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WhatsApp free window may extend up to 7 days for click-to-message ads
Conversational Infrastructure

WhatsApp free window may extend up to 7 days for click-to-message ads: what changes on September 21

What changes on September 21 for click-to-WhatsApp ad conversations, how the window opens, and what to prepare before the switch.

September 17, 2026 8 min read
WhatsApp purchase optimization: Meta's guide explained
Conversational Infrastructure

WhatsApp Purchase Optimization: Meta's Guide Explained, and What It Doesn't Tell You

Meta released purchase optimization for Click-to-WhatsApp ads. I read the entire guide: eligibility criteria, the labels the system recognizes, the two paths to send events, and three contradictions within the material itself.

September 15, 2026
Editorial cover of the article on the agentic economy and the 2026 Meta report
AI Curation and Autonomous Agents

Agentic economy: what the Meta report gets right and the layer it misses

Meta says 75% of companies adopted agentic AI and only 15% get returns. The diagnosis is right; it just lacks the layer separating pilot from operation.

August 27, 2026 10 min read
Article cover about WhatsApp terms of use and number bans
Conversational Infrastructure

WhatsApp Terms of Service: What Really Gets a Number Banned

The four documents governing your number, the activities that most frequently lead to account shutdowns, and what to do when a ban occurs.

August 25, 2026
Cover of the guide on how to unblock a WhatsApp account, with the title over abstract art in purple and indigo tones.
Conversational Infrastructure

How to unblock a WhatsApp account: the step-by-step guide that works

What to write in the review request, in the right order, so you don't lose your number

August 25, 2026
Max Price on WhatsApp: how the new marketing message pricing works
Conversational Infrastructure

Max Price on WhatsApp: How the New Marketing Message Pricing Works

How to set the maximum price per marketing message, how Meta calculates the charged amount, and what changes until it becomes mandatory in 2027.

August 23, 2026
Editorial cover for the article about WhatsApp Sessions 2026 for agencies and traffic managers, featuring Marcus Barboza
Conversational Infrastructure

WhatsApp Sessions 2026: Everything Meta Presented for Agencies and Traffic Managers

A complete guide to the August 2026 meeting: CTWA optimized for leads, Username and BSUID, Flows, broadcast lists, creators, and the Meta Business Agent.

August 08, 2026
Editorial cover: businessman replying on a cell phone while a laptop displays the service panel with the same number, next to the title \"WhatsApp Coexist: app and API on the same number\"
Conversational InfrastructureUpdated on

WhatsApp Coexist: The Complete Guide to Using WhatsApp Business and API on the Same Number

How messages, 24-hour windows, templates, costs, limits, and history work in coexistence mode

August 04, 2026
Editorial cover: Philip Kotler's Marketing 7.0 book on a dark table, with a cell phone displaying a conversation and violet rings connecting the two, next to the title \"What Marketing 7.0 confirms about MCI\"
Framework 8CsUpdated on

Marketing 7.0 and MCI: What Kotler's book confirms about conversational marketing

The Marketing 7.0 map translated into operations: 8Cs, Dynamic Buying Journey, Crachá de Contexto, and the Órbita queue

August 02, 2026
Editorial cover for the article on Philip Kotler's Marketing 7.0 book, featuring the hardcover book on a dark wood table.
The Conversation as a Unit of ValueUpdated on

Philip Kotler's Marketing 7.0: The Complete Guide in Portuguese

The fifth book in the X.0 series arrived in April 2026 and does not yet have a Portuguese edition. I read the entire book and organized what it actually proposes—the models, the frameworks, what works, and what was left out.

August 02, 2026
Editorial illustration with purple saturation curves over a dark background, representing Marketing Mix Modeling.
MCI MetricsUpdated on

Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM): The Method That Became Indispensable Again in 2026—and How to Apply It to Conversational Marketing

Why the 1960s technique became the measurement story of 2026—and how to combine it with MCI and HTM.

July 22, 2026
Editorial illustration of Bayesian probability curves in purple over a dark background, representing predictive marketing.
Conversational PredictabilityUpdated on

Predictive Marketing: How to Forecast How Many Sales Next Month Will Bring (Before Investing the First Dollar)

From reporting to oracle: how data, AI, and conversation anticipate revenue—featuring a live MCI tool for you to operate.

July 22, 2026