"Is Anything Real in Paid Advertising?" is the show where agency founders, marketers, and skeptics unpack what’s actually working — and what’s just noise.
Hosted by Adam W. Barney - author, strategist, and energy coach with $100M+ in ad experience, this no-fluff, 20-minute podcast dives into the tactics, tools, and truths shaping modern agency growth.
Each episode is a co-hosted conversation: unfiltered, spicy, and built for anyone tired of the same recycled playbooks.
🎯 Running a $250K–$5M agency? Join the mastermind!
Hosted by Adam W. Barney - author, strategist, and energy coach with $100M+ in ad experience, this no-fluff, 20-minute podcast dives into the tactics, tools, and truths shaping modern agency growth.
Each episode is a co-hosted conversation: unfiltered, spicy, and built for anyone tired of the same recycled playbooks.
🎯 Running a $250K–$5M agency? Join the mastermind!
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Latest Episodes
Ep. 02: PMax, AI, and the Myth of Set-It-and-Forget-It – A Real Talk with Ben Lund
Performance Max can scale. But only if you control the inputs.Otherwise? You’re handing the wheel to a robot with no map.In this episode of Is Anything Real in Paid Ad...
Ep. 01: Scaling with Soul – A Real Talk with Kristi Broom
In this kickoff episode of Is Anything Real in Paid Advertising?, I sit down with Kristi Broom, Co-Founder of Rising Tide Cooperative to talk candidly about building i...
Ep. 00: Is Anything in Paid Advertising Even Real?
You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve heard the hype. You’ve probably even burned budget on a “proven funnel.”But let’s be honest: is anything in paid advertising even rea...
