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.
Marketing Sucks
The Truth About Showing Up 100 Times
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This week on Marketing Sucks, nothing actually sucks.
Amanda and Phil are celebrating 100 episodes and instead of doing a polished recap, they sit down and talk honestly about what it really took to get here.
From awkward mic setups and last-minute recordings to moments of wanting to quit entirely, this episode pulls back the curtain on what building something long-term actually feels like. It is messy. It is inconsistent. It is boring before it is exciting. And it is never perfect.
Amanda shares the biggest lessons she has learned from showing up 100 times, including why clarity matters more than being the smartest person in the room, why reputation beats aesthetics, why most people quit right before momentum hits, and why relationships have driven every major opportunity in their business.
They also get into self-doubt, resilience, long-form content, and the reality that sometimes you hit record and think, “What was that?” and publish it anyway.
If you are building a business, a brand, or anything that requires consistency, this episode will remind you that the work is not glamorous. But it is worth it.
What You’ll Learn
✔ Why clarity beats talent in business and communication
✔ Why distribution matters more than perfection
✔ Why your brand is your reputation, not your visuals
✔ Why most people quit before momentum hits
✔ How consistency feels boring until it works
✔ Why every major opportunity comes from relationships
Connect With Us
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