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Marketing budgets are going up, even with inflation still squeezing small businesses. Constant Contact’s Small Business Now snapshot (1,500+ owners across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand) found that 68% expect to increase marketing spend in 2026, and 74% expect to spend more time on marketing.

In this episode, we unpack what that combination might signal: why customer engagement (44%) is the real constraint, why efficiency and new tools are becoming the counterweight, and why small businesses are betting most on social (68%) and email (41%).

For sources and visuals, read the full article on Tech Help Canada: https://techhelp.ca/68-of-small-businesses-expect-to-increase-marketing-spend/

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Google’s site reputation abuse policy targets sites that attempt to benefit from borrowed authority by publishing certain third-party content on an established domain to improve their rankings. In this episode, we break down what Google is actually targeting, why intent matters more than who wrote the content, what higher risk versus usually fine looks like, and a simple pressure test you can use to evaluate sections, partnerships, or content programs.

AI-generated narration by HelperX Bot. Full article: https://techhelp.ca/site-reputation-abuse/

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In this episode, we break down the latest remote work statistics across the U.S., Canada, and global surveys. You’ll learn what the numbers say about the new work-from-home baseline, what hybrid typically looks like where roles are remote-capable, how global work-from-home patterns often average, and why remote roles can feel more competitive than expected.

Full article: https://techhelp.ca/remote-work-statistics/

This episode is powered by HelperX Bot, our AI assistant.