Communications Teams Stay On Point
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CMO+CCO Meter

A recurring tracker of marketing and communications leaders’ sentiment as to the impact they are having on their businesses and the value they are creating.

CMO+CCO Meter, June 2025: Communications’ Business Impact 

Successive iterations of the CMO+CCO Meter highlight the correlation between the business impact of communications and the degree of turmoil in the external environment. Uncertainty in policy, economy, society, and technology has been particularly pronounced over the last six months.

Communications Teams Stay On Point

July 21, 2025

CMO+CCO Meter, June 2025: Communications’ Business Impact 

Successive iterations of the CMO+CCO Meter highlight the correlation between the business impact of communications and the degree of turmoil in the external environment. Uncertainty in policy, economy, society, and technology has been particularly pronounced over the last six months.

Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead®

  • A slight easing of business impact is seen as turbulence turns down a notch. The previous expectations of political and economic uncertainty have played out and communications teams have been on call as businesses have “navigated Washington.” The situation is still volatile and unpredictable, but teams are now trained on the novel challenges arising in shaping the internal and external narrative to keep the ship steady.
  • The CCO–CEO partnership remains strong. The role of the chief communications officer in supporting the CEO has evolved in recent years—especially in corporate communications where it

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