What are the 5 most popular AI tools for marketing?
By combined market share and reported usage in marketing teams: ChatGPT, Claude, HubSpot (with AI features), Canva, and Zapier (as the automation glue between AI and other systems). Perplexity has moved into daily-driver status for research-heavy marketing roles.
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