October 9, 2025
Welcome to InsideCBM - your trusted source for the latest on TCPA compliance, marketing automation, and consent-based lead generation.
What’s inside:
🚨 Heads up - Texts spark TCPA split in Florida
🔥 Trending topics - TCPA puts real estate brokers on alert
🎥 ICYMI - How to master social lead gen
🎧 Podcast pick - AI risks in outbound marketing
🤝 Partner spotlight - Trestle
💻 Featured jobs - Help shape the future of consent-based marketing
🚨 HEADS UP!
Florida courts split on whether texts count as “calls” under TCPA
Florida courts are divided on a key TCPA issue: Are marketing texts considered “calls”? A recent Miami ruling says yes, while a Tallahassee court says no. With conflicting interpretations and steep penalties at stake, staying compliant has never been more critical.
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🔥 TRENDING TOPICS
Real estate brokerages face major TCPA wake-up call
A new ruling shows brokerages can be held directly and vicariously liable for agent calls violating the TCPA. The takeaway? The “we didn’t make the call” defense no longer works. Firms must enforce compliance policies—or risk costly class actions.
Read more on The National Law Review
TCPA consent survives company merger
A Florida court ruled that TCPA consent given to one company can transfer to its successor. In Morris v. Lincare, the court found Lincare lawfully used prior consent from its predecessor, exempting its healthcare-related calls from TCPA liability.
Read more on JD Supra
ActiveCampaign unveils AI-powered future for marketers
ActiveCampaign declares “the days of classic marketing automation are over.” Its new AI agents drive autonomous marketing—handling segmentation, personalization, and insights to help small teams scale faster and work smarter across channels.
Read more on MarTech
SEO meets AI: How to win in the era of answer engines
AI search is changing discovery—Google’s AI Overviews now shape nearly half of queries. To stay visible, businesses must optimize content for both SEO and AI, crafting short, proof-backed answers that earn citations, clicks, and trust from modern buyers.
Read more on Brand Vision Insights
🎥 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Turn clicks into conversions: Social lead gen in 2025
Catch the replay of our webinar with experts from Leads.io and Snapchat as they share how to build scalable, compliant social lead gen strategies that turn engagement into high-quality conversions and drive real ROI in 2025.
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WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO
Scaling fast can be risky without the right foundation. In this episode of The Juice Podcast, experts discuss avoiding compliance pitfalls, AI dialing challenges, and TCPA risks while building scalable, sustainable growth strategies for consumer direct businesses.
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ACTIVEPROSPECT PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Trestle - Real Contact
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