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The Paid Ads Trap: How Focusing Only on Paid Advertising Could Kill Your Business (And What To Do Instead)

Over-reliance on paid ads may be limiting your success

Margo Mulvihill
4 min readNov 4, 2023

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We’ve all been there...

You launch a shiny new ad campaign, with beautiful images and irresistible copy. The beautifully designed ads drive a flood of clicks and conversions, lighting up your analytics dashboard. It’s easy to think you’ve cracked the ads code.

You pour more budget into the campaign, anticipating even greater results.

But for many businesses, this euphoria never lasts. The initial momentum stalls, requiring more and more spending just to maintain. Before you know it, budgets are drained and brand growth grinds to a halt. You’ve fallen into the paid ads trap.

This trend is all too common today. In the allure of instant gratification, we often lose sight of long-term brand building. But escaping the paid ads trap is possible with a balanced marketing strategy. In this article, we’ll explore smart ways to drive sustainable growth.

The Allure and Pitfalls of Paid Ads

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