TikTok Carousel Commissions, SBA Backs Creators, Google Ads AI Goals, NFIB Optimism Slips: 14 Must-Know Referral Marketing Stories (October 18, 2026)

October 18, 2026

Referral marketing news this week was mostly about two things: platforms redrawing how partners get paid, and AI moving deeper...
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ChatGPT Sponsored Agents Launch, HubSpot AI Agents Debut, TikTok Shop New Scoring System, FTC Tightens AI Disclosure: 15 Essential Small Business Marketing Stories (September 20, 2026)

September 20, 2026

Small business marketing took several sharp turns this week, as OpenAI opened ChatGPT to sponsored AI agents, HubSpot rolled out...
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Rakuten-Impact Join Forces, Prime Day Affiliate ROAS Surges, Creators Hit $44B, FTC Fines at $50K: 14 Must-Know Referral & Affiliate Stories (July 5, 2026)

July 5, 2026

Affiliate marketing entered its most consequential stretch of 2026 this week, as two of the industry’s biggest networks announced a...
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