A major investor is asking Verisk to focus its risk data — which has emerged to become a valuable form of alternative data serving multiple sectors — entirely on the insurance industry. Yielding to investor pressures could cause information providers to miss out on a greater opportunity.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Near-Term Growth Opportunities May Cloud Long-Term Growth Strategies in the Risk Data Business

Author: Will Jan

Date: July 21, 2022

As the training market recovers from the impact of the pandemic, Outsell asked HR and L&D professionals about their future spending plans and use of digital technologies to help identify potential opportunities for product development and revenue growth in this important market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: VR in Education: HR and L&D Survey 2022: Part One — Budgets

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: July 20, 2022

Outsell’s analysis of M&A activity in the Legal & Regulatory Solutions market over the first six months of 2022 reveals a big drop in M&A activity.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Legal Tech M&A Activity Down 38% in the First Half of 2022

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: July 19, 2022

Cengage was the first out of the gate with an “all you can eat” textbook content purchasing model for the US market in 2018. The model has now migrated, albeit in a customized format, to the EMEA marketplace, with Cengage again ahead of key competitors Pearson and McGraw Hill.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: VR in Education: Cengage Extends Unlimited Model to EMEA

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: July 18, 2022

The merger of GfK and NielsenIQ consolidates share even further among the Marketing Research top 10, beyond the recent IRI and NPD combination. Deals like these don’t create growth acceleration immediately, and there are lessons to learn here.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: NielsenIQ and GfK Merge to Consolidate Retail Research and Data

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: July 14, 2022

Two recent cases raise important questions about data ownership rights and the legality of tying search platforms to databases.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Two Legal Cases Could Significantly Impact the Data and Information Markets

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: July 13, 2022

By building a virtual solution for digital buying and selling, Drift expands from its core market and gets into a broader sales enablement space. Others looking to expand in B2B sales and marketing intelligence need to focus on M&A targets evolving into multiple spaces, not stuck in only one.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Buying and Selling Goes Virtual with Drift’s Deal Room

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: July 12, 2022

How will the evolution of data solutions impact the world of financial services? In our latest Outsell FutureScapes video, Chief Research Fellow David Worlock discusses the topic with Donal Smith, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Credit Benchmark.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Outsell FutureScapes – Future Trends in Financial Services

Author: David Worlock

Date: July 11, 2022

Casetext is becoming the preferred alternative US legal research platform by redesigning the traditional legal research user experience.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Casetext Introduces Neural Net Search Technology

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: July 7, 2022

HR Services & Solutions vendors saw revenues bounce back strongly in 2021, partially driven by increased recruitment activities. This report analyses segment performance, with forecasts through 2025, offering essential actions for firms seeking growth, new markets, and competitive advantage.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: VR in Education: HR Services & Solutions – Segment View 2022

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 30, 2022

Legal news continues to act as a key differentiator in the legal solutions market, but the crown is slipping from LexisNexis as the top legal news provider.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Competition in the Legal News Market Heats Up

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: June 29, 2022

Virtual reality has long promised to deliver more engaging and impactful learning experiences. However, while the range of available VR solutions is growing, fundamental inhibitors to mainstream take-up remain in the K-12 and higher education markets.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: VR in Education: Mainstream Adoption Remains Elusive in K-12 and HE

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 28, 2022

Business and employment resuming at higher levels drove record growth in the Tax & Accounting Solutions segment in 2021. The personal income tax segment saw the largest change as part of the new norm: Personal tax software is now rapidly displacing small accounting services.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Tax & Accounting Solutions – Segment View 2022

Author: Will Jan

Date: June 27, 2022

With ESG ratings and indices saturating financial services, Nasdaq switches gears by acquiring Metrio’s ESG workflow capabilities to assist companies in compliance. The deal indicates further convergence between financial and GRC solutions as well as support of clients beyond financial services.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Nasdaq to Enable Cloud-Based ESG Solutions

Author: Will Jan

Date: June 22, 2022

Still fresh from a rollup of three businesses, Onclusive is already executing M&A deals to augment the platform and enhance the vision it’s building. The firm is gaining new content types to monitor and measure and additional data and API capabilities to create more value for customers.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Onclusive Buys Critical Mention to Extend Its New Media Services Platform

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: June 21, 2022

As standalone providers increasingly become integrated features within larger platforms, one standalone is fighting back by reversing the roll-up norm and acquiring the platform before it is pushed out of the market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Legal Standalone Feature Company Flips the Script by Buying the Platform Provider

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: June 20, 2022

What’s the latest news from the world of virtualization and simulation? In our latest edition of Outsell FutureScapes, Chief Research Fellow David Worlock discusses the state of this critical technology with Dr. Manny Dominguez, Founder & CEO of Simulocity LLC.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Outsell FutureScapes – The Future of Virtuality

Author: David Worlock

Date: June 16, 2022

The month of June has already seen at least three $100 million+ investments in edtech companies despite challenging economic conditions. What makes these companies attractive, and can we expect to see investments of this size continue?

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Shifting Edtech Investment Landscape in a Challenging Economic Environment

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: June 15, 2022

A variety of factors drove the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Solutions segment to double-digit growth in 2021. This analysis examines which drivers will continue in 2022 and which providers are best positioned to succeed in the coming years.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Governance, Risk & Compliance Solutions – Segment View 2022

Author: Will Jan

Date: June 14, 2022

After a rise in mortgage originations and credit applications in 2021, lenders are seeing overall volume decline in 2022 due to interest rate hikes. Despite this change, close credit scrutiny from the pandemic will likely carry into 2023, resulting in steady Credit Information & Solutions demand.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Credit Information & Solutions – Segment View 2022

Author: Will Jan

Date: June 13, 2022