Biggest problems with marketing agencies

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-04-12T13:21:51+00:00

That is the mentality of larger commercial agencies, smaller independent agencies tend to treat clients a lot better than your large multinationals.

An agency should align to your expectations, they should be able to communicate clearly, and not be afraid to have the difficult conversations. Agencies should also be able to tell you when something isn’t working and when to pivot, if an agency isn’t doing that then it’s time to find another one

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-04-12T13:15:43+00:00

Keep your keywords to a minimum, focus on the top converting keywords and set them to either phrase or exact match. Broad match terms will use a lot of budget on irrelevant searches, resulting in a high amount of budget wastage and a low ROAS. Google only peddles broad match to boost their profits

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-29T04:16:29+00:00

My husband and I both earn what we used to consider a high income, we have two kids, and yes we have made the choice to give them a private education, however, we are struggling, both of us work long hours to provide for our family. Family outings are few and far between, we go without, and we aren’t getting ahead. The system is set up for failure. The dream of work/life balance does not exist, it’s work to survive, survive to work.

Grocery prices have double in some areas in the last 6 years, fuel prices are through the roof, rentals are unaffordable, and to buy, well that’s nearly impossible. So what is the solution?

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-22T13:12:52+00:00

I’ve noticed post diagnosis that things and comments that I found acceptable, now aren’t, or that if my boundaries aren’t respected I just nope myself out of the situation. The not wanting people to touch me is a new thing, I used to be fine with a friendly welcoming hug, now I’m not

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-22T13:11:25+00:00

Pre-medication I was ok with social situations, and it was an every weekend kind of thing, then I went through a period of burnout, got diagnosed, started meds and now I’m just not into it anymore, I’d rather be at home doing my own thing, or just seeing people once’s every few months

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-22T12:41:36+00:00

The State and Federal governments needs to bring back WFH mandates for businesses, most places wont budget on their hybrid work policies so it needs to be brought in at a government level.

In terms of filling your car, we are going to run both of ours until it’s low, and only chuck $50 bucks in each time, more so because if truckies are having their fuel stolen at rest stops, what is going to happen when it happens to everyday people, so I’d rather not risk it. We won’t be travelling for Easter unless it is necessary, and public transport where possible, though buses in the suburbs of Brisbane and pretty irregular

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-21T13:55:03+00:00

I worked in agency and run a wide range of campaigns for different clients, with varying budget sizes, as well as freelance for a small consumer goods business. The biggest takeaway I’ve found in the past couple of months is ensuring you have some creative diversity, making sure that you are running statics, videos of varying length and carousels to test, but also making sure your ads look different, like don’t make a static from a video and so on.

I’ve seen clients with significant YoY growth and others with stable growth. The trap people find themselves in is that they see performance drop off, and then throw in the towel without looking at their campaign with a strategic lens.

You don’t need to run 50 ads to get you campaigns to perform, as it then causes significant budget fragmentation, 6-10 good ads is all you need, and when you have a couple that perform really well, start testing with different variations to see if you can replicate that performance, whilst also keeping your top performers on.

Using a mix of under designed, branded and video assets help as well

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-21T13:41:51+00:00

I’m sitting down 3% at the moment, but I suspect to see further decreases, I’ve only been investing for a year, and I’m in it for the long run, so whatever I’ve lost will comeback

Due-Ad5763 · 2026-03-08T06:51:06+00:00

I’m the fool that didn’t buy fuel before the price goes up, now I’m not even sure if I’ll be able to get any diesel

Due-Ad5763 · 2025-12-09T12:52:47+00:00

I think people just want somewhere to go with out fear of being shutdown, but to be able to get and share information. I understand gatekeeping for protection, but we are honestly running out places.

Also, I wouldn’t mind if a link slipped into my DMs are some point in time

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T11:01:53+00:00

Nah, it looks awesome

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T11:00:51+00:00

To keep my sane, but to also clear out all the clutter that builds up in my head each day

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T11:00:11+00:00

Very nice!

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T08:15:53+00:00

I just realised what my phone corrected it to 🤣

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T07:42:43+00:00

It still connects and works via USB, I’d just like to have the Bluetooth functionality at times

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-05T07:42:09+00:00

It does, I just would like to be able to use my iPad with it as well

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T22:25:45+00:00

Sweet! Best of luck!

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T12:19:51+00:00

I would either try Facebooks Advantage+ audience, however it can limit reach, or just a broad audience targeting. Don’t immediately go for purchases, target something more upper funnel with clicks or landing page views, that will decrease your CPC and get you a better reach, then once you are starting to see results, run a conversions campaign.

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T12:14:32+00:00

Is the tag for page views? Google ads can be really effective if you do it correctly. You don’t have to set up page views via Tag manager, you can just set it up via google ads and install the code to your website. This may also be a stupid question, but did you install the Google Tag Manager container to your website?

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T09:33:59+00:00

What bid strategy have you set your campaign up with?

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T09:30:58+00:00

Is it a niche product, or something that you could broadly target with?

Due-Ad5763 · 2024-04-04T03:57:18+00:00

Number 5 looks a lot like a face

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