Google Store Ratings rules (Sept 2026): 100 reviews, 3.5 stars, 24 months, per country. How small online stores diagnose missing ad stars before Q4.
Threads ads no longer need an Instagram account as of September 2026. What solo founders and small B2B teams should test, skip and budget before launching.
Google Ads Video Ads Dubbing reached Asset Studio September 18, 2026 with 33 languages. What small teams must fix before dubbing multiplies a weak promise.
Google’s multi-source conversions beta, documented September 16, 2026, lets a CRM permanently overwrite your tag’s conversion values. What small ecommerce teams must check first.
Google’s commerce audience sharing doc landed September 18, 2026. The catch for small brands: paid traffic can only go to the retailer’s site. Run this math.
Google Ads Spend Benchmarks (September 2026) compares your spend to similar businesses. The arithmetic solo founders should run before raising budget.
Make your customer handoff match the campaign promise. Define the next action, preserve buyer context and rehearse a clear transition before launch.
Meta One for Business launched September 15, 2026 at $14.99 to $499 a month, and unpaid Facebook Pages are capped at two link posts. Here is the math.
Pinterest’s rewritten Advertising Guidelines take effect November 12, 2026, banning offers misrepresented through synthetic media. The pre-flight check for small teams.
Google Ads Automated Promotions, documented September 7, 2026, pulls offers off your website into Search and PMax ads. What small local advertisers must check now.