Is Anything Real In Paid Advertising?
"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 video 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: https://quickclick.com/r/cgat5uvqcd0zfa1c79ic2ca3u7gbzo
Latest Episode
AR/VR, Not Hype: 70/20/10 Testing & Real-World Plays | Ep. 36 w/Adam Ortman (Kinetic319) (14.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Micro Beats Macro: Real Influence, Not Bot Views | Ep. 35 w/Matt Anthes (Advocators)
- Clicks Aren’t Customers: $5,266 in Ads, 1 Call | Ep. 34 w/Dan Newman (Learn to Scale)
- Creative Angle over Dashboards: Full Journey Growth | Ep. 33 w/Gabe Wolff (Everything Bagel)
- Lead with Humanity: Caregiving, Clarity & Real Growth | Ep. 32 w/Yasmine de Aranda (360ANGLE)
- Break the Agency Mold: Right-Sized Teams, Real Results | Ep. 31 w/Jamie Read (BriteBirch)
- Community over Audience: Measurable ROI & CQLs | Ep. 30 w/Yurii Lazaruk (Community ROI)
- Do the Homework: Foundations Before Ads | Ep. 29 w/Nikhil Vaish (BoostSolo)
- Attribution Is Fiction: Profit Over Dashboards | Ep. 28 w/Andrew Maffettone (BlueTuskr)
- Community over Clicks: Women, Talent & Real Influence | Ep. 27 w/Shraddha Varma (Fuzia)
- Credibility over Clout: Books, Wine & BS-Free Marketing | Ep. 26 w/Megumi Calver (Merobebe)
- Building a Global VA Agency Without Ads | Ep. 25 w/Utsav Nagori (DynaPro Global)
- Stop the Ad Addiction | Ep. 24 w/Jared Tang (Gaggle Social)
- Scrappy ABM, Real Results: Building Pipeline Without Paid Ads | Ep. 23 w/Mason Cosby (Scrappy ABM)
- EQ, Resilience & Real Influence | Ep. 22 w/Chuck Garcia (Climb Leadership International)
- Fix Your Bank. Scale Your Ads. | Ep. 21 w/Alex Steele (Opal)
- Narrative Power in a Noisy World | Ep. 20 w/MK McGowan (MK McGowan Studios)
- Filtering Noise with AI: Authentic Growth & Real Connections | Ep. 19 w/ Joe Apfelbaum (evyAI)
- CRM That Pays: Lead Scoring, Attribution & ROI | Ep. 18 w/ Jason Kramer (Cultivize)
- Building Trust Before Ads | Ep. 17 w/ Abu Kamara (Green Zone Solutions)
- The Future of AI & Creativity | Ep. 16 (Exclusive Drop) w/ Mike Todasco (SDSU, Ex-PayPal)
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