The Drum

JUNE 4, 2025

By 2026, every company, every large enterprise, will have a line item in their budget that says ‘AI visibility.’ If you can be the CMO who figures this out in 2025, that could put you years ahead of the competition,” he said. Read more here

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The CMO Survey

APRIL 1, 2025

The 34th edition of The CMO Survey reveals a complex landscape for marketing leaders: While their organizational influence grows and AI adoption accelerates, they face increasing pressure to demonstrate ROI amid slowing budget growth and performance metrics. Looking ahead to 2026, marketing leaders forecast stronger budget growth: 8.9%

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Martech

JANUARY 16, 2025

If marketing executives dont act now to create a plan to manage AI, Hal could become your CMO in a few years. This year it will be 14%; by 2026, its estimated to become over 17%. Generative AI has already come for the creative department as witnessed by Omnicom’s recent acquisition of IPG. By 2020, it had grown to over 10%.

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Martech

JULY 29, 2024

In 2023, IDC estimated AI spending to be $150 billion, with projections to exceed $300 billion by 2026. Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey shows that marketing budgets have fallen to 7.7% A McKinsey study went further, with 75% of respondents predicting generative AI would soon disrupt their industry. of revenue in 2024 compared to 9.1%

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Transform Branding CMO Education 140

Martech

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Compliance deadlines for both of these updated accessibility guidelines begin as early as April 2026. While these specific updates target government entities and healthcare providers, they set a precedent that other industries should take seriously, said Chad Sollis, CMO for web accessibility platform AudioEye.

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Martech

JANUARY 27, 2025

Its already a reality today that will become even more pervasive by early 2026. All the factors are in place to resolve the longstanding issues between the CFO, CRO and CMO. While this extends beyond GTM, it will be particularly visible there, revealing the networked causes and effects driving or hindering your business momentum.

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Set Up

JUNE 16, 2025

We recently spoke with the CMO of Blackbaud about the rise of AI , Founder + CEO of MONPURE about the evolution of the beauty industry , and Co-Founder of BLK & BOLD about community in the beverage industry. Question #6 | What are the three most important trends that will carry on to 2026?

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