Updated
Updated · Ad Age · Jun 11
BCG Survey Finds 32% of CMOs Lead in Agentic Marketing as Scaling Gaps Persist
Updated
Updated · Ad Age · Jun 11

BCG Survey Finds 32% of CMOs Lead in Agentic Marketing as Scaling Gaps Persist

3 articles · Updated · Ad Age · Jun 11

Summary

  • 32% of chief marketing officers qualify as leaders in agentic marketing in a Boston Consulting Group survey, marking early but uneven adoption of AI-driven marketing operations.
  • Many of the remaining CMOs are still learning how to scale the new processes, suggesting execution—not initial experimentation—remains the main hurdle.
  • The findings frame agentic marketing as a developing capability gap, with a minority already ahead while much of the field is still building repeatable operating models.

Insights

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