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GPT-6 Astra Just Shipped. It Only Helps the Organized Business.

OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, its new flagship model, and the owners who benefit will be the ones with organized SOPs, clean data, and a predictable way of getting new customers.

Sep 7, 2026
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Lead Generation

Your Office Manager Should Not Be Running Your Ads

Entrepreneur says growing businesses eventually need an agency for marketing, and my view is stronger: paid ads belong with a dedicated professional, whether that is an agency or an in-house media buyer, and never with the office manager.

Sep 3, 2026
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Google Ads

Google Is Putting Book Buttons on Your Search Ads. Is Your Booking Flow Ready?

Google is rolling Book buttons out to Search and Performance Max ads automatically, and the booking system behind that button now decides whether your ad spend turns into appointments.

Aug 31, 2026
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Minimalist diagram on black labelled Meta Ads. Left: a grid of one hundred identical small squares, captioned 100 ads, One test. Right: ten distinct outlined shapes including a square, circle, triangle, play button, text lines, diamond, phone, image, ring and hexagon, captioned 10 ads, Ten tests. Caption reads Volume is not variety.
Meta Ads

Creative Diversity Beats Ad Volume on Meta, and Most Service Businesses Get Both Wrong

Search Engine Land says creative diversity matters more than volume on Meta ads, and I agree, because I see both the DIY and the big-retainer version of this mistake every week.

Aug 27, 2026
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Lead Generation

Google's August 2026 Spam Update Is Done Rolling Out. This Is Why I Tell Every Owner to Run Paid Ads Alongside SEO.

Google finished its August 2026 spam update, and the smartest response for a service business is having paid ads ready to fill any organic gap.

Aug 24, 2026
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Meta Ads

Oura Got Called Out: What a Smart Ring Lawsuit Teaches You About the Claims in Your Ads

A class action over Oura's advertised 95% sleep accuracy shows what happens when the big claim in the ad does not match the fine print, and why service business owners should audit their own ads now.

Aug 21, 2026
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Meta Ads

Meta AI Will Now Optimize Your Ads. Ask Who It Is Really Optimizing For.

Meta AI can now analyze and optimize Meta Ads campaigns, and I expect it to make mediocre campaigns easier while high ROI campaigns stay as hard as ever.

Aug 20, 2026
4 min read
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