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Tell the whole story
We want the wins, the missteps, the numbers you trust and the numbers that make you nervous. There is no judgment—only a more honest starting point.
BIG-BRAND THINKING. BUILT FOR LOCAL BUSINESS.
Small budgets force better thinking.
Small Ball brings big-brand strategy, practical technology and hard-earned operating experience to local businesses that need every dollar—and every hour—to work harder.
LET’S TALKWHY SMALL BALL EXISTS
BIG-COMPANY TOOLS. SMALL-BUSINESS COMMON SENSE.
Mark Seibel spent decades creating traffic, building teams and growing businesses for brands including Nike, Virgin and Saks Fifth Avenue. The scale was exciting, but the work that mattered most never changed: understand the customer, solve the real problem and turn a smart idea into measurable growth.
Small Ball brings that experience closer to the point of impact. No layers of account managers. No strategy disappearing into a presentation. The people thinking about the problem are the people building the solution.
Big-brand strategy. Practical technology. Honest advice.
Large companies can spend around mediocre strategy. Local businesses cannot.
CLEAN DATA. CANDID CONVERSATION. A CLEAR WAY FORWARD.
The best work starts with a real conversation.
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Test the assumptions
Our SWOT process examines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats across positioning, pricing, products, competition and the sales cycle.
03
Build the system
We connect the website, lead capture, follow-up, scheduling, email, SMS, local search and review process around the way the business actually works.
04
Follow the register
Strong marketing metrics with weak sales are not a victory. We keep asking why until the data, the customer response and the cash register tell the same story.
Know the numbers. Tell the truth. Make the next decision better.
WHAT EXPERIENCE SHOULD DELIVER
More time. Less to do. More opportunity.
Small Ball builds an inbound system that keeps opportunity moving while the owner is on-site, serving customers—or finally off the clock.
Fewer lost leads
Missed calls trigger texts and new inquiries receive a clear next step.
More bookings
Automation keeps appointments and estimate requests moving.
Repeat revenue
Email and SMS bring past customers and dormant leads back into play.
Better reviews
A repeatable reputation system asks at the right moment.
Stronger local visibility
Google Business and local search stop being half-used tools.
More confidence
The owner knows the lead was captured, followed up and offered a way to book.
WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Business is personal when people depend on it.
Mark grew up understanding that steady work and financial security cannot be taken for granted. Later, an apartment fire left him starting over with almost nothing. During that difficult stretch, someone took a chance on him—and the opportunity changed the direction of his life.
That experience shaped the way he led teams and the way Small Ball serves local businesses today. Behind every sales number are owners making payroll, employees supporting families and people waiting for an opportunity.
Someone gave Mark a meaningful break when he needed one. He has spent his career trying to create opportunities for other people.
DIFFERENT SKILLS. ONE DIRECTION.
Mark may be the front man,
But there’s no music without the band.
Mark leads every engagement and remains the primary client contact. Behind him is a flexible team covering local research, strategy, copy, design, content, analytics, SEO and custom development.
Mark
Strategy, Copy & Client Direction
Mark leads discovery, business analysis, positioning and the overall strategic direction. Acting as a business consultant, he connects the customer story, the data and the business objective—then keeps every part of the work pointed toward an outcome that matters.
Darcey
Creative, Brand & Digital Design
Darcey turns strategy into the visual experience customers see. She handles identity, logos, graphics and page design—and is more likely to perfect a project at midnight than sit through an unnecessary morning meeting.
Mike
Custom Development & Technical Systems
Small Ball’s digital mechanic and secret weapon, Mike excels at site construction. When “out of the box” cannot do it, he builds what is missing—custom code, integrations and interactive tools designed around the client’s needs. On weekends he takes apart engines and makes them run better. He hates Zoom. He loves solving genuinely complicated problems.
Genny
Local Research, Social Media & Field Content
Genny researches the communities our clients serve, travels on location for original photos and video, and handles the practical work of social posts, direct messages and coordination.
Griffin
Content & Data Analytics
Griffin combines strong writing with an analytical mindset. He develops blog content and helps organize performance data to find patterns and better questions. His future may be in Major League Baseball breaking down pitching metrics, but until then he is down in the weeds on client keyword research and understanding how to shut out their competition.
Eddie
Morale, Security & Executive Oversight
Eddie keeps an eye on the operation and out the window for Amazon deliveries and the postman. He attends only the meetings he considers important and remains committed to a strict snack-based compensation package.
NO JUDGMENT. NO MARKETING THEATER.
Bring us the problem that doesn’t fit in a neat little box.
We’ll ask the hard questions, find the real starting point and help you make the next decision better.
LET’S HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION