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7.7%

7.7% -- marketing budget share of revenue for CMO marketing budgets (Gartner 2025 CMO Spend Survey) (2025)

2025  · Gartner

According to the Gartner 2025 CMO Spend Survey, marketing budgets represent 7.7% of company revenue.

  • Marketing budgets are reported as stagnant at this level
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7.7%
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2025
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CMO marketing budgets (Gartner 2025 CMO Spend Survey)
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Gartner 2025 CMO Spend Survey: marketing budgets stagnant at 7.7% of revenue.

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CMO marketing budgets (Gartner 2025 CMO Spend Survey): 7.7% marketing budget share of revenue. Source: Gartner (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/marketing-budget-7-7-pct-of-revenue-2025
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