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2026 Marketing Decision Confidence Index

How 500 paid marketing and finance professionals make measurement, AI, and budget decisions.

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Learn how 500 senior marketing and finance leaders are navigating measurement, AI, and decision-making in 2026

  • Measurement and confidence: See how leaders assess their own marketing measurement approaches — and where that confidence breaks down under financial scrutiny.
  • AI adoption and accountability: Discover how organizations are navigating the gap between confidence in AI execution and the ability to explain ROI from AI-powered marketing tools.
  • The cost of measurement uncertainty: Understand how measurement gaps are shaping which ideas get funded, which investments move forward, and how organizations grow.
  • Channel investment intentions: See where marketing budgets are headed in 2026 — and which channels leaders feel most and least confident defending from a measurement standpoint.

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