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In today’s rapidly evolving world, stakeholder expectations about business and brand value creation are shifting at an unprecedented pace. In response, the role of Marketing is transforming dramatically.

The Institute for Real Growth and FOMI of Said Business School, University of Oxford, are leading Marketing2030. Marketing2030 will identify the Marketing strategy, structure, capability, and CMO leadership required to drive sustained business growth and win in the future.

Marketing2030 sets out to be more than a study. It convenes a unique collective of Marketing industry organizations and senior CMO practitioners with leading creative thinkers, data analysts, and technology pioneers.

The findings will be published in June 2026, with early insights and learnings shared continuously throughout the year.

Study Design

  • Vision interviews with CMOs, experts, business leaders, academic leaders, key opinion formers and regulators in all major geographies.
  • AI analysis of latest thought leadership publications and reports.
  • Online survey with senior business leaders.
  • A unique coalition of Marketing industry organizations and senior CMO practitioners with leading creative thinkers, data analysts, and technology pioneers to drive continuous interactive learning.

Study scope

  • Global key markets
  • Deep dives with internal and external stakeholders
  • Key market deep dives
  • Working sessions with the Challenger board and the broader Marketing2030 Collective

Latest Marketing2030 news

Launch at 13-16 June 2025 IRG CMO Summit Cannes

“M2030 will identify the most significant shifts reshaping the business and Marketing world and explore how these changes redefine the future role of Marketing and the CMO’’
Andrew Stephen, The L’Oreal Professor of Marketing at the University of Oxford.

“Marketing today stands at a pivotal crossroads. Our challenge is to rise to the occasion and lead with ambition. Marketing2030 is not just about tracking the future of marketing… we are building it together”
M2030 Lead Cindy Tervoort.

“The M2030 initiative convenes a unique collective of Marketing industry organizations, senior CMO practitioners, leading creative thinkers, data analysts, and technology pioneers. Together, we will determine what it takes to win in the future,”
IRG Founder Marc de Swaan Arons.

Academic Partners

Industry Partners

Publication Partners

Marketing2030 Team

Cindy: Overall lead
Marc: Partners
Andrew: Academic
Mariana: Strategy
Oliver: Research
Jennifer Reingold
Monica: Experience
Asia Representation
LATAM representation
Africa representation:
Broader IRG Team