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Why Companies Are Cutting the CMO Role (and What Happens Next)

Marketing Insider Group

For decades, the CMO role has been a mainstay of the executive suite. But now, many big companies are starting to cut or modify the CMO position , scale back and refine their marketing approaches. Why Companies Are Cutting the CMO Role There are several reasons why companies are starting to cut the CMO position.

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Marketing Budget and Job Growth Rebound

The CMO Survey

This is according to the 33rd edition of The CMO Survey , directed by Professor Christine Moorman of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and co-sponsored by Fuqua, Deloitte, and the American Marketing Association. B2B Services companies grew the most (7.6%), followed by B2C Product companies (5.3%). companies grew by 5.8%

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How Citi’s CMO drives differentiation from within

SmartBrief - Marketing

Think about it all banks essentially offer the same products. The post How Citi’s CMO drives differentiation from within appeared first on SmartBrief. No one understands this better than Alex Craddock, Citi chief marketing officer, who shared his insights at the 2025 ANA/AEF Future of Marketing Leadership event.

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Amplitude brings marketing and product teams together in one platform

Martech

The company has a reputation among product teams that want to understand how customers use their digital products. The platform is popular among companies focused on product-led growth (PLG), which must optimize the product experience to retain users and help with upsell and cross-sell opportunities. Processing.

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Marketers Claim a Broader Role and Increased Influence Amid Pressures

The CMO Survey

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. improvement in sales productivity (up from 5.1% in Spring 2024) 8.5%

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Are AI Agents Worth It? HubSpot's CMO and VP Weigh In

Hubspot Marketing

Obviously, that‘s not completely true (they don’t wear suits), but they are very helpful to marketers and are predicted to greatly improve their efficiency and productivity. When I heard the term “AI agents,” I thought of little robots sneaking around like spies, completing tasks for marketers.

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Stop defending your marketing budget — start proving its value

Martech

Let’s be honest: seeing Gartner’s latest CMO spending report probably made your stomach drop. Only 24% of CMOs feel confident about their 2024 funding. One CMO reduced her martech spend by 40% and saw lead quality improve. Marketing budgets are down 15% year-over-year. They’ve stopped playing defense.

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