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Marketing Sucks

Marketing Sucks is the podcast for business owners who are looking for practical, fun, and strategic ways to get noticed online, and don’t want to sit through 30 minutes of filler to get to the good stuff.

Each week, Grind Social Media + Co founder Amanda Casinha sits down with the industry’s most interesting and unconventional ad experts, funnel developers, content creators, and changemakers to explore their off-the-beaten-path strategies and experiences in the world of marketing and business — and dig into real stories of failures, strategies, and how they got their jaw-dropping results.

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What’s Holding You Back From Growing Your Business and How to Fix It

December 09, 2025 • Amanda Casinha-Ginther • Episode 87

Consider this the business intervention you didn’t ask for - I promise you’ll thank us later. In this no-holds-barred, tough love episode of Marketing Sucks, Phil and I dig deeply into: 1) what’s going wrong in your marketing, 2) why it’s keeping you stagnant and exhausted, and 3) how to fix it so you can actually start seeing results.

We cover how to properly map out your tactical path (instead of just throwing spaghetti based on vibes), why you can’t just have your VA handle your paid ads, how to turn your business wishes into business plans, and the dumb-but-effective dashboard that will keep you from getting sucked into a data blackhole.

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