If you’re a local service business owner spinning your wheels and wondering why your marketing isn’t bringing in leads, I get it. I’ve seen it a thousand times. 

In this episode of Marketing Domination, I walk you through the complete 2026 marketing strategy for local service businesses, showing you exactly how to build, fill, and optimize your sales funnel so you can finally stand out online and grow your business.

I break down the foundation you need first: your vision, mission, core values, and brand, so everything else you do actually works. 

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a step-by-step system to dominate your local market, capture more leads, and convert them into loyal customers.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

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Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

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Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Intro

2:14 Build, Fill, Optimize the Sales Funnel

6:31 Foundation Before Execution

10:38 Branding Essentials

15:15 Website Strategy

33:08 Lead Generators and Email Sequences

35:02 Digital Storefront and CRM

37:21 Recap and Next Steps

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

If you want to dominate your local market, it’s not about having the best logo, the lowest prices, or the biggest team. It’s about authority. 

The businesses that win are the ones that look trusted, established, and legit when customers search for them. In this episode, I break down what it really takes to dominate your local market and become the business people recognize, trust, and recommend. 

This isn’t about fancy branding or chasing every new marketing trend. It’s about building real authority so when someone searches for your service, your business looks like the clear, credible choice.

If you’ve been doing “some marketing” but still feel stuck, this episode will help you see what’s missing and how to build a connected strategy that actually moves the needle.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Intro

3:23 Building the Foundation

8:23 Local Backlinks, PR, and Community Authority

14:25 Content, Website, and Partnerships

19:14 The Local Authority Flywheel That Drives Long-Term Growth

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

If your AI content sounds generic, boring, or absolutely NOTHING like your brand, the problem isn’t ChatGPT. The problem is that you’re giving it ZERO context. 

In this episode, I show you how to use your StoryBrand Brandscript to build the ultimate base prompt so ChatGPT understands your business and creates content that sounds like you.

I walk through all 7 parts of the StoryBrand framework and show you EXACTLY how to turn each section into a powerful prompt component. Once you plug this into ChatGPT, every blog post, email, video script, and social caption becomes more consistent, more persuasive, and way clearer.

No more AI slop.

No more guessing.

Just the messaging foundation your business should have had all along.

If you want your content to actually land with your audience, this episode is your shortcut.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Intro

1:27 Why your AI content keeps falling flat

1:52 The real reason ChatGPT gives inconsistent results

2:30 Why StoryBrand is the perfect framework for AI prompts

3:20 What a BrandScript actually is

4:00 Understanding the 7 parts of StoryBrand

4:40 Part 1: What your customer wants

5:20 Part 2: External, internal, and philosophical problems

7:00 Part 3: Positioning yourself as the guide

8:00 Part 4: Your plan (process + system)

9:20 Part 5: Direct and transitional calls to action

11:00 Part 6: The failure stakes (the salt of the loaf)

13:16 Part 7: The success transformation (the flour)

14:30 How to turn your whole BrandScript into the ultimate prompt

16:20 Why unified messaging beats everything else

17:10 How to work with Sean to grow your business

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Most business owners think a website and a sales funnel are the same thing. 

They’re not.

And that confusion is costing a lot of local service businesses leads, money, and momentum.

In this episode, I break down the real difference between a website and a sales funnel using simple language and real examples from local businesses I’ve worked with.

You’ll discover how a website fits into the bigger funnel, the 6 parts every complete funnel needs, and the 10 sections every high converting homepage should include. I also show you WHY most websites don’t convert and how a funnel fixes that.

If your website looks good but isn’t getting leads, this episode will show you what’s missing.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

0:40 Why Websites and Funnels Get Confused

1:02 What a Sales Funnel Really Is

2:10 The 6 Parts of a Complete Funnel

3:45 Why Your Website Is Only ONE Piece

4:30 The 10 Sections Every Homepage Needs

7:42 Why Most Websites Don’t Convert

10:20 How a Lead Generator Pulls in Warm Leads

12:05 Follow Up Sequences That Close the Gap

14:40 Website vs Funnel. The Real Difference

16:10 Want Us to Build Your Funnel?

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Most local service businesses don’t struggle because they’re bad at what they do. They struggle because their marketing is full of tiny problems that add up to big losses.

In this episode, I show you the exact marketing mistakes holding you back and how to fix them fast. Nothing fancy. Nothing complicated.

These mistakes are easily fixable and once you fix them, your business starts to grow a whole lot faster. Once you fix these, you’ll instantly look more professional, more trustworthy, and way more worth calling. 

If you want to stand out in your market and stop wasting money on random marketing tactics, this episode is your wakeup call.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Why Your Phone Isn’t Ringing

0:41 The Biggest Marketing Mistake Local Businesses Make

2:41 Mistake 1: Confusing Brand Messaging

4:00 Mistake 2: Your Website Is Probably Broken

5:35 The 3 Website Sections Most People Forget

8:48 Mistake 3: No Lead Generator

9:45 Mistake 4: No Follow Up System

11:10 Mistake 5: Ignoring Your Google Business Profile

13:30 Time to Self Audit

14:10 How We Can Help You Grow

14:37 Closing

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

If your StoryBrand message still isn’t landing, you’re probably making a few super common mistakes and they’re killing your clarity. 

In this episode, I break down the BIGGEST StoryBrand messaging mistakes I see small business owners make and how to fix them FAST.

You’ll learn: 

• What a brand script actually is 

• The parts people skip

• Why your message feels confusing

• How to finally create a clear message your customers want to respond to. 

If you want simple, clear marketing that works, this episode will show you exactly what to fix.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

0:47 Why StoryBrand feels confusing for most people

1:30 Mistake 1: Misunderstanding what a brand script actually is

3:40 Mistake 2: Skipping parts of the framework or doing them wrong

7:00 Mistake 3: Not being clear or consistent

9:15 Mistake 4: Making the story all about yourself

11:20 Mistake 5: Trying to make the message perfect on the first try

13:35 Mistake 6: Not using the brand script everywhere

15:50 Mistake 7: Copying AI outputs without thinking

17:46 Final thoughts and how to fix your messaging

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Most business owners think success comes from one big marketing secret, but it’s actually built on small, consistent habits. 

In this episode, I pull back the curtain on what the top 1% of local service business owners do differently to dominate their markets year after year.

I walk you through the 13 marketing habits that fuel their growth from the daily actions that build trust and visibility, to the weekly, monthly, and annual routines that keep their systems running like clockwork. 

You’ll learn how to stay consistent, create real momentum, and finally stop guessing at your marketing. If you’re ready to grow your business and become the clear leader in your industry, this episode is your blueprint to make it happen.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

1:15 Daily Habits That Drive Consistent Growth

4:01 Weekly Marketing Habits

9:12 Monthly and Quarterly Habits

20:06 Annual Habits That Keep Your Marketing Sharp and Strategic

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Most business owners work hard but don’t see the growth they expect, and it’s usually not because they’re doing the wrong things. It’s because they’re doing the right things in the wrong order. In this episode, I lay out the complete, step-by-step marketing strategy that’s helped hundreds of local service businesses grow faster and more predictably.

You’ll learn how to fill your funnel with both free and paid strategies, like content marketing, video podcasts, LSA ads, and PPC campaigns, and how to optimize everything once data starts rolling in. I also share how automation and ongoing testing can turn your marketing from a grind into a system that scales.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and finally follow a proven roadmap for growth, this episode gives you the full playbook.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

0:53 Messaging That Connects and Converts

2:40 Building Your Funnel

4:52 Filling the Funnel

10:14 Optimizing the Funnel

12:33 Need Help Optimizing or Scaling?

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Your Google Business Profile (GBP) is one of the most important tools for getting found online, especially if you’re a local service business. 

In this episode, we walk through a real, live account to show you everything you need to check and update. You’ll see how to choose the right business categories, write a clear business description, add photos and services, and turn those services into “products” that link directly to landing pages. 

I also share ways to use GMB Everywhere and Local Scan to track competitors and improve rankings. If you want more visibility, more calls, and more customers, this walkthrough gives you the exact playbook to make it happen.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

1:38 Why Your Google Business Profile Matters

3:57 How to Access and Edit Your GBP

6:17 Using GMB Everywhere to Audit Your Listing

8:35 Writing a Clear, Benefits-Focused Business Description

10:56 Dates, URLs, and Contact Info

13:23 Photos, Posts, and Active Profile Signals

15:46 Adding and Optimizing Services

18:00 Turning Services Into Products

22:46 Take Action Now

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner

Did you know there are five unique places your business can appear when customers search for you on Google, and each one requires a different strategy? 

In this episode of Marketing Domination, Sean Garner walks through exactly how small businesses can take control of their online visibility and show up everywhere their customers are looking.

He breaks down paid search ads, Local Service Ads, the Google Map Pack, organic search results, and the new AI overviews, explaining how each works and what business owners must do to rank. You’ll learn how to optimize your campaigns, landing pages, and Google Business Profile, and why SEO isn’t about tricking Google; it’s about proving your authority. Whether you’re a local service business or a growing online brand, this episode shows how to build a holistic strategy that gets real results and puts your business everywhere it deserves to be seen.

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

https://www.seangarner.co/podcast/ 

===========================

P.S.  When you are ready, here are a few ways I can help…

• Get Your FREE Marketing Domination Checklist: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

• FREE Marketing Assessment | Discover what's wrong with your marketing & get a FREE customized plan to fix it: https://www.seangarner.co/marketingreport 

• Schedule A Call to Build, Fill and Optimize Your Sales Funnel For More Leads: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

===========================

Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast HERE:📱 

➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/seangarner 

➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-domination 

➡︎Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketingdomination

===========================

Sean Garner

Sean Garner is a marketing consultant and Certified StoryBrand guide dedicated to helping small business owners grow and dominate their industries. He created the Marketing Domination podcast to teach people how to combine storytelling with strategic marketing to help businesses connect with customers and stand out online.

===========================

Let’s Connect!   

Website: https://www.seangarner.co/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanagarner/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangarner/ 

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.garner.927/ 

Twitter: https://x.com/coachseang 

===========================

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:00 Introduction

1:04 The 5 Places Your Business Can Show Up on Google

3:46 Paid Ads and Local Service Ads (LSA)

14:50 Ranking in the Search Results and Building Authority

18:13 The Future of SEO and AI Overviews

22:57 Boost Your SEO Now

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#Marketing #SmallBusiness #SeanGarner