Local Business Marketing Experts

Name

Local Business Marketing Experts

Legal name

Local Business Marketing Experts

Website

https://localbusinessmarketingexperts.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing Automation Software

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketing Automation Platforms & Services (BPAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marketing Automation & Campaign Management CRM (HDAEAFAB), Marketing Automation, CRM & Lifecycle Messaging (BPAMALAE), Marketing Automation Operations for Demand Gen (Email/CRM Workflows) (BPAFAKAM)

Keywords

• Marketing automation software
• Lead conversion platform
• Multi-channel follow-up
• SMS email automation
• AI appointment booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Redlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Gold & Platinum): Monthly subscription tiers with tiered feature access. Gold plan includes SMART automation with 5 sub-users, while Platinum adds unlimited sub-users and AI lead responding. All plans include base communication allocations.
2. Usage-Based Add-ons: Additional usage beyond plan inclusions billed at per-unit rates: Text ($0.015/ea), Email ($0.004/ea), Local Voicemail ($0.05/ea), Local Minutes ($0.026/ea), Toll-Free Number ($5/ea), Toll-Free Minutes ($0.08/ea), Toll-Free VM ($0.08/ea), Local Number ($1.00/ea).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Local Business Marketing Experts sells a multi-channel marketing automation SaaS platform that helps local businesses convert more leads into sales. It provides a 7-channel automated follow-up system (SMS, Email, Voicemail, Phone Calls, Facebook Messenger, GMB, Website Chat), AI appointment booking, lead distribution, a unified communication inbox, and advanced reporting, delivered through tiered Gold and Platinum monthly subscriptions with usage-based add-ons.

Product overview

Local Business Marketing Experts is a unified marketing automation platform designed for local businesses. The platform offers two subscription tiers: Gold SMART and Platinum SMART AI+ plans. Core capabilities include a 7-channel automated follow-up system spanning SMS, Email, Voicemail, Phone Calls, Facebook Messenger, GMB, and Website Chat. The platform integrates AI-powered appointment booking and lead responding capabilities, team collaboration tools, lead distribution, live call transfer, and comprehensive reporting. All plans include unlimited contacts, calendars, funnels, triggers, and campaigns with usage-based allocations for texts, emails, and voice minutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gold SMART Plan Mid-tier monthly subscription offering for local businesses, providing SMART automation campaigns across SMS, Email, Voicemails, Phone, Desktop and Mobile App, smart notifications, and 5 sub-users per account. Includes 1 local number, 3,000 emails, 2,000 texts, 2,000 voice minutes, and unlimited contacts, calendars, chats, funnels, triggers, and campaigns.
• Platinum SMART AI+ Plan Premium monthly subscription offering with all Gold features plus unlimited sub-users per account and AI Lead Responding capability for automated intelligent lead response and engagement. Designed for larger teams and AI-driven automation at scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% response rate from leads and customers using SMART automation campaigns
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationZapier integration enables automation between Local Business Marketing Experts and over 2,000 third-party applications. This integration allows seamless workflow automation across the customer's existing tool stack, extending platform functionality beyond native integrations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Constant Contact: Long-established email marketing and SMB marketing automation platform. Overlaps on email, automation, and small-business customer base, but with broader legacy positioning and less multi-channel emphasis.
• HubSpot: Comprehensive CRM, marketing automation, and sales hub platform with broad market reach across SMB to enterprise. Overlaps on marketing automation and multi-channel communication but operates at much larger scale and scope.

Direct peers

• ActiveCampaign: Marketing automation and CRM platform targeting SMB and mid-market customers with multi-channel nurture workflows, email, SMS, and CRM functionality. Directly comparable on automation, multi-channel messaging, and SMB positioning.
• GoHighLevel: All-in-one marketing automation, CRM, and lead-conversion platform purpose-built for local businesses and agencies. Direct functional overlap on multi-channel follow-up, AI lead responding, appointment booking, and SMB pricing tiers; widely considered the category-defining competitor in this niche.
• Pipedrive: CRM with workflow automation, appointment scheduling, and multi-channel communications targeting SMB and mid-market sales teams. Comparable on lead distribution, automation, and call-routing features.
• Brevo (Sendinblue): Multi-channel marketing platform offering email, SMS, chat, CRM, and marketing automation for SMBs. Comparable on bundled multi-channel communication and SMB subscription pricing.
• ClickFunnels: Sales funnel builder and marketing automation platform targeting SMBs and entrepreneurs, with multi-channel follow-up and lead conversion features. Comparable on local-business and solopreneur target market.
• Keap (formerly Infusionsoft): CRM and marketing automation platform specifically designed for small businesses, with built-in sales pipelines, appointment scheduling, and multi-channel follow-up. Closely aligned in SMB target customer and feature parity.
• LeadConnector: White-label marketing automation platform built for agencies serving local businesses, with CRM, multi-channel messaging, and AI features. Functionally near-identical to Local Business Marketing Experts' product surface, suggesting possible platform kinship.

Emerging players

• ManyChat: Conversational marketing platform specializing in multi-channel messaging automation (SMS, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp). Overlaps on multi-channel lead engagement but with narrower focus on conversational flows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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