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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 39 MIN

Why I Closed our Brands - And What Happens Now

from Write This Down with Maddy Birdcage · host Maddy Birdcage

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Send us Fan Mail Marketing has reached a breaking point. After ten years of building successful businesses that help brands execute effective marketing strategies, I've made the radical decision to shut down both my agency and online school. Not because they're failing – but because they're working too well to stay the same. What's happening in the marketing landscape is what I call "Frankenstein marketing" – brands desperately cobbling together outdated methods with new tactics, creating di...

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