Understanding vaccine deployments, geographic differences in health and safety regulations, the mindsets of attendees, and the budgets of sponsors and exhibitors will help event organizations better prepare for what unfolds in 2021 and 2022.
The Brexit negotiations saga has finally concluded as the UK and the EU completed a last-minute agreement on Christmas Eve. We take a comprehensive look at the implications for the data, information, and analytics industry in various key areas.
Euromoney is acquiring WealthEngine to let its users gain a holistic perspective on financial clients’ financial behavior. Background assessments now involve not just how a client transacts professionally but also how the individual lives life.
The strategic focus for standards publishers is shifting from producing and distributing content to delivering value-added services based on content. This is driving the next stage of the standards market evolution, from a publishing model to a services model, while aligning with broader STM trends.
Virtual events don’t need to have substandard attendee engagement and networking experiences compared to preceding in-person equivalents. Here are some critical practices to follow when thinking through facilitating audience engagement in the shift from physical to virtual events.
A year that started out looking pretty normal ended as anything but. We look back on some key events of 2020 and trends to keep top of mind as we head into 2021.
Zovio has sold Ashford University to University of Arizona Global Campus, cementing its move away from being a direct provider of online education to a supplier of EdTech services and solutions supporting the wider US higher education market.
Three-fifths of publishers do not leverage semi-structured content. Silverchair’s Composer will facilitate its use — if adoption is straightforward for publishers.
An innovative legal research startup is blaming a Thomson Reuters copyright infringement lawsuit for its demise, but its high valuation and burn rate did not help.
Wolters Kluwer acquires eOriginal to enable digital lending transformation for banks. Online lending has garnered new traction during the pandemic, and with e-lending becoming part of the new norm, consumer information providers could see new channels for their data.
The race to the bottom of the market creates a hidden commoditization current that can pull down unprepared providers when someone eventually figures out how to offer the product for free.
Outsell has undertaken several research exercises this year looking at the issue of D&I in the information industry. This piece focuses on the strategic importance of D&I, while a follow-up piece will look at the tactical approaches taken by some of the market’s largest players.
Recent results from three of the largest diversified information industry companies show markedly different approaches emerging about how to manage their various operations. A holding company model is very different from an integrated business looking for synergies across its operations.
As the higher education market continues to shift — in part due to change accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic — providers are looking to serve the market through a variety of channels. The library will be key, but it’s not the only game in town.
The global standards publishing market has been expecting a consolidation among the top three aggregators. Instead, a merger between a standards developer and an aggregator adds a new dimension to the competitive landscape.
