Marketing Agency

About Us

Local Marketing Agency

Small business owners need a professional marketing agency to reach their ideal customers. Most business owners are skilled at their craft, whether retail shop owners, restauranteurs, hair stylists or contractors.

Like most entrepreneurs, you probably learn much by trial and error when operating a business. What entrepreneur hasn’t spent countless hours learning the art of bookkeeping or promotional flyer design?

The problem is that your marketing needs to work quickly. Unfortunately, time and budgets don’t allow for years of testing.

Why Small Business?

From day one, we have been drawn to small business—the ups, downs, challenges and victories.

It’s rewarding knowing that we’re helping small business owners. When the website or marketing services we provide generate income for our clients, it allows them to pay for things like sports, music lessons, sending their kids to camp or putting braces on their teeth.

We have helped hundreds of small business owners—like you—reach new customers, increase sales and hit next-level business growth.

As an experienced marketing agency, we can help.

Marketing Awards

Ryan and Zeal Media has been extremely professional and responsive in the execution of this project, from the concept stage to the going live of the website. Although... the project started in a different country, Ryan was willing to accommodate the challenges of 8hrs+ time zones and different banking systems to get the work done. Very happy with the service received.read more
My website looks great. Ryan walked me through the whole process and made sure I understood everything. The response time on any questions I have or changes I needed... after the fact is increibly fast. I couldn't be happier that I found Ryan and Zeal Mediaread more
Ryan and his team did a great job on our website for our new business. More than we expected........highly recommended! Looking forward to the future as the website and... business both grow.......read more
Ryan is very easy to work with and is very knowledgeable. The quality of his work is 10 out of 10 completed on time and within budget discussed. He has created a kick... ass website for me along with many highly visible marketing pieces. He is part of my growth plan.read more
Had Ryan and his team design two websites for me. The end result was excellent. I was especially impressed with the designers themselves and their ability to interpret... the image I wanted to convey through my site.....and they would take it well beyond that.read more
Zeal Media turned our DIY website into a functional easy to navigate site. Without Ryan's help my business would still be struggling. I believe our website is the... reason we have been recognized for the Consumer Choice Award 5 years in a row. I've never been more convinced that without a good online presence it's very hard to survive as a business.read more
js_loader

Marketing Team

Marketing Manager

Sierra

GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER

2 Year Diploma with Honours 2016

Digital Arts & New Media Program
Selkirk College, British Columbia

What is your favourite aspect of your job?
I love how varied my daily tasks are. I never get bored in my work. I get to be creative one day and then technical the next.

What’s your favourite font?
Roboto

What’s your favourite Pantone™ colour?
14-1513 TCX – Blossom

What is your favourite industry resource?
Coloors Generator

What’s your favourite internet browser?
Chrome

What do you like to do on days off?
I spend my days off playing with my daughter, dog and fiancé.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
The ability to fly.

Website Designer

Carter

WEB DESIGNER

2 Year Diploma 2023

Interactive Design and Technology
Saskatchewan Polytechnic

What is your favourite aspect of your job?
Designing website layouts for clients.

What’s your favourite font?
Syne

What is your favourite industry resource?
Google fonts

What’s your favourite Pantone™ colour?
Pantone™ 186 C

What’s your favourite internet browser?
Google Chrome

What do you like to do on days off?
Play video games.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
If I could have one superhero power it would be the ability to fly.

Content Writer

Tyler

CONTENT WRITER

4 Year Bachelor's Degree 2016

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physiology, General
University of Saskatchewan

What is your favourite aspect of your job?
The everyday challenge of getting the client’s message across in a clear, concise and original tone.

What’s your favourite font?
Roboto Normal

What is your favourite industry resource?
Tie between Grammarly and Google Docs.

What’s your favourite Pantone™ colour?
PANTONE 021 C – Orange

What’s your favourite internet browser?
Currently Chrome, but slowly shifting over to Firefox.

What do you like to do on days off?
Spend time with my family, and play games with friends online.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
The ability to heal quicky over time, think like Wolverine from the X-Men, without the metal bones. Never waking up with a sore back again from sleeping wrong would be amazing!

Admin

Trenia

CO-OWNER/ADMIN

Queen of Organization

Ryan's Better Half
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

What is your favourite aspect of your job?
Working with my Husband.

What’s your favourite font?
Bickley Script LET Plain

What’s your favourite Pantone™ colour?
Pantone™ 306C

What is your favourite industry resource?
Google Calendar. I am a mom of four. LOL

What’s your favourite internet browser?
Chrome

What do you like to do on days off?
Hang out with my family.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
Teleportation.

Marketing Expert

Ryan

CO-OWNER/MARKETING EXPERT

1 Year Diploma 1996

Graphic Communications
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

What is your favourite aspect of your job?
The challenge of growing small businesses and working with a great team to do it.

What’s your favourite font?
Comic Sans Ahhh… I mean Futura Heavy BT

What is your favourite industry resource?
Loom for recording quick videos.

What’s your favourite Pantone™ colour?
This may be the toughest question ever. Hmmm… I like so many colours. I guess Pantone™ 17-5104 TPG Ultimate Gray.

What’s your favourite internet browser?
It was Chrome for a long time, then I came to the light. Now it’s Firefox Developer Edition.

What do you like to do on days off?
I get days off? Wait a second, did I miss a memo? I love hanging out with my family and the great outdoors.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be?
Most definitely speed… Teleportation is great, but with speed, you could get there almost as fast. Not only that, you could accomplish things much quicker. 🙂

Marketing Careers

Join Our Team

We are always looking for great new talent to join our team. Visit our careers page to see our current job postings.

Marketing Agency Services

Web Design Agency

Web Design Agency

Helping small businesses grow their online presence with responsive website design.
Learn more
SEO Agency

SEO Agency

We specialize in SEO to help small businesses rank higher online.
Learn more
Graphic Design Agency

Graphic Design Agency

Professional branding will help your business make the best first impression.
Learn more

Our Story

Raised in central Saskatchewan, Zeal’s owner, Ryan Boutin, fell in love with graphic design at 12 when his family purchased their first computer (1988). His passion for graphic design developed as he learned to use Printmaster and CorelDraw 1.0. When he finished high school in 1995, he went to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) to study graphic design.

Returning to Saskatoon after completing the course, Ryan could not secure work in his chosen field. So in 1998, Ryan started an alarm company with his father and brother. Ryan poured his graphic and web design skills into marketing the business until it became one of the fastest-growing private alarm companies in Western Canada. In 2009, Ryan’s father wanted to slow down, so they sold the company. Ryan’s career immediately shifted as he started a new company building homes.

The Start of Something Great

In January 2011, Ryan founded Zeal Media Inc. The purpose was to serve small business owners using his 20+ years of graphic and web design experience. To this day, Zeal Media provides web design and marketing services to small businesses across Canada and the United States.

Recent Blog Articles

Does Direct Mail Still Work?

Is Direct Mail Dead?

In a world where digital marketing dominates, direct mail emerges as a tangible and impactful way to reach consumers. Let’s break down the essentials of

Read Article