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Sep 21, 2025
# This 2x Marine Brian Keith Noonan Is a Success Because He's Direct
 [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer)
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## Write right to build relationships and sales
## [Action Tips](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) you'll learn in \<[The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)...
- The Marine Marketing Magician (Two-time Marine veteran)
- Builds funnels and sites from the ground up
- Sold his first website in 1998 for $500 (now he sells them for $50,000)
- Typical teenager mowing lawns and got into textiles via his father's business
- Entered the Marines from 1994-1998
- Re-entered the textile industry, but it was declining
- Saw the rise of the internet. Remembers emailing from Japan to the U.S. in real time while in the Marines.
- Self-taught himself web design
- Made a cold call to a local business that was a CD store (doesn't exist now like Blockbuster) He shopped there and called them.
- Business grew by word-of-mouth, and he was recruited to join a company as a full-time employee
- Re-entered the Marines after 9/11
- Became a civilian again in 2006
- Discovered direct response marketing and marketing automation
- Why good copy remains relevant
- Relationship building hasn't changed
- Was a fan of ClickFunnels when they first came up, but not so much anymore due to uptime issues
- Down 2-3 days around Thanksgiving
- Now he's moving away from it
- Prefers to use the best-of-breed for each component
- ClickFunnels is fine for expediency, but he prefers a self-hosted solution
- Team of 6, keeps their hands in the ad creation
- Has a "super-secret" hiring process, but prospects must execute tasks to prove they are motivated, reliable, and skilled
- His websites that are focused on direct response mean he can tie ROI to his works, so he can justify higher prices
- Now he has a waiting list
- Warm up your prospects
- Why you need coaches and mentors
- Join his groups
- Lead Gen Live
- Internet Marketing Live
- Does live calls on-demand to keep it relevant vs creating courses
- Why he mentors vets for nearly free
- **How to Tell the Difference Between the Branches of the US Armed Forces!**
If you give the command **"SECURE THE BUILDING"**, here is what the different services would do:
The **NAVY** would turn out the lights and lock the doors.
The **ARMY** would surround the building with defensive fortifications, tanks and concertina wire.
The **MARINE CORPS** would assault the building, using overlapping fields of fire from all appropriate points on the perimeter.
The **AIR FORCE** would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy the building.
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- Visit [Brian Keith Noonan's website](https://buzzsource.clickfunnels.com/optin)
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Market like you mean it.
Now go sell something.
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