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CMO Barometer: Marketers delve into AI, EQ and ‘the dichotomy of marketing’

The Marketing Society, in partnership with Serviceplan Group Middle East and Campaign Middle East, brought together a group of marketers who contributed to the findings of the 2025 CMO Barometer research.

From top left, clockwise, Amina Taher, CMO, Wio Bank; Natalie Shardan, Managing Partner, Serviceplan Middle East; Megan French-Ritsch, Executive Director Marketing, PIF Confidential; George Yaryura, SVP Marketing, Mashreq; and Sidhanth Gopishetty, General Manager, Fung GroupFrom top left, clockwise, Amina Taher, CMO, Wio Bank; Natalie Shardan, Managing Partner, Serviceplan Middle East; Megan French-Ritsch, Executive Director Marketing, PIF Confidential; George Yaryura, SVP Marketing, Mashreq; and Sidhanth Gopishetty, General Manager, Fung Group

Marketers have stated that artificial intelligence (AI), emotional intelligence within leadership, as well as marketing craft: finding the balance between short-term performance metrics and long-term brand-building remain their top areas of focus, according to the latest CMO Barometer research released in March 2025.

The CMO Barometer is an annual study that surveys top marketers and is conducted by Serviceplan Group Middle East and The Marketing Society in partnership with The Institute of Marketing and Customer Insight at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

In 2025, this survey took into consideration the opinions of thousands of respondents across the EMEA region, but the CMO Baromete


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.