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Content vs Paid Ads: The Answer Is Both
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- Aug 6, 2026
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Growth Newsletter: https://levelingup.beehiiv.com/subscribe Need marketing help? Visit: https://www.singlegrain.com/ and https://npdigital.com/ Want to recruit great marketers? Find them here: https://marketingschool.io/hire Eric listens to two people argue organic content versus paid ads and calls the whole debate stupid, because the answer is both. From there into the ROI of podcasting after nearly ten years of doing this one, using the Forbes highest-paid list as a reality check, and finally why recruiting is higher leverage than managing when you are small. Key takeaways ◾ Content versus paid is a false binary, and the answer is both ◾ Buying growth can beat building it, if you know what you are buying ◾ Recruit better people and you spend less time managing them Chapters 00:00 Content vs paid ads 05:53 The ROI of podcasting 07:53 Sponsor break 10:51 Recruiting beats managing