Why Marketing Agencies Don't Work for Jiu-Jitsu Academies

Almost every academy owner JP talks to has tried a marketing agency. Most of them got burned. This episode breaks down exactly why, and what you should be doing instead.

In this episode:

• Why "50 students in 50 days" promises are flat-out lies, and why agencies keep making them
• What agencies actually do (hint: it's just top of funnel) and why that's not enough
• The real math: paying $1,500–$2,500/month in retainer plus ad spend when you're doing $10-12K MRR is a losing equation
• Why cold Meta traffic is so much harder to convert than referrals or Google leads
• The retention problem that makes agencies pointless, if you're losing 5 students and gaining 5, you're at net zero
• Why the leads problem is real, but the churn problem is bigger
• What a proper onboarding and nurture system actually looks like when you own it yourself
• Running your own Meta ads as a learnable skill, and why it's worth the 15–20 hours to figure it out
• The skill gaps and systems gaps that agencies will never fix for you
• The big caveat: ads work, agencies are the problem

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