NEW RESEARCH REPORT

THE MARKETING MATURITY GAP

2025 - 2026

Global research on the strategies, capabilities and investments that set leading companies apart — and what’s holding everyone else back.

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FINDINGS

Our research reveals
a clear path forward.

72%

of companies lack a documented marketing strategy aligned to business objectives.

65%

of marketing leaders say their team lacks the capabilities to drive sustained growth.

54%

of companies are dissatisfied with the ROI of their marketing investments.

ABOUT THE RESEARCH

A benchmark of marketing effectiveness.

This research provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of marketing effectiveness across Australian businesses. It benchmarks performance, reveals structural gaps, and highlights the capabilities that distinguish market leaders.

RESEARCH FINDINGS

The opportunity is larger than you think.

Our research reveals a $2.4T white space of unmet demand–driven by overlooked needs, underserved segments, and solutions yet to be built.

AI MATURITY

From experimentation to enterprise impact.

Our research shows that organisations move through three distinct stages as they scale AI–from early exploration to fully integrated capabilities that drive measureable business outcomes.

SOURCE: GLOBAL AI SURVEY, 2024
McKinsey & Company

THE PROBLEM

A disconnected pipeline

Today’s marketing infrastructure is fragmented — creating missed opportunities and measurable impact.

THE MARKETING MATURITY FRAMEWORK

Three stages.
One path forward.

A proven framework to assess capability, align teams, and drive measurable impact.

FOUNDATIONAL

Building the basis
for effectiveness

INTEGRATED

Aligning strategy, teams
and measurement

LEADING

Driving growth through
excellence and innovation

Marketing rarely fails because of bad ideas.

It usually fails because execution
becomes inconsistent.

Campaigns stop.
Content slows down.
Data isn’t reviewed.
Optimisation gets postponed.
Growth stats.

What opportunities are you not seeing?

Our instructure Review uncovers the gaps and hidden opportunities within your marketing ecosystem.

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