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The Digital Marketing Illusion: Why Your Instagram Ads Are Burning Money

The Marketing Promise: Digital is measurable unlike traditional Scale with ad spend Viral potential Attribution clarity What Agencies Sell: Impressions, reach, engagement, followers. Dashboards full …

P. Mishra · January 2026

The Digital Marketing Reality: Agency Slavery vs B2B Strategy

You expect to be valued for your Ideas. You imagine brainstorming sessions in bean bags, sipping coffee, and coming up with the next Nike slogan. …

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