AI strategy and adoption | MMA / Marketing + Media Alliance

Where are marketers really with AI, and what does it take to scale it?

Marketers agree AI will reshape their work; getting past pilots is where many organizations stall. Our benchmark studies track adoption by market, and research with BCG and Monks reveals where execution lags and what slows scale. Our Consortium for AI Personalization, a Future Lab, pits AI-personalized ads against what brands run today.

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MMA and BCG’s 2026 CMO Inquiry on AI’s Real Disruption

Oct 13, 2026 · 54:56

Roughly 60 CMOs rated their AI vision near 6 out of 10, while technology, governance, talent, agency partnerships, and workflows trailed at about 5.

  • Vassilis BakopoulosMarketing + Media Alliance
  • Janet BalisBCG
  • Lauren BeckstedtBrunswick Corporation
  • Remi KentProgressive

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