Empowering CMOs in 2025: A Proven Framework to Deliver on Key Priorities
- judyhaynes
- Jan 1
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 6
In an increasingly disruptive world CMOs are under pressure more than ever to deliver more with what they have, integrate with teams and data across the business, maximise ROI, and implement long term business strategy.

What are CMOs focusing on in the next 1-3 years?
"Many CMOs aren't fulfilling their growth potential" Quote from Gartner's 'Leadership Vision for 2025' Report
We’ve analysed multiple reports from across the industry* and surveyed CMOs from our own network to formulate the top priorities for 2025.
The top CMO priorities for 2025
(*Gartner, Marketingweek, CMO Council & others)
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Introducing Agency Squad’s new “Four P”s model for CMOs

PACE
Accelerate growth and delivery by translating business strategy into the right goals for your team.
Create cross-functional shared-KPI collaborative partnerships with other business stakeholders.
Maintain focus by triaging business requests and priorities in a structured way.
Put the right technology, automation and processes in place.
PERFORMANCE
Shaping the right team and skills to deliver on your ambitions.
Clear processes to manage priorities against KPIs.
Analysing the gaps and where you need external support.
Empower and motivate through clear direction.
POTENTIAL
Agency-style agile delivery and operations management.
Alignment between teams and partners on requirements, scope and support.
Collaborative working to unblocks barriers to progress.
Positive culture of confidence, challenge, and improvement.
PARTNERSHIPS
Choosing the right agency partners for ongoing success.
Driving proactivity and innovation through collective roadmap and KPI alignment.
Creating partnerships of respect, trust and continuous improvement.
Monitoring agency performance from spend and results.
Introducing the Agency Squad
Formed by digital agency industry veterans with 25 years of experience working at C-Suite across hundreds of clients, we’re uniquely positioned to see how high performing marketing organisations have transformed digital operations to achieve success.
And we’re here to help you do the same.
If you have ambitious plans for 2025 and need some support to get there, then get in touch
Speak to the Agency Squad to see if we’re the right fit to help shape your digital operations into a strategy delivery machine in 2025.