancouver. We also work with Canadian clients nationally when the fit is right.
What industries do you specialize in?
We specialize in four industries: salons and beauty, trades and contractors, real estate agents, and coaches and trainers. Staying niche means we bring playbooks that already work in your vertical — not experiments using your budget. We have run more than 50 campaigns across these categories.
Do you require long-term contracts?
No. Every AP Digital engagement is month-to-month. We earn your business with results, not contractual lock-in. Most clients stay with us long-term because the campaigns are profitable — not because they are obligated to.
How big is the team?
AP Digital is intentionally small. Arjun leads strategy and client accounts personally, supported by a tight-knit team of specialist contractors for video editing, design, and paid media execution. This structure keeps overhead low, quality high, and communication direct — you always know who is working on your account.
How does AP Digital measure success?
We measure two things: qualified leads and revenue. Not likes, not impressions, not followers. Every client gets a reporting dashboard that ties every campaign back to real business outcomes — cost per lead, booking rate, and return on ad spend. If a channel is not making money, we cut it.