
Ep 111 - The 3 Biggest Mistakes Digital Marketers Are Still Making
From Digital Marketing Made Easy by Dawn McGruer FRSA FCIM
June 11, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 113
About this episode
In this episode, we explore the three biggest mistakes digital marketers are making that hinder growth and effectiveness.
🎙️ Digital Marketing, Made Easy Episode 111: The 3 Biggest Mistakes Digital Marketers Are Still Making Welcome back to Digital Marketing, Made Easy — the podcast where we talk about what’s actually working in digital marketing right now, what’s changing in 2026, and how to market smarter without wasting time, money, or effort. In this episode, we’re exploring three of the biggest mistakes businesses and marketers are still making — mistakes that quietly limit growth, waste resources, and make marketing far less effective than it could be. Because the problem isn’t always that businesses need to do more marketing. In many cases, they’re already doing plenty. They’re posting constantly. Creating content. Launching campaigns. Testing platforms. And yet growth still feels inconsistent. Why? Because activity alone doesn’t create results. In Episode 111, we break down the common traps that keep marketers busy but stop them from making meaningful progress. We explore: – Why confusing activity with effectiveness is one of the biggest marketing mistakes today – How constant content creation can become a distraction from strategy – The risks of relying too heavily on social media…
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Host: Dawn McGruer FRSA FCIM
Topics covered
- digital marketing mistakes
- marketing strategy
- content creation
- social media
- AI in marketing
- business growth
Keywords
- digital marketing
- marketing mistakes
- content strategy
- social media risks
- AI marketing
- business growth
- owned marketing assets
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