The Marketing Millennials The Marketing Tactics Everyone Uses (But Won’t Admit) | Bathroom Break #100
Mar 23, 2026
A rapid-fire round of marketing confessions exposes tactics people quietly use, from fake scarcity in promotions to deleting underperforming posts. There are cringe career stories and on-stage panic moments. Expect blunt admissions about questionable email tricks and awkward event encounters.
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Conference Cheeseburger And The Locked Door
- Jay Schwedelson once locked himself out of his conference hotel room wearing only boxers after ordering room service and panicked in the elevator and at the front desk.
- The story illustrates conference awkwardness and social avoidance taken to an extreme, ending with him admitting he had no ID while pleading to get back inside.
Stop Pretending Last Chance Is Real
- Marketers frequently use false urgency like 'last chance' even when offers are repeated; admit this practice is widespread.
- Daniel and Jay call out examples like repeated 'last chance' emails and fake store-closing signs that create perceived scarcity but aren't genuine.
Delete Flopped Posts Without Guilt
- Deleting low-performing social posts is a common tactic and not shameful; do it when content clearly underperforms.
- Daniel notes he deletes posts frequently and warns reposting the same content quickly can have negative net results.