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The Intelligence Brief — August 2026 | Issue 005
August was a month of real milestones — not incremental updates, but the kind of releases that change what the…
Read →September was a big month, and October is bigger. Here’s what shipped, what’s worth reading, and what’s launching now.
— Brandon
INTELLIGENT ANALYTICS NEWS
STELLA’s Full Ledger, Database Manager and Custom Reporting Shipped
Three big STELLA pieces went live in September: the full Ledger, the Database Manager and custom reporting. They’re covered in the Platform Spotlight below.
The B2B Lead Generation Model Is Live
Our new B2B Lead Generation Model shipped this month, built for service businesses that sell to other businesses.
ARGUS Gets Smarter, and the AI Data Packs Arrive
ARGUS shipped advanced automation and learning in September, along with the AI data packs.
PLATFORM SPOTLIGHT: STELLA
Ledger: Your Books, Fully Operational
Ledger is now fully operational, and we’re marketing it for what it is: a complete accounting system for your business. Your books, your expenses and your financial reports live in one place, connected to the rest of your business data instead of sitting in a separate program.
If you’ve used traditional small business accounting software, you’ll know your way around. The difference is that Ledger sits next to your jobs, your customers and your unit economics, so the numbers connect without anyone retyping them.
Database Manager: More Control Over Your Own Data
The Database Manager is for clients who want more control of their database. It gives you custom querying to manage your business your way, and custom reporting built around your questions instead of a menu of templates.
Want the background on custom reporting? Read What “Custom Reporting” Actually Means for a Small Business.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
What Actually Happens When a Small Business Gets Hacked — Brandon’s Take on what a breach really looks like from the inside, and the small habits that make it less likely.
What “Custom Reporting” Actually Means for a Small Business — Why a pre-built report and a custom one aren’t the same thing, and how to tell which one you need.
What an AI Agent Actually Does Differently Than Automation — A plain-language look at where simple automation ends and an agent begins.
How to Set Up Recurring Jobs — Step by step, so your repeat work schedules itself.
OCTOBER IS EVEN BIGGER: THE FULL BUILDER SUITE
October brings our full builder suite. It’s launching now, and it’s the biggest release we’ve done.
The IA Website Builder
Build your website directly inside our software. No extra clicking to get over to WordPress, and no clunky WordPress design to wrestle with. The IA Website Builder covers everything.
The Proposal Builder
Build your proposals from inside the platform.
Enhanced Campaign Builders
Our campaign builders got a major upgrade.
Enhanced My Brand Builders
The My Brand builders, where your look and voice live, are enhanced too.
WORK WITH US
If any of this sounds like exactly the gap in your current setup — books that live in a separate program, reporting that never quite answers your real questions, a website that takes too many clicks to manage — that’s exactly what the consulting practice is built to help with.
The first conversation is free. Get in touch →
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