You Can't Sit With Us: Inside Mean Girl Marketing

Dec 15, 2025
36 mins

Episode Description

There's a new kind of online business drama in town, and it's not girlbossing. It's "Mean Girl Marketing."

Is "mean girl marketing" actually a problem? Where did it come from? And why is it suddenly everywhere? That's what we're exploring in this episode. 

Topics discussed in this episode:

  • What Mean Girl Marketing really is (and what it isn't).

  • How exclusivity, shame, and status get weaponized in sales.

  • Why these tactics work and how they manipulate belonging.

  • The biggest red flags to spot before you get pulled in.

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