Storytime: How a Sex Tape & Getting Fired Set Me Up to Be a Top 100 Facebook Advertiser in America
Published on: December 25 2022 by The Facebook Disrupter
Have you ever experienced a setback that ultimately led you to success? That's what happened to me. In this article, I'm going to share my story of how getting fired over a sex tape set me up to become one of the top 100 Facebook advertisers in America.
Background:
- I was working as a marketing manager at a small company when a sex tape of me and my partner leaked online.
- My boss found out and fired me on the spot, leaving me feeling embarrassed, ashamed, and lost.
- I didn't know what to do next, but I knew I had to find a way to bounce back.
Turning Point:
- I decided to turn my negative experience into a positive one by using my marketing skills to promote my own business.
- I started by creating a Facebook page and using paid ads to reach my target audience.
- I quickly discovered that I had a knack for creating effective Facebook ads and began to specialize in this area.
Success:
- Over time, I honed my skills and became one of the top 100 Facebook advertisers in America.
- I started my own digital marketing agency and helped businesses of all sizes increase their online presence and revenue.
- Today, I'm proud to say that I turned my setback into an opportunity and found success in an unexpected way.
In life, we all face challenges and setbacks. But it's how we respond to these obstacles that determines our future success. Instead of letting my firing and sex tape leak define me, I used it as motivation to become a top Facebook advertiser. So next time you face a setback, remember that it could be setting you up for something great.
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Storytime: How a Sex Tape & Getting Fired Set Me Up to Be a Top 100 Facebook Advertiser in America
- In this article, we will be discussing the journey of how the author got started in their career, from a scandal involving a professional wrestler's sex tape to managing a million dollars a day on Facebook.
Career Journey:
- Moved to LA in 2012 after being a Sirius XM radio personality and musician
- Got caught up in a scandal involving a professional wrestler's sex tape which led to the radio station and news outlet going out of business
- Got a job at an illegitimate ad agency falsifying traffic for Disney teen stars
- Started building own agency after being fired from the ad agency
- Developed organic social media strategies for clients and charged $2,000 a month
- Got fired from biggest account after they found that running Facebook ads themselves was more effective than paying for organic strategies
- Started running paid media accounts and got a job at a small shop in Santa Monica running Jamba Juice's paid media efforts
- Got a job at Omnicom as a supervisor for CBS, Nissan, and Henkel with no prior Facebook ad experience
- Was a terrible employee and got fired, but eventually became one of the best Facebook advertisers in the world
Obstacles:
- Getting fired from jobs
- Winning and losing business contracts
- Learning how to do things on own without proper guidance
- Turning obstacles into opportunities to learn and succeed
- The author's career journey was not linear and involved various obstacles and challenges, but they embraced each one as an opportunity to learn and grow.
- The author's success is a result of their determination, ability to say yes and figure things out later, and willingness to turn obstacles into opportunities.
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