Why Video Is Now Your Best Salesperson: A Small Business Owner's Guide to the Video Landscape

Event description

Video isn't just content anymore — it's how customers find businesses they never knew to search for. In this session we'll map out the entire video landscape so you know exactly where your video lives, who sees it, and why it matters for your business in 2026. You'll learn how platforms like FB/IG/LI Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok function as a discovery network — serving your content to potential customers who have never heard of you, with zero ad spend required.

We'll cover the role of website video, YouTube as a search engine, and social media video so you understand how each one serves a different purpose in your customer's journey from stranger to paying client. By the end of this session you'll know which platforms deserve your attention, what kind of video belongs where, and why video is the highest-return marketing activity available to a small business owner right now.

Speaker(s): Michelle Cullison, Daystar New Media

Co-Sponsor(s): LED, SBA, and SUSLA

FREE and Open to the Public