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Market Research and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends Report

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Author: Louise Garnett, Vice President, Outsell Scout Analytics

This report includes detailed analysis of market trends and our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the Market Research, Reports & Services (MRRS) and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services (ITTRRS) segments. It also examines up-and-coming players in these segments and the disruptive forces they embody. The report includes:

- Outsell’s revenue and growth forecasts through 2011 for the MRRS and ITTRRS segments as well as the entire information industry;
- Analysis of key trends in MRRS and ITTRRS;
- An overview of the competitive landscape in these segments;
- Revenue figures for the top 10 companies in each segment through mid-2008;
- A list of five “rising star” companies in each segment with Outsell’s explanation of why they were chosen;
- Essential actions for publishers to succeed in these markets.

Our forecast reports build on our annual market size and market share data and our analysts’ assessment of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, combined with critical key trends affecting each information industry segment. Our efforts are both top-down and bottom-up and are overlaid with the extensive experience of our individual analysts.


Pub Date: September 26, 2008
Type: Forecast Report
Segments: ITTRRS MRRS
Keywords: Forecast, Market Analysis, Market Statistics
Pages: 25
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Why This Forecast Report?
  • Market Research, Reports & Services Market Overview
    1. Information Industry Forecast
    2. MRRS Segment Forecast
    3. Key Trends
    4. MRRS Market Size and Historic Growth
  • MRRS Competitive Landscape
    1. Market Movements: First Half of 2008
    2. Impact of M&A
    3. Rising Stars
    4. Disruptive Forces
  • MRRS Essential Actions
  • MRRS Related Research
  • IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Market Overview
    1. ITTRRS Segment Forecast
    2. Key Trends
    3. ITTRRS Market Size and Historic Growth
  • ITTRRS Competitive Landscape
    1. Market Movements: First Half of 2008
    2. Impact of M&A
    3. Rising Stars
    4. Disruptive Forces
  • ITTRRS Essential Actions
  • ITTRRS Related Research
  • Methodology

    • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. Outsell’s Information Industry Forecast, 2008-2011
  • Figure 2. Outsell’s Information Industry Forecast, Excluding News, 2008-2011
  • Figure 3. Market Research, Reports & Services and Information Industry Forecast, 2008-2011
  • Figure 4. Market Research, Reports & Services Market Size and Growth, 2003-2007
  • Table 1. Top 10 Public Market Research, Reports & Services Companies
  • Figure 5. IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services and Information Industry Forecast, 2008-2011
  • Figure 6. IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Market Size and Growth, 2003-2007
  • Table 2. Top 3 Public IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services Companies

Companies Mentioned

  1. Arbitron, Inc.
  2. Canalys
  3. Cision AB
  4. comScore, Inc.
  5. Corporate Executive Board
  6. Datamonitor, plc
  7. Decision Resources, Inc.
  8. Forrester Research, Inc.
  9. Gartner, Inc.
  10. Gerson Lehrman Group
  11. GfK SE
  12. Greenfield Online, Inc.
  13. IDC
  14. IMS Health, Inc.
  15. Info-Tech Research Group, Inc.
  16. Informa Telecoms & Media Group
  17. Ipsos
  18. J.D. Power & Associates
  19. JupiterResearch, LLC
  20. MarketTools, Inc.
  21. Peanut Labs
  22. Springboard Research
  23. Synovate
  24. The Nielsen Company
  25. TNS Global
  26. Toluna PLC
  27. TowerGroup
  28. Wood Mackenzie
  29. WPP-Consumer Insight