Research

Research on lead response, AI agents and automation, traced to the source

Each research page takes numbers that get quoted everywhere and checks them against the original study: who measured it, when, how, and what it does not prove.

2026-10-05

n8n vs Zapier pricing in 2026: the plans, and how each one counts a run

n8n Starter at €20 a month for 2,500 executions, Zapier Pro at $19.99 a month for 750 tasks, and a four-action lead flow worked through both models. Checked October 5, 2026.

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2026-10-05

Airtable and Bending Spoons: what the acquisition confirms, and what it does not

Bending Spoons completed its all-cash Airtable acquisition on September 4, 2026. What the SEC filing confirms, what it leaves out, and a checklist for Airtable teams.

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2026-10-05

HighLevel changelog: the eight newest updates, and what they change for a service business

The eight newest HighLevel changelog entries as of October 5, 2026, grouped by what they touch: money, data and snapshots, messaging, and templates.

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2026-10-01

GoHighLevel agency pricing: what agencies actually publish

Setup and support prices from eight providers' own websites, with the date each was checked.

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2026-09-30

Appointment no-show statistics: what the research actually shows

An average no-show rate of about 23%, $196 per missed visit in one VA study, and what text reminders change, traced to the original studies.

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2026-09-30

Robocall and spam text statistics: what the FTC data shows

About 2.6 million Do Not Call complaints in fiscal year 2025 and $470 million lost to text scams in 2024, and what that means for business calls and texts.

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2026-09-30

AI agent adoption statistics: what McKinsey, Stanford and Gartner actually found

Most businesses use AI, few run agents at scale, and Gartner expects over 40% of agent projects to be cancelled. The numbers, traced to the original reports.

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2026-09-29

Speed to lead statistics: what the published research actually shows

Every widely quoted lead-response number, traced back to its original study, with what each one does and does not prove.

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Every figure links to its original source. We state the year, the sample and the limits. We never estimate or invent a number, and when we publish our own data it will say exactly how it was collected.

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