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Forte Marketing

Forte Marketing

5.0(23 reviews)See reviews ↓·Cairns

About the company

Forte Marketing is a digital marketing agency founded in 2017 and based in Cairns, Queensland. Its client base includes small businesses, not-for-profit organisations, and local, state, and federal government agencies. The team comprises Darren Baines (Marketing Specialist), Juan Ruiz (Web Developer), Kirrah Ross (Graphic Designer), Dayne Morris (Web Developer), Raquel Lobera (Videographer/Photographer), Mark Columna (Graphic Designer), and Zea Zabrizkie (Administrative Assistant). Services offered are digital marketing, web design, creative design, public relations, videography, and marketing strategy.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

A long-standing partnership with a not-for-profit foundation, a small business start-up and an established local organisation all feature among the accounts of Forte Marketing's work. More than one customer describes multi-year relationships covering website redesigns, e-commerce builds and ongoing marketing management, and reviewers repeatedly mention the team's ability to understand an organisation's products, audience and market position before shaping a solution. Communication before, during and after projects is a point that comes up often, with clients noting responsive replies, clear explanations and practical advice throughout.

Named staff including Juan, Darren, Louise, Mark and Kirah are credited with patience, professionalism and a willingness to think outside the box, from planning and attention to detail through to execution. The quality of the finished websites and marketing materials is praised, as is the speed at which the team addresses questions and resolves problems. Reviewers also highlight transparent pricing that reflects the level of service, and honest guidance about what will and will not suit a business. Complex bespoke projects delivered over eight years, ongoing support for a start-up's online store and consistent reliability across several years of collaboration round out the recurring themes of expertise and dependable service.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Apunipima Cape York Health Council8 April 2026

We’ve had a great experience with Forte throughout our website redesign. Juan demonstrated his ability to really understand our organisation and worked with the Forte team to shape the design to strike the balance between our needs and the user’s needs. Juan was responsive throughout the project, and talked through practical and creative solutions when required, really involving us in the process. Highly recommend them to anyone seeking web design with great ongoing support.

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Van Sowerwine24 March 2026

We at SharingStories Foundation have had the pleasure of working with Forte Marketing as our preferred digital agency over the past 8 years. We cannot recommend them highly enough. Forte have consistently gone above and beyond to deliver complex bespoke projects to our specific requirements, and are adaptive, responsive and supportive of us and our business needs at every step of the way. Forte have developed and managed multiple complex websites for us with custom integrations including eCommerce, learning management systems and complex membership setups, and have maintained and support these projects and helped us to grow them as required. Juan, Darren, Dayne and the team are kind, communicative, professional and have the advantage of flexibility that comes with a smaller agency that can deliver within a broader range of budget levels. Thank you for your continued work and support.

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Matt Chapman7 March 2026

Darren and his team are fantastic to work with. After being referred to Forte Marketing, I have no regrets and look forward to working with them into the future!

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Ueli Stauffer21 February 2026

Forte Marketing is our go-to company when requiring marketing materials/solutions of any kind. Not only does Forte Marketing deliver a professional product or solution that most of the time exceeds our expectations, but also, and this is equally important, delivers in a timely manner with always meeting our deadlines. We have the utmost respect of the work Forte Marketing produces, and on top of everything, the team is friendly and easy to deal with. We can highly recommend Forte Marketing to anyone, who requires a professional marketing solution in a timely manner.

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Nami Harrison20 February 2026

We truly couldn’t manage our marketing activities without Fort Marketing. A big thank you to Juan, Mark, and Kirah for their outstanding work on our marketing materials, website, and overall marketing strategy. They genuinely understand who we are — our products, target audience, and market position — and consistently support us with professionalism and great patience. It’s a pleasure working with such a dedicated and reliable team. Highly recommended! And I love their Christmas card every year! (It's a lot of fun!)

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Diocese of Cairns6 February 2026

The team at Forte have been exceptional from start to finish of a big project and have provided great support ongoing! Juan and the rest of the team invovled are super fast at responding and providing advice/solutions when needed. Double thumbs up for communication and service!

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Ruth W4 February 2026

Forte Marketing has been fantastic to work with. They built our business website and continue to manage our marketing, and the experience has been excellent from start to finish. Their work is high quality, communication is clear, and they are always quick to respond whenever we need something. Reliable, professional, and easy to work with — I highly recommend Forte Marketing.

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1Mindesigns Digital Marketing★ 5,047Yes
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Contact
+61742425910fortemarketing.com.au4/78 Pease St, Cairns City QLD 4870
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed