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Meta Business Agent is rolling out globally today. It's an AI agent that lets businesses respond to customers 24/7 on Wh...
03/06/2026

Meta Business Agent is rolling out globally today. It's an AI agent that lets businesses respond to customers 24/7 on WhatsApp, Messenger, and now Instagram. 💬

Setup takes minutes, it speaks customers' local languages, and it can answer FAQs, recommend products, book appointments, qualify leads, and close sales.

✅ Getting started is FREE. Activate your Business Agent here [link in comments].
✅ In the coming months, Meta will roll out paid subscriptions (with options for businesses of every size).
✅ You can also join the waitlist for expanded capabilities [link in comments].

Your Business Agent has agentic capabilities, transitioning from a basic chatbot to an operator that can autonomously:

💬 Answer questions specific to your business
💬 Make product recommendations from a business catalog
💬 Book calendar appointments and qualify incoming leads
💬 Let you decide when a team member steps in to provide support (good!)
💬 Close sales transactions directly in chat threads
💬 Deliver Morning Briefings summarizing overnight customer interactions and trends.

This tool has been tested for two years in select markets like India and Mexico and is now expanding to all businesses across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. Over one million businesses are already using Meta Business Agent.

Meta also announced today:

🔍 New ways for people to find your business directly in WhatsApp search.
📈 Meta Business Agent Platform (more enterprise-focused) connects to systems like Shopify and Zendesk for larger operations.

The news was announced at Meta's Conversations 2026 conference in London.

Your thoughts, my friends? Is this a tool you plan to explore? Certainly seems worth it to get started for free... just so long as we have complete control and there's not a bunch of nonsense sent to our clients/followers! 🤪

01/06/2026

What impact has AI had on your business so far? Specifically, is AI helping you to bring in more business?

28/05/2026

Meta launches new AI subscription plans, starting at $7.99/mo. Your thoughts? Will you sign up? 🤪

21/05/2026

HUGE NEWS! Facebook quietly launched a new standalone app for GROUPS called Forum! 🎉 Do you have it yet? Will you use it?

14/05/2026

It’s Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday today. 🎂
If you had five uninterrupted minutes with him… what would you ask?

So Instagram has a brand new feature + brand new standalone app: "Instants." 🙄📸 Instants, a new way to share photos in t...
14/05/2026

So Instagram has a brand new feature + brand new standalone app: "Instants." 🙄

📸 Instants, a new way to share photos in the moment with your Close Friends or mutual followers.
📸 Instants disappear after they’re opened by someone and can’t be viewed after 24 hours.
📸 You can access Instants through the Instagram app OR its standalone app that opens directly to the Instants camera.

Unlike Instagram, which is about curated and polished content, Instants is designed for quick, real-life snapshots. With Instants, you capture a photo with Instagram’s in-app camera and aren’t allowed to edit the image. The format doesn’t allow uploads from your camera, and, although you can add text to your “instants,” you can’t modify them any further. Meta said in a blog post that the idea behind this format is to share authentic moments as they’re happening. (from TechCrunch).

Eh, friends, the minute I saw this announcement earlier today on media sites, Meta, Instagram, and Adam Mosseri's reel... my mind was just like,

"Whatever!!!"

Hahaa! 😝😂 Sorry, not sorry.

Like, why?

Well, numerous reasons, no doubt.

1. Continue to attract younger demographics.
2. Compete with Snapchat.
3. Get users to share more raw, unedited content.
4. Cater to the decline in users sharing as much to their profile/grid.
5. Fuel the addiction to keep coming back to the app.
6. Increase time on site/app.
7. Keeping eyeballs glued to the screen = sell more ads.

Anything else you'd add?

And if you're already loving Instants, please enlighten us as to why. Lol. 😆

P.S. Post manually written by me, fingers on the keyboard. 👉🏻⌨️

12/05/2026

Woohoo, did you know? If you were unable to join us in Anaheim, CA (or online), the entire package of SMMW26 recorded sessions is *still* available for purchase! (link in comments)

This year, Social Media Marketing World was truly exceptional. 🥳 And there was a whole separate ‘conference within a conference!’ The first annual AI Business World 2026.

Incredible events, deep learning, and SO many powerful connections amount thousands of participants. 🥰

With your 2026 recordings virtual ticket, you get ALL session replays (videos & slides) *and* membership in the amazing community (Facebook Group). See you there!

🔥 Save $200 on a Virtual Ticket! Sale Ends Friday! 🔥

Get access to cutting edge social media marketing + AI training!

11/05/2026

What’s the big deal with Instagram removing DM encryption? 🔒
Did you know it was an option? Should we be concerned? 👇🏻👇🏻

The future of marketing is MORE human, not less!! 🥰 I'm delighted to share my latest podcast conversation with you! It w...
08/05/2026

The future of marketing is MORE human, not less!! 🥰 I'm delighted to share my latest podcast conversation with you! It was such an honor to join my good friend Shilpa Lewis on her Omni Mindfulness podcast for one of my favorite conversations in quite some time.

We explored:

✔️ How AI is changing human communication
✔️ Why authentic relationships matter more than ever
✔️ The growing importance of intuition and discernment
✔️ How creators and business owners can stay grounded and aligned, and
✔️ Fascinating Human Design insights

I think you’ll find this conversation timely, thoughtful, and deeply relevant to where business, marketing, leadership, and technology are all headed. (Although, it maybe not be for everyone! 😉)

🎙️ A Powerful Conversation About AI, Intuition & Human Connection
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts or the Episode web page
📺 Watch the full video on YouTube

(see comments for the direct links!)

I'd love to know if you do tune in. If you have any questions or comments, do let me know!

07/05/2026

Aww, that was fun! Thank you to Social Media Examiner for leading the way with event support and community building!!!

Attendees of got to enjoy the first of two post-event implementation meetups earlier today. What a fabulous value-add for attendees!

I really don’t think I know of any other conference that provides so much community building and support before, during, and after an event… How about you?

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