It’s no secret that when it comes to modern marketing initiatives artificial intelligence has become a very common tool to use, no matter what your primary marketing goals may be.
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Understanding AI, and further, knowing how it can be used to optimize your marketing strategy and content are two major interest points for marketing teams everywhere, and this level of AI comprehension starts with knowing the facts.
Here are 65+ AI marketing statistics and information to keep you up to date on the latest data in 2025:
What is AI Being Used for in Marketing?
AI is already being used by 50% of business respondents, and 29% who are not currently using AI are planning on utilising AI in the future, displaying how there has been a significant shift towards the use of this technology in a variety of fields. (WebFX)
From a sample including both marketers and market researchers, Surveymonkey determined that…
51% use AI as a means of optimisation for content, marketing campaigns and SEO
50% use AI for content creation
45% use AI to come up with ideas for new content
43% use AI software to automate routine processes and tasks that the marketing team previously had to perform manually
43% use AI to assist with social media and their social media strategy
41% use AI for data analysis
Overall, 73% credit AI as being an important part of tailoring customer experiences (Surveymonkey):
To generate content quicker, 93% of marketers use artificial intelligence
To speed up their decision making processes, 90% of marketers use AI
To reveal key findings in sets of marketing information or data, 81% employ the help of AI
The market of AI marketing is anticipated to grow by a compound annual growth rate of 36.6%, meaning it is expected to reach a $107.5 billion value in 2028 (Statista). This shows how quickly marketing teams are realising the benefits of implementing AI tools within their strategies.
AI Marketing Adoption, Implementation and Growth
Adoption
Currently there is still a relatively split opinion on whether or not to implement AI tools for company marketing in 2025:
56% of marketers say that they are utilising AI within their companies, while 44% of companies have decided that they are not currently interested in using AI because they have chosen to wait until there are more established solutions before adopting it (Surveymonkey)
However, the use of AI tools by businesses is expected to increase, with 92% saying that they plan on investing in them within the next three years (McKinsey & Company)
AI is being adopted by 3 times more employees than leaders, for at least ⅓ of their workload (McKinsey & Company)
Implementation
88% of digital marketers utilise AI to aid in completing daily tasks (Surveymonkey)
91.5% of businesses that are considered world-leaders have invested in artificial intelligence. This includes businesses like Google, General Motors and Pfizer (ThriveMyWay)
AI has been fully implemented by 32% of marketing organisations, and is currently being experimented with by 43% of marketing organisations (Salesforce)
11.5% of businesses have not used artificial intelligence yet (WebFX)
9.5% of companies that were surveyed say that they currently do not plan on utilising AI (WebFX)
Growth
The value of AI in the marketing industry in 2025 is currently $47.32 billion, which is a significant increase from the$12.05 billion in 2020 (Statista)
The value of the global generative AI market in 2025 is currently $62.75 billion, and is anticipated to be valued at $356.05 billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 41.52% (Statista)
Why Some Marketers Still Avoid AI
70% of marketers say that at this time, there is no training on generative AI provided to them within the workplace (Salesforce)
54% of marketers say that generative AI training is essential in order for them to successfully implement the use of AI into their current marketing role (Salesforce)
43% of marketers who are attempting to adopt AI say that they do not know how to use AI to its fullest potential (Salesforce)
Safety is a main concern surrounding generative AI with 39% of marketers saying that they do not know how to safely use it (Salesforce)
Marketers’ and Business’ Perceptions of AI
Marketing leaders are 2 times more likely than their mainstream peers to acknowledge that their organisation is utilising automation and machine learning technology (Google)
People born between 1981-1996 are 1.5 times more likely to affirm that they are more familiar with the use of generative AI tools than their peers who are of different generations (McKinsey & Company)
Attitudes and feelings surrounding the use of AI in marketing vary. SurveyMonkey’s study shows that…
69% of marketers feel excitement about AI technology and the impact it has on their jobs
17% feel excitement and worry surrounding how it will impact their jobs
60% feel optimistic about the direction in which the industry is going
1% feel pessimistic about the direction in which the industry is going
Out of 2 500 CEOs, 35% believe that retraining and increasing the skill levels of employees will be necessary, and brought on by an increased presence of AI (IBM)
Around 90% of Fortune 1000 companies are investing more than ever before in artificial intelligence because of the predicted future value in AI (Wavestone)
Advantages and Benefits of AI Marketing
There are three main advantages of utilising artificial intelligence in your marketing: access to information, speed and automation. AI is able to comb through the internet, pull out information and generate content at a rate that you could never match yourself. With these advantages comes massive marketing benefits:
83% of marketers say that implementing AI has freed up more time in the workday that can be designated to strategic or creative tasks that which require their specialised skill set (Statista)
75% of American marketers say that AI helps their organisations to cut down on costs (Statista)
74% of American marketers say that using AI allows them to surpass the target of their marketing campaigns and get more enjoyment out of their jobs (Statista)
AI has been deemed as a tool that increases brand awareness and sales within an organisation by 81% of digital marketers (Statista)
69% of marketers say that the impact of AI on their jobs excites them because AI widens the scope on what can be accomplished as a marketer (Surveymonkey)
16% of Millennials and GenZs in the US find social media photos that are generated by AI and posted by brands and advertisers to be very enticing (Statista)
12% of people in the US between the ages of 18-34 find AI images to be more appealing when they are shared by social media influencers (Statista)
AI Marketing Challenges and Disadvantages
With advantages however, comes disadvantages. The three major disadvantages of using AI are the lack of originality, content bias according to AEO, and a lack of privacy. Along with this there are some further challenges to be faced when using AI in marketing:
48% of marketers believe that the increased presence of AI in marketing means that they will have to alter their marketing strategies to anticipate other businesses utilising AI (Surveymonkey)
Out of all of the businesses that have invested in generative AI, only 1% have recovered their full investment (McKinsey & Company)
50% of marketers believe that the expectations about the level and amount of content that they can produce will increase, because especially when it comes to B2B marketing, clients will anticipate that the agency is using AI for marketing (Surveymonkey)
35% of organisations feel hesitant to use AI because they are concerned about the costs (WebFX)
31% of marketers feel uncomfortable using AI because they are concerned about the quality and accuracy of the content it produces (Surveymonkey)
49.5% of companies using AI have concerns about either data privacy and ethics (WebFX)
49% of marketing teams anticipate having to change the tools and software that they use (Surveymonkey)
43% of businesses feel discouraged by the biases and inaccuracies present in content produced by generative AI (WebFX)
30% of professionals in marketing and advertisement in Europe, South America, and North America believe that brand safety is at risk because of AI, and it also poses greater risk for misinformation as well (Statista)
The Future of AI in Marketing
It is a top goal of 48% of marketers to adopt AI into their marketing strategy (Surveymonkey)
75% of the staff operations of businesses that use AI will be pivoted from production tasks to more skill based tasks (Gartner)
70% of marketers believe that AI is going to take on a larger role within their company and their work (Surveymonkey)
30% of marketing messages from large organisations going to potential leads will be AI generated (Gartner)
McKinsey & Company estimates that 30% of work hours might by AI automated by 2030
By 2030, an additional 12 million job transitions are expected, with lower wage workers affected 14 times more than those in high paying positions (McKinsey & Company)
Consumers’ Perceptions of AI Use in Marketing
18% of people say that they feel confident in their ability to identify a chatbot interaction (Surveymonkey)
In the customer service industry, 90% of people prefer to speak to a real person instead of a chatbot (Surveymonkey)
AIPRM found that 56% of people believed the customer service industry to be where AI was used most prominently in business
Surveymonkey found that in the GenZ population…
66% saw the appeal in AI that would help them to navigate a website or find a product
63% liked how AI could create discounts and deals that were personal to them
56% enjoy product recommendations that are personalised to them
A better customer service experience was what 43% of businesses found to be the top benefit of using AI responsibly (PwC)
The Best Ways to Use AI in Marketing
1. Content Creation
Generative AI can be a huge asset when it comes to creating content because it is able to produce visual and written content based on your prompts that you can then use your specialised skill to edit, creating a high quality marketing asset.
2. Optimisation
AI can help you to optimize your content for anything from hitting the right keywords to altering your marketing content in order to appeal to different demographics
3. Idea Generation
Sometimes coming up with ideas specific to your brand or marketing campaign can be difficult, so, by using your companies current content and data, AI can be used as a tool to help with the brainstorming process.
4. Tailoring to your Consumers
By tracking the behaviours of your customers, AI can personalise their online experience and keep them engaged with your content. Another way to use AI to interact with potential leads is by setting up a chatbot on your website so that your customers are always able to directly engage with your business and brand.
5. Social Media
Using AI in your social media marketing strategy means that you can keep up with the most relevant customer trends and opinions, allowing you to tailor your content to suit your target audience.
6. Automation
Using AI to automate some of the repetitive, monotonous processes or tasks that your marketing team has to engage with regularly means that you can create more time for meaningful work that only humans can do.
7. Market and Data Analysis
Collecting and analysing data is an important part of marketing, because without it, you would be in the dark about what it is that your target audience finds valuable, and about which marketing techniques are working, and on what scale.
By using AI to analyse data you can drastically speed up the process, and see trends and patterns in real time.
Conclusion
While some businesses opt to continue using traditional marketing practices and refuse to integrate AI into their processes, there is still no denying that artificial intelligence has made an incredibly large impact in the marketing field.
With the increase of artificial intelligence use in marketing, leveraging AI has become a way to stay ahead of the competition, making AI integration feel essential, and with these statistics, you now have a foundational knowledge on how to use AI to your advantage.
So, let me know, which of these statistics did you find the most valuable?
Written by Eva Geimer
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Jony Studios is a content marketing agency specializing in B2B podcasting and audiobook services. They have worked with many clients, from startups to larger organizations such as Penguin Random House, Amazon, University of Waterloo, Freakonomics Radio, and many others.
