Marketing Managers 🚨What are your biggest marketing pet peeves?

Question

My biggest pet peeve would be when you commit so much time and effort to creating a video, only for the algorithm wave to miss it, and it ends up not doing as well as you thought.

Janak Patel · Accepted Answer

Endless revisions, lack of clear goals, and when data is ignored in favor of gut feelings!

Carleigh Griffiths · Answer

One major thing is poorly executed email marketing campaigns.

Business Marketing with Nika · Answer

This applies to me most of time.

During summer friend of mine showed me some random video. It was so "shallow" and shot like by the potato :DD and that guy became celebrity, food chains wanted to collab with him. I would say that the whole video took him maybe 2 minutes (recording and uploading on TT). The video blown up.

Contrary

I can do all edits in the world, creating scripts, adding effects and I do not know what and I am happy to have 500 views :D

Ardhian S · Answer

Marketing managers often have a few common pet peeves, such as:

1. Lack of clear communication – When teams aren't aligned or briefs are unclear.
2. Unrealistic expectations – When stakeholders demand results without understanding the work involved.
3. Last-minute changes – When campaigns or strategies are altered too close to launch.
4. Ignoring data – When decisions are made without analyzing performance metrics.
5. Inconsistent branding – When the brand message or visual identity is not followed properly across channels.

Ardhian S · Answer

i think Unrealistic expectations from non-marketing teams.

devi don · Answer

Ignoring the power of social media marketing, I think.

Joel Sitanggang · Answer

@busmark_w_nika I know that feeling all too well, but I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, so keep at it!

Jacob Henry · Answer

Ineffective use of marketing budgets.

Liam Patrick O'Connor · Answer

Ugh, the jargon-heavy ads drive me nuts! Like, we get it, you know fancy marketing terms. 🙄 Just keep it simple and focus on what actually matters to the customer. And don't even get me started on the 'gut feelings' crew... Hello, we have data for a reason! Use it to make informed decisions, not just to back up your hunches. 📊 Oh, and can we please stop celebrating vanity metrics? Impressions and likes are great, but if they're not translating to real results, what's the point? 🤷‍♀️ Marketing should be about understanding and meeting customer needs, not just ticking boxes on a strategy doc. It's time to get real and start listening to our users! 🗣️

Gabriel Ryan · Answer

Lack of clear goals and measurable KPIs.

Answer

Unrealistic expectations and vague briefs—every marketer’s nightmare!

Sergey Koshevoy · Answer

-Celebrating high impressions or likes when they don’t translate to leads, conversions, or actual ROI.

-Too much jargon or trying to say everything in one ad. Simplicity wins hearts and minds, but some marketers just can’t resist cramming it all in.

-When people rely on gut feelings over analytics. Data exists for a reason—use it!

-When feedback from real users is dismissed because "it doesn’t fit the strategy." Marketing should evolve based on what customers actually need.

-The dreaded "design by committee" where every idea gets watered down through endless feedback loops.

Marketing Managers 🚨What are your biggest marketing pet peeves?

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