As of early 2025, around ********* (or ** percent) of chief executive officers (CEOs) surveyed in the United States said they thought their chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the future. The remaining ** percent stated the opposite. According to the same study, analytics and customer experience ranked among the leading marketing areas deploying artificial intelligence (AI) according to CEOs in the U.S.
Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025
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Boathouse Group. (March 24, 2025). Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/
Boathouse Group. "Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025." Chart. March 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/
Boathouse Group. (2025). Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/
Boathouse Group. "Percentage of Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) Thinking Chief Marketing Officers (Cmos) Could Step into a Ceo Position in The United States as of January 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/
Boathouse Group, Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/ (last visited May 25, 2025)
Percentage of chief executive officers (CEOs) thinking chief marketing officers (CMOs) could step into a CEO position in the United States as of January 2025 [Graph], Boathouse Group, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608819/cmos-ceo-role-united-states/