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.
Episodes
107 episodes
Stop Posting for Followers: What Actually Builds a Brand Online
This week on Marketing Sucks, Amanda and Phil are calling out one of the biggest mistakes brands are still making online: posting for followers instead of posting for interest. They break down why chasing trends, vanity metrics, and random vira...
REPLAY: The Top 5 Marketing Mistakes You're Making (And How to Fix Them)
Stop making your marketing harder than it has to be! In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Phil and I reveal the top 5 marketing mistakes you’re probably making right now — and how to stop driving yourself crazy struggling to do it ALL. ...
REPLAY: Why Posting More Content Isn’t Growing Your Business
In week two of this January series, Amanda and Phil break down one of the biggest myths in modern marketing: that more content automatically equals more growth. Spoiler: it doesn’t.This episode dismantles the obsession with daily posting...
Why Your Messaging Isn’t Converting
This week on Marketing Sucks, Amanda and Phil go in on something that quietly kills revenue every single day.Overcomplicated messaging.From jargon-filled landing pages to brands trying to say 17 things in 12 seconds, this episode ...
Founder-Led Marketing Isn’t Influencing
In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda and Phil go off on faceless marketing, AI avatars, and the illusion that you can build trust without ever showing your faceThey break down why we are living in a post-trust economy, why polished...
Boundaries, Burnout, and the Leadership No One Talks About with Natacha Pennycooke
In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda sits down with three-time award-winning psychotherapist Natacha Pennycooke for a real, unfiltered conversation about boundaries.They dive into what is actually happening psychologically when we ...
The Truth About Showing Up 100 Times
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....
Big Brands Are Playing a Different Game and Copying Them Is Why You’re Stuck
In this solo episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda breaks down one of the most common reasons small and mid-sized businesses stay stuck: copying big brand marketing.Amanda explains why brands like Nike, McDonald’s, and Apple are playing a c...
The Marketing Advice That Sounds Smart but Quietly Kills Sales
In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda Casinha and Phil Ginther dismantle some of the most repeated marketing advice that sounds smart but quietly kills revenue.They break down three of the biggest offenders: “educate, don’t sell,” “...
The Algorithm Isn’t the Problem and Adam Mosseri’s Recent Instagram Updates
In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda Casinha and Phil Ginther tackle one of the biggest excuses in marketing right now: blaming the algorithm.Instead of feeding into outdated myths about reach and suppression, they break down what’...
What Today’s Best Marketing Campaigns Get Right
In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Amanda Casinha and Phil Ginther flip the script.Instead of tearing apart bad marketing, they break down three major brands that are actually getting it right right now and explain why their campaigns a...
Funnel Stages Explained: Why Your Marketing Isn’t Converting
In this final episode of a four-part Marketing Sucks series, Amanda Casinha and Phil Ginther break down one of the most misunderstood reasons marketing fails: not understanding funnel stages.From awkward couch setups to brutally honest r...
How to Build a Simple Marketing Campaign That Works
Most businesses say they’re running campaigns.Very few actually are.In Part 3 of this January series, Amanda and Phil break down what a real marketing campaign is, what it is not, and why so many businesses are unknowingly sabotaging...
Why Posting More Content Isn’t Growing Your Business
In week two of this January series, Amanda and Phil break down one of the biggest myths in modern marketing: that more content automatically equals more growth. Spoiler: it doesn’t.This episode dismantles the obsession with daily posting...
The New Year Marketing Lie That Costs Businesses Thousands
It’s the second week of January, and the hype is loud.New year, new you.New platforms. New offers. New ads. New everything.In this episode, Amanda and Phil call out the New Year marketing lie that convinces business o...
How to Grow Your Email List and Revenue in 2026
You heard it here first: 2026 will be the year of email marketing. Not only is it the fastest way to be seen by your audience, it converts 4x higher than any other channel. If you’re not already on the bandwagon and growing your list, this epis...
Why Not Showing Up Online is Going to Hurt Your Business This Year
You can’t outsource being the founder or CEO. These days, your personal brand is your #1 business growth strategy - and if you’re not showing up online often and authentically this year, your business is going to suffer. Full stop. ...
[REPLAY] Episode 71: The Top 5 Marketing Mistakes You're Making (And How to Fix Them)
Stop making your marketing way harder than it needs to be. In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Phil and I reveal the five major marketing mistakes you’re probably making right now - and how to stop driving yourself crazy doing all the things.&n...
From Solopreneur to Scalable Brand: The Shifts You Need to Make in Your Marketing Strategy
Think you’re ready to scale your business? If you want to move from solo-run start-up to scalable brand, you’ll need to switch up your strategy and your mindset. Your success will depend on whether you have the right people (and tools)...
What’s Holding You Back From Growing Your Business and How to Fix It
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 keepi...
5 Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2026
In this spicy episode of Marketing Sucks, Phil and I talk about the 5 marketing trends you can’t afford to ignore in 2026. Note: the trends covered in this conversation aren’t short-lived fads that’ll die out by April. If you ignore these major...
How to Build a Facebook Group That Actually Makes You Money | With Michelle Vroom
For every thriving Facebook group out there, there are thousands dead or on life support. Should you bother making one for your business? How do you make sure it doesn’t suck? Does anyone even use Facebook anymore?In this episod...
The End-of-Year Marketing Audit Every Business Needs
Marketing audits aren’t sexy or fun. But if you’re running your business on *viBeS* instead of data, you don’t actually KNOW what’s working and driving conversions, and what’s just keeping you busy and wasting your money. In this va...
Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It) | With Kirsten Jordan
Business owners today have access to a literal ton of marketing tools and an endless stream of advice from marketing gurus. So why are so many entrepreneurs still seeing zero ROI?In this episode of Marketing Sucks, the brilliant marketin...
The Worst Advice We Ever Got in Business
Being an entrepreneur means dealing with a ton of unwanted opinions from people who don’t actually know our businesses. In this episode of Marketing Sucks, Phil and I talk about some of the all-time worst business advice we’ve received...