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ChatGPT Try On and Favorites, October 1, 2026: What Marketing Must Do
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Try On and Favorites worldwide on October 1, 2026, letting shoppers preview clothing on an uploaded photo and save products in Library. Marketing teams should test feed coverage this week.
Made to Stick: Why Some Messages Survive the Meeting and Most Die
A Kurums Book Taste review of Made to Stick for marketers and leaders whose best ideas keep losing to urban legends and competitor soundbites.
Best Review Management Software in 2026: Pricing & Comparison
Compare BrightLocal, Grade.us, Podium and Birdeye on location pricing versus quote-led suites. Checked 1 October 2026.
Platforms Are Closing the Gate: What Meta’s Link Cap, Google AI Overviews, and LinkedIn’s AI Pullback Mean for Marketers
Meta is capping unpaid link posts, Google AI Overviews now cover 39.4% of desktop searches, Shopify enabled AI-agent checkout by default, and LinkedIn killed its AI writer. Here’s what the walled-garden shift of September 2026 means for marketing strategy.
The Great Handover: Ad Platforms Are Taking Away Manual Control
In September 2026, Google’s forced AI Max migration and Meta’s quiet removal of placement controls crystallized a broader shift — ad platforms are replacing marketer-set rules with automated decisioning, and marketing teams need a new playbook for measurement and channel diversification.
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Shopify Partners with Meta Muse for Agentic Checkout September 21, 2026: What Marketing Teams Must Do
On September 21, 2026, Shopify announced a deeper partnership enabling Meta’s Muse AI agent to complete purchases via Shop Pay across all Shopify stores, accelerating agentic commerce while Amazon has blocked the same agent.
Meta One Is Here: What Meta’s New Subscription Platform Means for Marketers
Meta’s new Meta One subscription platform, launched September 15, 2026, bundles paid analytics, scheduling and AI features across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — reshaping how marketing teams plan tools and budgets.
Meta One Launch, September 15, 2026: What Marketing Teams Must Do
Meta launched its Meta One subscription on September 15, 2026, moving business tools like analytics export, audience insights, and 30-day scheduling behind paid tiers from $14.99 to $499 a month. Here is what marketing teams should audit and budget for this week.
Contagious: The Six Triggers That Make Ideas Travel Without Ad Spend
A Kurums Book Taste review of Contagious for marketers who want word of mouth by design instead of by luck.
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind – Owning One Word Before Spending One Dollar
A Kurums Book Taste review of Positioning for marketers who suspect their category is decided in the customer’s head, not in their feature list.
Is Your Page Part of an AI Retrieval Pipeline? What Marketing Teams Must Audit in September 2026
Google Search Console can’t show whether AI assistants ever retrieved your page. A new September 2026 snippet-search method reveals whether your content sits inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity’s retrieval pipelines — and what to fix if it doesn’t.