Tax Solution Giant Helps the Underbanked Navigate Economic Uncertainty
Intuit is acquiring SeedFi to help the growing population of those who live paycheck to paycheck build credit. With inflation and high energy prices exacerbating the cost of living, information providers are taking actions to help those most effected.
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Author: Will Jan
Date: December 19, 2022
Prophia’s New Investment Awards the Promise of its AI Efforts
Property-tech startup Prophia is raising the bar for commercial real estate (CRE) data and analytics players. Its approach shows how one can provide unique solutions to save customers valuable time and make more informed decisions.
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Author: Randy Giusto
Date: December 15, 2022
S&P Strikes Back by Acquiring Climate Risk Research Business
Months after Moody’s announced its Credit Impact Scores (CIS) to account for physical risks caused by climate change, S&P Global acquired climate-risk research business Shades of Green. Credit ratings agencies are moving quickly to win market share in light of the global climate regulations surge.
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Author: Will Jan
Date: December 14, 2022
US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2022: Use and Impact of OERs
Open educational resources (OERs) are not a new phenomenon, but survey results indicate their growing importance to students and faculty in the US higher education market. Paid-for providers are advised to take heed.
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Author: Kate Worlock
Date: December 12, 2022
API and DaaS Strategies – Marketing and Selling to New Buyers
This fourth piece in our series on API and DaaS Strategies looks at the different buyers that emerge when selling these solutions. We also look at how companies adjust their marketing efforts and get their sales teams ready to sell these offerings.
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Author: Randy Giusto
Date: December 7, 2022
New Data Privacy Laws Are Coming
Trust in data privacy practices is essential to the growth of the global economy, but governments are making compliance harder with a patchwork of data privacy laws. This analysis provides a primer into what to look out for and how to respond in 2023.
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Author: Hugh Logue
Date: December 7, 2022
US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2022: Use of the Library
Outsell’s latest survey looked at student and faculty usage and perceptions of institutional libraries, providing a valuable view of post-COVID reality. In addition, the findings shed light on potential areas for development as institutional libraries transform.
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Author: Kate Worlock
Date: December 6, 2022
ESG Becomes a Key Factor in Corporate Lending
Experian launched ESG Insight to help business lenders understand their candidates’ climate risk factors. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has not only become a criterion for business operations and partnerships, but a criterion for receiving loans.
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Author: Will Jan
Date: December 5, 2022
Springer Nature: Breaking Down Silos to Innovate, Create Client Value, and Grow Opportunity
Information providers continue to unlock content value through partnerships. Springer Nature’s partnership with The Lens is a good example of how partnerships can deliver robust solutions for clients.
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Author: Reynold Guida
Date: December 1, 2022
US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2022: Content Discovery, Purchasing, and Usage
Outsell’s latest survey highlights a worrying trend for content providers serving US higher education: a decline in usage of suggested learning resources amongst students, despite an uptick in faculty recommendations. Boosting student engagement is, therefore, critical.
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Author: Kate Worlock
Date: November 30, 2022
Layoffs Come to Legal Tech
As fast-and-easy funding and an explosion in demand for cloud solutions come to an end, some legal tech startups are feeling the pain.
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Author: Hugh Logue
Date: November 29, 2022
LexisNexis Acquires IPlytics
As patent data is increasingly consumed by a wider range of professionals, LexisNexis beefs up its intellectual property solutions with standards data and analytics capabilities to help it cross-sell to technical professionals.
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Author: Hugh Logue
Date: November 28, 2022
Enterprise Tax Solution Giant Sees Opportunity in the Personal Tax Market
Thomson Reuters is acquiring SurePrep to help CPA firms automate personal income tax service. Brick-and-mortar tax services lost their appeal during the pandemic as more consumers took to tax software. CPA firms’ growth may rest upon their ability to offer remote and automated services.
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Author: Will Jan
Date: November 24, 2022
ZoomInfo and TechTarget Growth Hits a Wall
Hit by elongated sales cycles and longer deal reviews, ZoomInfo and TechTarget stumble. They could become acquisition targets if they don’t navigate the next year well. Weathering slowing deal dynamics becomes crucial for other B2B media and information companies in 2023.
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Author: Randy Giusto
Date: November 23, 2022
Despite Economic Outlook, Investment in Contract Lifecycle Management Continues
Effective contract management is increasingly a basic legal competence for regulatory compliance, driving further investment into contract management providers despite a cooling off in other LegalTech segments.
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Author: Hugh Logue
Date: November 22, 2022
API and DaaS Strategies – Pricing and Packaging
This third piece in our series on API and DaaS Strategies looks at price and packaging best practices. Data providers’ approaches start out simple and then get more elaborate depending on successful selling.
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Author: Randy Giusto
Date: November 21, 2022
Corporate Activity Becomes a Telltale for Financial Performance
TMX Group acquires Wall Street Horizon to gain insight on companies’ press releases, product launches, social media blurbs, executive movements, and organizational changes. The pattern and timing of these corporate actions show a correlation to the company’s financial health.
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Author: Will Jan
Date: November 17, 2022
Research Buyer Pain Points – Provider Selection Process
This second piece in our series of discussions with research buyers examines research operations makeup, new needs, and vendor approval processes. There are opportunities, new challenges, and high bars ahead for providers.
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Author: Randy Giusto
Date: November 16, 2022
Wiley Partner Solutions: A New Approach to Society Publishing
The big news coming out of the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair was the introduction of Wiley Partner Solutions, a reorganized division offering a comprehensive suite of services to scholarly information providers, in particular those based in scientific societies and professional associations.
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Author: Lettie Conrad
Date: November 15, 2022
Penguin Random House Case Could Slow Market Consolidation
The Biden administration is creating a new antitrust regulatory environment that could slow consolidation within the information industry at a time when emerging players that are unable to raise new funding are looking to sell to larger strategic players.
Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Penguin Random House Case Could Slow Market Consolidation
Author: Hugh Logue
Date: November 14, 2022
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