
Embracing Marketing Mistakes
Welcome to the world's number one podcast on Marketing Mistakes by Prohibition PR. This podcast is specifically for senior marketers determined to grow their brands by learning from real-world screw ups.
Each week, join hosts Chris Norton and Will Ockenden, seasoned PR professionals with over 45 years of combined experience, as they candidly explore the marketing failures most marketers would rather forget. Featuring insightful conversations with industry-leading marketing experts and value-packed solo episodes, the show tries to uncover the valuable lessons from genuine marketing disasters and, crucially, the tips and steps you need to take to avoid them.
Chris and Will bring practical experience from founding the award-winning PR agency Prohibition PR, where they have successfully guided top brands to significant growth through PR strategy, social media, media relations, content marketing, and strategic brand-building.
Tune in to turn f*ck ups into progress, mistakes into lessons, and challenges into real-life competitive advantages. Well, we hope so anyway.
Episodes
Why the BBC's Spencer Kelly Said the iPad Would Fail, Hours Before Its Launch

From Zero Clients to LinkedIn Success: Sarah Clay’s Lockdown Marketing Fail

Mind Games: Richard Shotton Reveals Marketing's Hidden Secrets

PR FAIL: I sent a press release that wasn't approved and made the 10 o'clock news.

How British Wool Turned 30,000 Farmers into Brand Advocates

Training FAIL: Media Training Goes Sideways: True Stories from the Trenches

The Molly Mae Effect: Salvaging Brand Reputation Through Community Engagement

Marketing Mistake: Did I Just Break Stock Market Regulations?

Your Marketing Team Just Got Smarter Thanks to AI

Marketing Blunder: When 500 Becomes 5K: A Coney Island New Year's Disaster

Are You Still Measuring Outputs When You Should Be Measuring Outcomes?

FAIL: Hops and Dreams: The Beer That Nobody "Cheers'd" To

The Art of Authentic Brand Storytelling: Rachel Massey on Breaking Through B2B Blandness

Marketing Mishap: Using My Name As My Password Wasn't Great

FAIL: When your business feels like your baby, you take the losses personally

FAIL: "I Started an Online Wine Business Right Before Lockdown"

Oinking Outside the Box: Marketing Lessons from a Cartoon Pregnancy

FAIL: I was almost printed on the front page of a national newspaper

Why Lazy Content Will Kill Your Brand

FAIL: How I made 120,000 Anglers Angry

The Future of Chocolate Is Hidden in Volcanic Soil

The Art of Global Content with Shaheen Samavati

"Getting Fired Was the Best Career Move I Ever Made"

Severance: The Marketing Masterclass Behind Apple TV's Cult Show - Campaign Crunch

The Fake Follower Epidemic: Stop Vanity Metrics Killing Your Brand - Marketing Room 101 Special
