Kansas City growth and automation
Marketing that's simple, effective and stress-free.
For local retail and professional service owners who are done paying for marketing that doesn't work.
You've heard the promises before.
A sales call every week, each one promising the world. Money up front. Then a big invoice and not much to show for it. SMB Local is for owners who have been through that and still need their marketing to work.
Our approach
Advanced simplicity.
Good marketing doesn't have to be complicated. It has to be connected: the right few things, set up properly and working together. We keep it simple on your side and do the hard part on ours.
Our method
Four things have to work together.
Most marketing fixes one piece and hopes. We look at four, because each one depends on the others.
Customer journey
How people actually find you, decide and buy. It starts before they've ever heard of you.
Brand pulse
What your customers and your market really think of you. Measured, not guessed.
Competitive intelligence
What the businesses you compete with are doing, and where they've left room for you.
Buyer enablement
Giving people what they need to say yes, and giving your team what it needs to help them.
What we do
Four things, done properly.
Marketing checkup
We look at how customers find you, what happens after they reach out, and where they drop off. You get a short list of what to fix first.
Lead follow-up
A CRM and simple automation set up so every lead gets an answer and nothing falls through the cracks.
Spend tracking
Your marketing tied to actual sales, so you know what to keep and what to cut.
Practical AI
Workflows that take repeat work off your plate. No hype.
How we work
Three steps, no surprises.
- A friendly chat about what you're trying to do and what's getting in the way.
- A simple, customized plan with the first three things to fix.
- We build it with you, and you can see what it's doing.
About
When you grow, we grow.
SMB Local is a Kansas City growth and automation practice, founded in 2022 by Eric Laune. We work with local businesses that don't have a marketing department and don't want an agency retainer.
Let's talk.
Tell us what you're trying to do and what's getting in the way. You'll hear back from a person.
eric@smblocal.com(913) 585-4261
Kansas City metro