What part of your marketing workflow is still surprisingly manual in 2026?

Curious what people are still doing manually despite all the AI/automation tools available now.

For us, the frustrating parts have usually been things between tools rather than within one tool — moving from planning → publishing → engagement → ads → reporting.

What still eats the most time for you?

Content planning?
Publishing?
Community management?
Ads?
Reporting?
Client approvals?

Interested in actual workflows rather than another list of AI tools.