A marketer reveals a major error from early in their career for the first time on the podcast. The memory still brings back palpable feelings of "anxiety and dread," showing the long-term psychological weight of professional mistakes, even when there are no negative consequences.
A marketer ignored a glaring typo on a six-figure exhibition stand. The decision to "bury their head in the sand" paid off, as no one from leadership or the audience noticed. This suggests for certain errors, the cost and attention of a fix can be worse than the actual mistake.
A spelling mistake of "software" on a large event stand went unnoticed by thousands. This demonstrates that in high-stimulus environments like trade shows, people's brains often auto-correct familiar words, making them blind to otherwise obvious errors that fall within their expectations.