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Fabric Protection
To give your fabric and upholstery a fighting chance to repel stains a fabric protector is your best option. Where a fabric protector in not a majic force field agains spills it does keep the spill from drying into the fibers themselves greatly enhancing the ability to remove a stain if left unattended to. Fabric protectors are not an excuse to not clean up immediately, it is best practice to attend to a spill or mis-hap on your carpet, fabric, or other upholstery as quick as possible to reduce the chance of staining.
The simple fact is that a great many common fabrics, like cotton for example, without protectors will permanently stain very easily, whereas with a protector, the odds of removal by a professional increase vastly. A good quality protector is a very wise investment and will extend the lifetime of your furniture and carpets by enabling them to clean up better when it is done professionally.
Liquid spills do bead up to some degree on protected fabric, but they can soak into some naturally highly absorbent protected fabrics, or on others if they are splashed forcefully, or if they are allowed to sit on the fabric without blotting. Otherwise, since there is no texture or color change associated with modern protectors, it is very difficult for the customer to detect the level of protection they have sometimes. Again, this doesn't mean the protector isn't working- you may still need a professional, but the chances of successful removal are much, much higher on protected fabric as opposed to unprotected. There have been many occasions over the years when I have been able to guarantee that no one would be able get a certain stain out of a certain unprotected fabric. Yet the same stain on the same fabric that is protected may just come right out, or at least improve enough to live with. Protect your fabrics. It really works.