{"id":313476,"date":"2025-06-03T07:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/?p=313476"},"modified":"2025-06-03T07:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:37:43","slug":"gartner-only-18-of-cros-and-15-of-cmos-are-considered-ai-savvy-by-their-own-ceos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saastr.com\/gartner-only-18-of-cros-and-15-of-cmos-are-considered-ai-savvy-by-their-own-ceos\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner: Only 18% of CROs and 15% of CMOs are considered “AI-savvy” by their own CEOs."},"content":{"rendered":"

So some of the latest Gartner data reiterates a theme from our invite-only CMO and CRO events at 2025 SaaStr Annual + AI Summit<\/a><\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

Many CMOs and some CROs are scared they aren’t AI-savvy enough to succeed.\u00a0 And many CEOs feel that way about their CMOs and CRO.\u00a0 In fact, most<\/em><\/strong> per Gartner:<\/p>\n

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The Revenue Team Reality Check<\/h2>\n

Here’s the stat that should terrify every Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer: Only 18% of CROs and 15% of CMOs are considered “AI-savvy” by their own CEOs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Think about that for a moment. These are the executives responsible for driving revenue, understanding customers, and competing in the market. Yet two-thirds of CEOs don’t trust their go-to-market leaders to navigate what 77% of those same CEOs call “a new business era” driven by AI.<\/p>\n

This isn’t just a skills gap. It’s a strategic blind spot that could cripple revenue growth.<\/p>\n