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Gartner's 2026 CMO Spend Survey just dropped a number that should stop every marketing leader cold: 70% want to lead in AI, but only 30% have the maturity to do it. Jeff and Debbie break down what's really behind that gap — bad data, immature processes, the wrong talent, and a mindset still stuck in the old playbook. This one gets real fast: why buying AI tools before fixing your foundation is setting you up to fail, why marketing ops needs to become a data function, and why the CMO role itself may need a full identity reset. No guests, no script, just the conversation marketing leaders need to have right now.
By Jeff Pedowitz and Dr. Debbie QaqishGartner's 2026 CMO Spend Survey just dropped a number that should stop every marketing leader cold: 70% want to lead in AI, but only 30% have the maturity to do it. Jeff and Debbie break down what's really behind that gap — bad data, immature processes, the wrong talent, and a mindset still stuck in the old playbook. This one gets real fast: why buying AI tools before fixing your foundation is setting you up to fail, why marketing ops needs to become a data function, and why the CMO role itself may need a full identity reset. No guests, no script, just the conversation marketing leaders need to have right now.