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Webinar FAIL: That Time I Forgot to Record Our Huge Influencer Webinar

Webinar FAIL: That Time I Forgot to Record Our Huge Influencer Webinar

Embracing Marketing Mistakes · Sep 25, 2025

A high-stakes influencer webinar turns disastrous after the host forgets to hit record, leading to an expensive re-shoot. #MarketingMistakes

Combining a New Marketing Channel with a High-Stakes Launch Creates Multiple Failure Points

An agency launched its webinar program specifically for a major influencer collaboration. This meant navigating a new format, new technology, and their largest-ever promotional effort simultaneously, which amplified the risk of critical errors like failing to record the session.

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Webinar FAIL: That Time I Forgot to Record Our Huge Influencer Webinar

Embracing Marketing Mistakes·5 months ago

Minor Software Limitations Can Cause Catastrophic Failures in High-Stakes Marketing Events

A three-seat limit on the webinar software prevented a dedicated team member from managing logistics. This forced the host to multitask under pressure, leading directly to the critical error of not recording the session. This highlights how small technical constraints can become single points of failure.

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Webinar FAIL: That Time I Forgot to Record Our Huge Influencer Webinar

Embracing Marketing Mistakes·5 months ago

The True Cost of a Marketing Mistake Includes the Expense of Recreating the Lost Asset

After failing to record a paid influencer webinar, the real loss was the repurposable content asset, not just the live event. The agency chose to pay the influencer a second time (at a discount) to re-record, demonstrating that recovering a key marketing asset can be a necessary, albeit expensive, follow-up investment.

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Webinar FAIL: That Time I Forgot to Record Our Huge Influencer Webinar

Embracing Marketing Mistakes·5 months ago