7th Annual
State of Agile Marketing

Report

For seven years, we’ve interviewed thousands of marketers to keep track of the latest developments related to Agile adoption and its value to them. In 2024, we surveyed 381 professionals working in marketing from four different continents.

Get the report to learn how Agile is helping marketing organizations achieve better results, see the latest adoption trends, and so much more.

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Over the years, we’ve had the honor of being supported by some amazing organizations in our effort to keep track of the Agile evolution within marketing. 

The 7th Annual State of Agile Marketing Report was produced in partnership with the Agile Marketing Alliance and Tenon. We thank them for helping us shed light on the latest Agile developments in the world of marketing.

 

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83% of marketers have a positive experience with Agile

Agile Marketing is considered to be flexible, efficient, and fast. Only 2% of the surveyed Agile marketers report a negative experience.

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86% of all marketing organizations plan to transition some/all of their marketing teams to Agile.

Marketing teams actively support and plan to expand their use of Agile. An astonishing 94% of all surveyed marketers who've tried Agile ways of working reported that they are getting the necessary organizational support for their team's efforts in that direction during the past 12 months.

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98% of marketers rate their Agile marketing implementation as successful

The single biggest impediment to fully implementing Agile in 2024 is a lack of training. Out of all surveyed marketers on the road to marketing agility 74% report that Agile coaching is valuable while only 27% actually receive ongoing coaching.

Spot the Trends
Year-Over-Year

This year, the data continues to speak for itself, revealing that marketing departments who shift all their teams to Agile ways of working far outperform their peers who keep agility isolated. 

Driven by the competitive business landscape, volatile economic climate, and stagnant or shrinking marketing budgets, marketers are continuously maturing in their adoption of Agile, which we've been observing for 7 consecutive years.

Check out our key findings from the previous six reports below.

Key Findings from Previous Reports

Key Findings in 2018:

  • 37% of marketing teams were using an Agile process
  • 61% of traditional marketers reported plans to go Agile within 12 months
  • 37% of marketers pointed out lack of training or knowledge about Agile approaches as their biggest adoption barrier
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Key Findings in 2019:

  • 32% of marketing teams were considering themselves Agile
  • 50% of traditional marketers were planning to adopt Agile within a year
  • 31% of marketers were citing lack of education as the top barrier to adopting Agile
Explore the State of Agile Marketing in 2019

Key Findings in 2020:

  • 42% of all marketers were working in an Agile environment
  • 42% of traditional marketers were intending to adopt Agile within a year
  • 44% of marketers pointed out lack of training or knowledge about Agile approaches as their biggest adoption barrier
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Key Findings in 2021:

  • 51% of all surveyed marketers were using Agile
  • 93% of marketing teams were planning to adopt Agile within the next 12 months
  • 43% of all surveyed marketers were citing lack of training or knowledge about Agile approaches as their biggest adoption barrier
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Key Findings in 2022:

  • 91% of non-Agile marketing departments planned to implement Agile within the year
  • 40% of marketers cited lack of training as the biggest barrier to adopting Agile
  • 63% of Agile marketers were able to better manage changing priorities
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Key Findings in 2023:

  • 51% of traditional marketers were more likely to adopt Agile because of the current economic climate
  • 76% of Agile marketers were able to prioritize work more effectively
  • 80% of Agile marketers found Agile certification courses valuable
Explore the State of Agile Marketing in 2023
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