SPI 915: 2026 Marketing Trends You Better Not Miss
The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast
Pat Flynn
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
#915 If you're still running your business like it's 2025, you're missing out on massive opportunities. Nano niches, live stream shopping, and zero-click marketing are part of the next wave of strategies powering online growth. You're still ahead of the curve if you tune in today, though. That's because, by the end of this episode, you'll know exactly where to focus your efforts, what you need to stop doing right now, and how to position yourself for big wins! I'll dive into the key steps of building a comprehensive social media strategy that serves and scales on the spot and in real-time. And you don't need to wait until you have something like 10,000 followers to start monetizing, either. From dos and don'ts to developing premium skills, I cover it all in this session. Join me to beat the crowd and master digital marketing in 2026! Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session915.
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| 0:00.0 | We need to talk about 2026, because if you're still marketing and running your business like |
| 0:04.6 | it's 2024, well, you're already behind. |
| 0:07.5 | And I don't say that to scare you. |
| 0:08.8 | I say that to wake you up to some incredible opportunities that are right in front of us. |
| 0:14.4 | And here's what's happening right now. |
| 0:15.9 | This might blow your mind. |
| 0:17.4 | 26% of searches end without a single click. That's crazy. And you might think about your own |
| 0:25.2 | search behavior and agree with that. And I agree with that too. A lot of times Google will tell us |
| 0:29.2 | exactly what we're looking for without us even having to click on any links, which is great |
| 0:34.6 | for us searching, but not great for us who are hoping to show up in search. |
| 0:39.7 | And this is why we're talking about this. That's just one thing. |
| 0:42.4 | Instagram is seeing over 6.5 billion searches every single day. And things like live commerce, |
| 0:50.4 | people buying stuff while watching live streams is about to explode. |
| 0:54.8 | If you've caught up or have seen anything from Gary Vaynerchuk lately, you will know this |
| 0:59.6 | to be true or at least something that he's talking very loudly about. |
| 1:02.9 | And he's hit or missed, but he's hit more than he's missed. |
| 1:05.2 | And I do agree with this. |
| 1:07.4 | Live streaming and people buying stuff while watching live streams. |
| 1:12.9 | Businesses aren't prepared for this. |
| 1:14.7 | So today I'm going to walk you through some of the trends that are likely to define business |
| 1:20.6 | in 2026, not just what's coming, but the psychology, the economics behind why these shifts |
| 1:26.0 | are happening because when you understand the why, |
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