CMOs are allocating an average of 15.3% of their marketing budgets to AI initiatives, yet only 30% report that their organizations possess mature or fully developed AI readiness capabilities, according to Gartner's 2026 CMO Spend Survey. This discrepancy means that while 70% of CMOs identify becoming an AI leader as a critical goal for 2026, the same proportion acknowledges that their internal processes are not sufficiently mature to implement and scale AI effectively.
Gartner's findings...