The best AI marketing agency in Brisbane for 2026 is the one built for the job you need done: build AI into your operations, get found, or book sales. LeadsNow ranks #1 for Brisbane businesses whose leads need answering and booking, with 50,769+ sales appointments booked since 2017 on pay-per-result terms. Team 400 and Creative Mode follow for AI builds and small-business marketing.
At a glance: Brisbane AI marketing agencies, 2026
- #1 LeadsNow (service): AI calling, SMS, DM and chat that contact, qualify and book your leads; paid on results, no retainer.
- #2 Team 400 (consultancy): Brisbane City AI consultancy building custom AI agents, automation and Microsoft AI; says it offers fixed pricing.
- #3 Creative Mode (agency): Brisbane small-business web and digital marketing agency, established 2002, with guided-DIY and done-for-you options.
- The Three-Job Split: name the job first (build, be found, book), then pick the firm built for that job.
Disclosure: LeadsNow, a pay-per-result AI lead generation and appointment-setting agency based in Melbourne that serves Brisbane and Queensland clients remotely, publishes this page and ranks itself first. Treat that as our opinion. We rank ourselves #1 because most Brisbane operators who ask about “AI marketing” already have enquiries and are losing them between the form and the calendar, which is the one job we do. The other two firms were checked on their own websites on 20 October 2026, and nothing about them goes beyond what those pages say. Nobody paid to be listed.
| Rank | Firm | Type | Brisbane presence (own site) | The job it is built for | AI work named on its site | Pricing published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeadsNow | Done-for-you service | Serves Brisbane remotely from Melbourne | Book: turn enquiries into sales appointments | AI voice, SMS, DM and chat appointment setting; database reactivation | Yes: 5–25% revenue share or an equivalent per-appointment fee |
| 2 | Team 400 | Consultancy and development | 310 Edward St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 | Build: AI agents and automation inside the business | Custom AI agents, process automation, Copilot and Azure AI, AI training | Says “fixed pricing”; we did not find price figures |
| 3 | Creative Mode | Agency (small business) | Brisbane; postal address Mount Crosby QLD 4306 | Be found: websites and digital marketing for small firms | Guidance on Google AI Overviews and AI Mode for small business | We did not find a published price on the pages we read |
How we ranked AI marketing agencies in Brisbane
Brisbane AI marketing firms were ranked on five weighted criteria, and 35% of the score went to whether the firm’s work ends in a measurable result for a Queensland business.
Methodology
- Measurable result (35%): booked appointments, revenue, hours saved or enquiries, stated as the goal.
- Named AI capability (20%): specific AI services on the firm’s own pages.
- Brisbane or Queensland presence (15%): an address or a Brisbane page on its own site.
- Pricing transparency (15%): whether a pricing model is published.
- Clear buyer fit (15%): each firm must be the right choice for a specific Brisbane buyer.
We labelled each entry as a service, consultancy or agency, because “AI agency” covers all three. Sources were each firm’s own site, read 20 October 2026. No directory rankings or third-party ratings were used.
How it works
The Three-Job Split for Brisbane AI buyers
Measure your funnel
Count monthly enquiries, reply times and booked calls from your CRM. Note how many arrive after hours.
Name the job
Build AI into operations, get found by customers, or book the enquiries you already have.
Shortlist by firm type
Consultancy for builds, marketing agency for visibility, appointment-setting service for bookings.
Check consent and terms
Ask how consent and opt-outs are recorded under the Spam Act and APP 7. Confirm notice periods in writing.
MAKE MORE SALES.
Pay-Per-Result pricing — We scale sales HARD aligned to your interests, better than anyone else.
The best AI marketing agencies in Brisbane, ranked
Brisbane’s AI firms in this ranking do three different jobs, so the right pick depends on whether you need AI built, customers found or enquiries booked.
#1: LeadsNow (done-for-you service)
Best for: Brisbane and South East Queensland businesses (trades and home services, clinics, B2B software, coaching, professional services) that get enquiries but reply slowly or let them go cold.
LeadsNow’s AI voice, SMS, DM and chat agents contact each new enquiry, ask the qualifying questions you set and book qualified people into your calendar with reminders. The same agents work dormant leads in your CRM through database reactivation. Since 2017 the system has booked 50,769+ sales appointments and generated 1M+ leads, backed by 24 filmed client case studies and a 4.7/5 rating from 60 Google and Facebook reviews. Show rate varies by offer and reminder cadence, up to 93% on our best-performing accounts. Our methodology page explains the 7x average sales lift and discloses that the median is closer to 4x.
Pricing is 5–25% of the revenue we generate for you (revenue share), or an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both. The rate depends on lead volume, what you sell and its price, the type of product and business, and which part (or all) of the sales funnel we run. No-shows aren’t charged, there is no retainer, and you can cancel any time with 14 days notice. See the AI appointment setting service for how it runs.
Where we lose: we have no Brisbane office and do no on-site workshops. We do not build internal AI tools, websites or SEO. Our invoices vary month to month because they follow results.
#2: Team 400 (AI consultancy and development)
Best for: Queensland organisations, from startups to ASX-listed firms on its own description, that want AI agents or automation built into their own systems, with in-person sessions in Brisbane.
Team 400 calls itself a Brisbane AI agency and lists offices at 310 Edward St, Brisbane City, plus Sydney, Melbourne and Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Its Brisbane page covers AI strategy and roadmaps, custom AI agents for customer enquiries and document processing, process automation, data analytics, integration with CRMs and ERPs, and training on ChatGPT, Copilot and custom tools. It names mining, construction and property among its Queensland sectors, offers on-site sessions at Brisbane offices, and says it offers “competitive fixed pricing”. We did not find price figures on the pages we read. This is a build partner, not a campaign agency; for what builds cost, see our guide to AI implementation costs.
#3: Creative Mode (small-business marketing agency)
Best for: Brisbane sole traders and small businesses that want a local, hands-on marketer to fix their website and visibility as Google adds AI answers.
Creative Mode describes itself as an independent web design and digital marketing agency in Brisbane, focused on “established small business, micro business and sole trader / solopreneurs”, and its contact page says it was established in January 2002. It runs a six-step Creative Digital Marketing Program (discovery, strategy, alignment, attraction, results, growth) as a guided-DIY option or a done-for-you plan. Its blog explains what Google AI Overviews and AI Mode mean for small business, and was updated after AI Mode became available in Australia. We did not find a published price on the pages we read. It fits buyers who want AI-era search basics done well rather than AI automation.
Want this done for you? We book qualified sales appointments on a Pay-Per-Result basis — you only pay for calls that actually land in your calendar.
The Three-Job Split: which Brisbane AI firm fits your problem
The Three-Job Split sorts every Brisbane AI marketing purchase into one of three jobs (build, be found, or book), and hiring a firm for the wrong job is the most expensive mistake on this list.
| If your problem is… | The job | Firm type to hire | On this list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff spend hours on quoting, data entry or answering the same questions | Build | AI consultancy or developer | Team 400 |
| Fewer than 30 enquiries a month, or you are invisible in Google and AI answers | Be found | Marketing or search agency | Creative Mode |
| 30+ enquiries a month but replies take hours and few become booked calls | Book | Done-for-you appointment-setting service | LeadsNow |
| Over 1,000 old leads in the CRM untouched for 90 days | Book | Reactivation service | LeadsNow |
The 30-enquiry and 1,000-lead lines are our rule of thumb, not a published benchmark. A firm that does one job well is still the wrong hire for the other two.
The After-Hours Gap: a worked example for a Brisbane trade business
The After-Hours Gap is the number of booked jobs a Brisbane business loses when enquiries that arrive after hours wait until the next morning for a reply.
The model uses stated assumptions you should replace with your own numbers: a Brisbane renovation or home-services business receives 120 enquiries a month; 35% book an estimate visit when contacted within minutes; 20% book when contacted the next morning.
| Share of enquiries after hours (assumption) | After-hours enquiries | Booked if answered in minutes (35%) | Booked if answered next morning (20%) | Visits lost per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 36 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 |
| 40% | 48 | 16.8 | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| 50% | 60 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Multiply the lost visits by your visit-to-job rate and average job value to price the gap. If the result is larger than the cost of out-of-hours cover, the gap is worth closing. Our speed-to-lead automation guide for Australia covers the setup in detail.
If we can’t make you money, we don’t deserve yours.
Pay-Per-Result pricing — performance-based alignment.
What Australian privacy and spam rules mean for AI marketing in Brisbane
Brisbane businesses using AI to market to leads must follow the federal Spam Act 2003 for emails and texts and, where the Privacy Act covers them, Australian Privacy Principle 7 on direct marketing.
- APP 7: the OAIC’s APP 7 guidelines require a simple means of opting out, and name third-party lead generation data as a source of personal information that organisations use.
- Spam Act: the ACMA requires consent, sender identification and an unsubscribe honoured within 5 working days, even when another firm sends the messages for you.
- Calls: telemarketing calls fall under the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 and an ACMA industry standard; appointment reminder calls are excluded from the Do Not Call scheme.
Bought lists are the risk point: the ACMA says the business stays responsible for consent even when an agency sends the messages. This is general information, not legal advice.
What doing AI marketing in-house costs a Brisbane business
Running AI marketing in-house costs a Brisbane business software subscriptions plus the ongoing hours of someone who can configure automations, write prompts and audit what the AI says to customers.
DIY suits owners with low enquiry volume and a team member who enjoys systems work. It breaks when no one checks conversations weekly, keeps consent records, or handles the after-hours escalations an AI raises. Our comparison of marketing automation and AI agents helps decide what to build first, and the best lead generation agencies in Brisbane list covers non-AI options.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI marketing agency in Brisbane?
For turning enquiries into booked appointments, LeadsNow ranks first on this list, with 50,769+ appointments booked since 2017 and pay-per-result pricing. Team 400 suits organisations that want AI agents built into their systems, and Creative Mode suits small businesses that want local help with their website and AI-era search.
How much does an AI marketing agency in Brisbane cost?
It depends on the job. LeadsNow charges 5–25% of the revenue it generates, an equivalent fee per appointment, or a mix of both. Team 400 says it uses fixed pricing but we found no figures, and we found no published price for Creative Mode, so ask for written quotes.
Is an AI consultancy the same as an AI marketing agency?
No. An AI consultancy builds tools and automations inside your business. An AI marketing agency uses AI to win or convert customers. Some firms do both, so ask which outcome the fee is tied to.
Do I need a Brisbane-based AI agency?
Only if you want in-person workshops or on-site training. Lead follow-up, campaigns and search work run remotely, so results in your industry matter more than a Brisbane address.
Can an AI agency use a bought lead list to contact Brisbane customers?
Only with care. The ACMA says you remain responsible for consent on any list you buy or use, and APP 7 requires a simple way to opt out. Ask the agency how it records consent before it sends anything.
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We book qualified sales appointments for you and you pay on results, not retainers. Our booking page asks a few quick questions so you find out in two minutes whether that model suits your business.
- 50,769+ appointments booked without cold calling.
- Pay-Per-Result pricing — you pay for booked, qualified calls.
- Pick your own time on our live calendar, no phone tag.