What's New in Marketing This Week - April 8th

This post contains all the source links and expanded details from Edition #44 of our weekly Marketing Roundup newsletter.

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This week we talked about:

Leadership & Personal Growth: Jeannette Linfoot compiled her top entrepreneurial insights from Q1 2026.
Sales Strategies: Alex Hormozi breaks down what ultra-wealthy buyers are paying for (it’s not your deliverables).
Advertising Updates: Google adds a channel performance timeline to PMax.
Creator Economy & Social Updates: Instagram lets creators schedule Trial Reels.
SEO News: Google is fixing a Search Console bug that inflated impression counts since May 2025.
AI Advancements: Anthropic blocks third-party agent frameworks from Claude Pro and Max subscriptions… shifting to pay-as-you-go billing.

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Entrepreneur Insights Roundup

Entrepreneur

Insights Roundup

Jeannette Linfoot compiled the most impactful business lessons from Q1 2026 into a single 71-minute episode — covering scaling strategies, leadership insights from top CEOs, decision-making under pressure, and mindset shifts for long-term success.

Alex Hormozi on How to Sell to the Ultra-Wealthy

Alex Hormozi on How to

Sell to the Ultra-Wealthy

In a recent episode of The Game, Hormozi breaks down the counterintuitive logic behind selling high-ticket services to ultra-wealthy clients. The core insight: the higher the price, the less price-sensitive the buyer — and the more they’re buying certainty, status, and access rather than the service itself.

Google Adds Channel Performance Timeline to PMax

Google Adds Channel

Performance Timeline

to PMax

Google launched a new channel performance timeline view inside Performance Max campaigns. The update gives advertisers a visual breakdown of how Search, YouTube, Display, and other channels are contributing to results over a selected time period.

Instagram Allows Creators to Schedule Trial Reels

Instagram Allows

Creators to Schedule

Trial Reels

Instagram announced that creators can now schedule when their Trial Reels are shown to non-followers. Trial Reels (launched in December 2024) let creators share content with people who don’t already follow them — essentially a low-stakes way to test new ideas with a fresh audience. Scheduling adds another layer of control, letting creators time their experiments for when engagement is highest.

Google Fixes Search Console Impression Bug

Google Fixes Search

Console Impression Bug

Google confirmed it’s correcting a logging error in Search Console that has been over-reporting impressions since May 13, 2025 — nearly a full year of inflated data. As the fix rolls out over the coming weeks, you’ll likely see your impression numbers drop.

Anthropic Blocks Third-Party Agents From Claude Subscriptions

Anthropic Blocks

Third-Party Agents From

Claude Subscriptions

As of April 4, 2026, Claude Pro and Max subscribers can no longer use their flat-rate plans with third-party AI agent frameworks. To continue using tools like OpenClaw with Claude, you’ll need to pay under a new “extra usage” billing system or supply a separate API key at full API rates.

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