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Meta Marketing Pricing Update 2026: What’s Changed and Why It Matters

Meta Marketing Pricing Update 2026: What’s Changed and Why It Matters
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WhatsApp Business Pricing Changes: Your Ownchat Guide to Smarter Messaging for All Businesses (Effective July 1, 2025)

WhatsApp Business Pricing Changes: Your Ownchat Guide to Smarter Messaging for All Businesses (Effective July 1, 2025)
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WhatsApp Usernames Are Coming: What Every Indian Business Needs to Know Before June 2026

WhatsApp Usernames Are Coming: What Every Indian Business Needs to Know Before June 2026
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WhatsApp Ordering for Restaurants

WhatsApp Ordering for Restaurants
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WhatsApp for Restaurants: Streamlining Orders and Boosting Sales

WhatsApp for Restaurants: Streamlining Orders and Boosting Sales
Instagram Comment-to-DM Automation: How Clothing Stores Turn Reel Comments into WhatsApp Sales
Instagram & WhatsApp Automation
Oct 13, 2026• By Poornima

Instagram Comment-to-DM Automation: How Clothing Stores Turn Reel Comments into WhatsApp Sales

Set up Instagram comment-to-DM automation the official way, follow Meta's 7-day private-reply rule, and move shoppers to WhatsApp to close the sale.

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How to Send Bulk WhatsApp Messages Without Getting Banned (2026 Rules, Limits and Error 131049)
WhatsApp business API
Oct 13, 2026• By Poornima

How to Send Bulk WhatsApp Messages Without Getting Banned (2026 Rules, Limits and Error 131049)

The safe, official way to message thousands of customers on WhatsApp: limit tiers, quality rating, error 131049 and a 7-step checklist.

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Click-to-WhatsApp Ads: A Retailer's Guide to Setup, the 72-Hour Free Window and Converting Chats into Store Visits
Meta Ads Marketing Textile & Fashion Retail Marketing
Oct 12, 2026• By Poornima

Click-to-WhatsApp Ads: A Retailer's Guide to Setup, the 72-Hour Free Window and Converting Chats into Store Visits

Set up click-to-WhatsApp ads for your store, use the 72-hour free messaging window correctly, and follow a chat script that turns ad clicks into bills.

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WhatsApp Business App vs API: Which One Does Your Store Need in 2026?
Textile & Fashion Retail Marketing
Oct 5, 2026• By Poornima

WhatsApp Business App vs API: Which One Does Your Store Need in 2026?

WhatsApp Business app vs API compared: features, limits, pricing, coexistence and a simple decision table for Indian retail stores.

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How to Bring Back Old Customers to Your Store: A 5-Step Win-Back Plan for Clothing Retailers
Textile & Fashion Retail Marketing
Oct 5, 2026• By Poornima

How to Bring Back Old Customers to Your Store: A 5-Step Win-Back Plan for Clothing Retailers

Lapsed customers are cheaper to win back than new ones are to find. Use this recency ladder, 3-message WhatsApp sequence and offer guide.

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WhatsApp Marketing for Textile Shops: The Complete 2026 Guide for Saree, Clothing and Boutique Stores
Textile & Fashion Retail Marketing Festive Marketing
Oct 3, 2026• By Poornima

WhatsApp Marketing for Textile Shops: The Complete 2026 Guide for Saree, Clothing and Boutique Stores

How textile, saree and clothing shops use WhatsApp to win repeat sales: opt-in, catalogues, templates, costs, messaging limits and what to measure.

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Diwali Marketing Ideas for Clothing Stores (2026): A Day-by-Day Plan That Brings Customers Back
Festive Marketing Textile & Fashion Retail Marketing
Oct 1, 2026• By Poornima

Diwali Marketing Ideas for Clothing Stores (2026): A Day-by-Day Plan That Brings Customers Back

Diwali 2026 is on 8 November. Use this dated 7-phase plan, segment-wise offer ideas and WhatsApp tactics to fill your textile or saree shop this season.

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Instagram DM Automation Rules in 2026: What You Can (and Can't) Automate
Instagram Automation
Sep 12, 2026• By Poornima

Instagram DM Automation Rules in 2026: What You Can (and Can't) Automate

Instagram DM automation rules for 2026 — the 24-hour window, rate limits, and compliant setup. Automate DMs without risking your account.

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WhatsApp Starts Charging for Service Replies From October 2026
WhatsApp business API WhatsApp Marketing
Aug 24, 2026• By Poornima

WhatsApp Starts Charging for Service Replies From October 2026

WhatsApp starts charging for service replies from October 2026. See exactly what changes, what it costs (₹0.115/message in India), and how to prepare before the bill arrives.

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Helping Businesses Improve Customer Engagement. See how teams use WhatsApp and Instagram automation to improve response times, engagement, and conversions.

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Genuine Reviews from Growing Businesses

See how businesses across India use Ownchat to improve customer engagement and conversions.

We have been working with the Ownchat team for the past two years. Earlier, we received 1500–2000 chats per day and couldn’t handle them manually. After implementing Ownchat, we now use an automated chatbot that instantly responds to customers and handles queries on time. We no longer miss customer messages, and our business continues to grow every day. Their customer success team is always available and provides excellent support whenever we need it.

Building Doctor

Vijay

Building Doctor

The Ownchat team is approachable, open to suggestions, and genuinely focused on improving the product experience for their users.

Uzhavarbumi

Senma S.

Uzhavarbumi•Management Trainee

Ownchat helps us take orders directly on WhatsApp, eliminate delivery aggregator commissions, and stay connected with our customers for support and feedback — all in one place.

Tositos

Gayathri

Tositos•Co-founder

Ownchat lets us use WhatsApp programmatically while providing a very user-friendly chat interface. Having customer information directly inside the chat helps our agents resolve issues faster, even while managing hundreds of customers and thousands of messages daily. The setup process was smooth, and the team was extremely helpful.

Oorani Labs

Adi S.

Oorani Labs•Founder

We switched from another WhatsApp API to Ownchat, and running campaigns is now much easier. Our WhatsApp operations are organised and clear.

Uzhavarbumi

Mano

Uzhavarbumi•Customer Success Manager

Very good experience handling bulk data. The team is friendly and provides quick responses whenever we need support.

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Kowsalya

Even More Foods•Co-Founder

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