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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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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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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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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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Transforming agile marketing with generative AI

Martech

Executives, leaders and doers should ask themselves a few key questions: What happens when your competitors can produce content with a threefold productivity improvement? Better conversion rates across personas, segments, channels, industries and products. Better marketing productivity should lead to more revenue and growth, right?

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Navigating Change Management in the Age of Consolidation: Key Takeaways from MarketingOps.com Webinar

MarketingOps

Marketing Operations: Strategic Partner to the CMO Effective marketing operations drive business value, claimed Kao, painting a picture of how team efficiency and strategic partnership with the CMO can earn a coveted seat at the leadership table.

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