The Embodied Marketing Podcast

I have been listening to Emily’s podcast for years…ever since I first heard her as a guest on Amy Porterfield’s Online Marketing Made Easy podcast. Podcasts are my go-to for business advice and this one is always at the top of my list. If you want actionable marketing tips and want to learn more about what is working right now as well as what works long-term look no further than this podcast. Also, make sure that you sign up for the free trainings that Emily mentions in the podcast as they come up. In one of the completely free trainings I was able to get all of my Facebook Ads questions answered, a Facebook Ad up and running, and get it to perform well in literally less than a week…for FREE. I could not recommend this podcast, or Empowered marketing’s strategies, more. Definitely check it out!

Emily always came off a little self-absorbed, she also talked negatively about her team throughout the podcast. She spent a ton of time talking about her vacations and retreats and how to build a successful business but then weeks/months later shared about how her business was falling apart. Most recently, her discussion about politics made it clear that she really is self-absorbed and cares about no one but herself. Hard pass!

BUYER BEWARE: I think this podcast, when she is actually teaching marketing, is GREAT. But I gained more from the podcast than the THOUSANDS of dollars I invested working with the Hirsh (now Embodied) team. I have now spent well over $20,000 with Embodied Marketing. That is not including ad spend. And have gotten little to no results, little to no strategic help, and little to no movement. I continue to run ads that are similar to what I have run for the past ~4 years with minor copy/creative tweaks suggested by Embodied with no results. If any bigger moves have been made with Embodied, they have been my ideas as opposed to Embodied's guidance. In my time working with this agency, I have been passed from new account manager to new account manager countless times making progress very hard. And frankly the frequent employee turnover is just a bad testament to what is going on internally at Embodied. I have expressed these concerns countless times with Emily, and Fallon, and many account managers. Each time I have expressed my concerns, little to no response or movement has been made. While I think Emily, herself, is brilliant and I DO believe the strategies she shares in this podcast. It seems as though “her gift” of pinpointing bigger strategic changes that need to be made, is absolutely NOT trickling down to her team. You would think that after countless months of no results, someone higher up at Hirsh, OR Emily herself, would step into a meeting to resuscitate the account before loosing a client. From my perspective, It seems Emily along with the Hirsh team are more focused on shifting their own offers, launches, events, than client success. While Emily finds her “alignment,” clients are falling through the cracks. I believe the core value of “ads always work, its just a matter of when” but also, how much money am I supposed to pour onto this in the interim?! It seems like a convenient value to sell people on working with Hirsh and make endless minor tweaks with little to no results while collecting your paycheck.

I’m making progress, improving, and still have some ways to go. Once I saw Emily’s ad, I tuned into the podcast, her stuff has helped me a lot, I’m understanding marketing and running ads a whole lot better than before. Also vs. those gurus who sell a one size fits all strategy.