ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Two fractional CMOs and hosts of the podcast Blame it on Marketing—Emma Davies and Ruta Sudmantaite—explain how their meme-heavy side-podcast became an unlimited content engine for LinkedIn, keeping them top-of-feed even when inspiration runs dry. Then they fire shots: in its “current form,” LinkedIn is flat-out “overrated” and bloated with gimmicks like ebook-bait and engagement pods.
They argue the platform is sliding into pay-to-play territory—boost-posts inflate reach, videos need ad spend to breathe, and small brands without budget get squeezed out. Their antidote? Founder-led voices, ruthless posting systems, and humor as a moat that “turns existential dread into viral therapy.” Listen in for the real playbook on beating the algorithm before it beats you.
What You’ll Learn
- Systems Beat Inspiration – Emma’s two-posts-a-day cadence rides on automations that tag new followers, queue content, and keep the train on the tracks.
- Pay-to-Play Is Here – Boosting posts does juice reach, but it also proves LinkedIn is inching toward Facebook-style ads dependency.
- Humor as a Moat – Their best posts start as Monday-morning “existential dread” riffs and evolve into viral therapy sessions for B2B marketers.
- Starter Playbook – New creators should “make a little plan… then commit for at least a month” before judging results.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 – Origin story & intro
07:00 – Podcast as LinkedIn tent-pole
13:00 – Building evergreen growth systems
17:40 – Where the comedy comes from
22:20 – Posting frequency myths & the power of comments
30:20 – Boost-post experiments & video reach woes
42:52 – Lightning round: “Overrated,” engagement-pods & API dreams
46:14 – One-month test rule for newbies
48:10 – What’s next for Blame It on Marketing (pod-swap season & live events)
Memorable Quotes
- “LinkedIn in its current form? Overrated.”
- “ ‘Comment beneath this post to get my ebook.’ Kill me.”
- “Find a system, refine it, do it—then stack something else on top.”
- “Videos have been massively deprioritized… you kinda have to pay to get your videos into the timeline.”
Connect with the Crew
- Follow Emma Davies and Ruda Sudamantaite on LinkedIn
- Tune into Blame It on Marketing on your favorite podcast app
Stay Connected:
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