Discover how AI is transforming marketing for small and mid-size businesses in this episode of Street Level Marketing. Host Mark Lamp Blue Jr. sits down with Troy Cunningham Jackson, CEO of Sugar and Leather AI, to break down real-world strategies using AI-driven systems like Aries AI.

Learn how to streamline your marketing stack, improve SEO, GEO, and AEO performance, and create consistent, human-sounding content that drives engagement and growth. This episode explores the biggest mistakes businesses make with AI, how to build a strong brand narrative, and why consistency and data integration are key to scaling efficiently.

In this episode of Street Level Marketing, we break down one of the biggest barriers in AI adoption: setup friction. While AI agents promise powerful automation for lead generation, outreach, and business workflows, most people never get past the complexity of getting started.

Discover how simplifying deployment can unlock real results—faster. Learn how businesses are using AI agents to automate tasks like collecting leads, managing emails, and streamlining marketing systems without heavy technical knowledge.

Cut through the noise with Street Level Marketing. Dr. Alan Beau shares practical AI tips, data basics, cybersecurity must-dos, and how blockchain builds trust—so small businesses grow smarter.

• (00:00:00) - Street Level Marketing: AI Digital Transformation With Dr. Alan Badot
• (00:01:00) - Small Businesses Get Involved in AI
• (00:06:16) - What's the biggest mistake people make when trying AI tools for the
• (00:12:30) - Street Level Marketing
• (00:13:14) - Why Businesses Don't Know How to Use Their Data
• (00:15:10) - What's the First Step in Turning Data into Business Decisions?
• (00:17:22) - Can Data Reveal a Surprising Insight for Business?
• (00:18:59) - How did small businesses compete with the bigger ones when it comes to
• (00:22:38) - Dr. Bedell on applying AI and Data Strategy
• (00:23:14) - Cybersecurity: The Business Need to Focus
• (00:28:44) - How to Better Protect Your Business From Hackers
• (00:32:11) - Cyber Security
• (00:35:20) - What is Blockchain
• (00:37:40) - How Can Blockchain Change the Way We Market Products?
• (00:42:13) - Are Blockchain and AI the Next Big Shift?
• (00:43:45) - Alan Badeau: Customer Loyalty Programs and Blockchain
• (00:45:34) - Street Level Marketing: AI, Data & Cybersecurity