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Society’s Call for Sustainable Transportation to Rocket Global Shared Mobility Market to $1.55 Trillion by 2030, Says Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan’s recent research finds that the global shared mobility market is expected to grow from $731.8 billion in 2020 to $1.55 trillion by 2030. Mobility-as-a-Service and autonomous mobility will lead to an uptake in technology-enabled safe transport and create key growth opportunities.
High-Skills Freelance Economy Surges as Digital Talent Platforms Help Build New On-Demand Workforce
Companies who are early adopters of digital talent platforms see a competitive advantage in shifting their workforce model to a blend of full-time and freelance employees. At the same time, millions of highly skilled professionals—who seek flexible and remote work—are using the platforms to connect with employers.
Strategy Analytics: 5G Capabilities Will Drive Cellular Baseband Processor Sales Growth
The Strategy Analytics’ research report "Cellular Baseband Forecast 2020 - 2025: 5G ASP Strength to Drive Revenue Growth" finds that Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Apple, Unisoc, and HiSilicon will ship the most baseband processors for cellular devices through 2025.
Investments in Cyber Intelligence Platforms to Surge as Companies Require Advanced Threat Protection, New Insights by Frost & Sullivan
The volume, sophistication, and diversity of cyber threats are unrelenting problems for companies’ internal information security teams. The combination of escalating cyber risks and security personnel shortages propels market demand and presents challenges for organizations.
Finance Leaders Must Protect Employees’ Mental Energy Through Times of Change, Finds Gartner
The pace of change is wearing down finance teams, so finance leaders must navigate both big and small changes to protect employees’ mental energy, according to Gartner, Inc. Over time, excessive effort breaks down employees’ mental energy, leading to change resistance and turnover.
Three Themes for Marketing Leaders That Will Shape Consumer Values and Buying Behavior in 2021, Finds Gartner
Life realigned, the wealth gap and seismic civic engagement are three major themes that will impact consumer values and buying behaviors in 2021. Gartner analysts say that marketing leaders should consider these themes in their strategic planning in order to meet consumers with appropriate modes of marketing and communications.
Global Sourcing Industry Recovers Slightly in Q3 But Braces for Year-end Slowdown, New Findings from Everest Group
Global sourcing activity picked up in Q3 2020 as the initial effects of the pandemic temporarily eased and countries reopened for business. However, the industry is bracing for another slowdown as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold across the world.
Industrial and Manufacturing 2021: The year for Additive, Digital Threads, and Industry 4.0
In its new whitepaper, 68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021, the analysts at global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research identify 37 trends that will shape the technology market and 31 others that, although attracting huge amounts of speculation and commentary, are less likely to move the needle over the next twelve months.
Strategy Analytics: Highest Ever Samsung Smart TV Sales Push Global Tizen OS Base to 155 Million
Samsung sold 11.8 million smart TVs worldwide in Q3 2020, the best ever quarter by Samsung or any other vendor, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Samsung’s Q3 performance means that there are now more than 155 million Tizen OS smart TVs in use around the world, an increase of 23% in the past year.
More Than 155,000 Smart AI-Based Cameras Will Transform Traffic Management By 2025
Smart AI-based cameras enable an increasing number of low latency mission-critical machine vision applications like pedestrian detection and alerting, and real-time surveillance in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and the wider Smart Cities markets.
Four Ways Account-Based Marketing Can Improve B2B Personalization Execution at Scale, Identifies Gartner
79% of marketers believe the best way to engage B2B buyers is to deliver personally relevant communications. This level of personalization requires more from marketers - more customer insights, content, and resources. However, this is a luxury many B2B marketers can’t afford right now.
Strategy Analytics: Growing Demand For Smart Displays Drove Global Smart Speaker Sales To 2.6% Growth in Q3
Smart speaker users are switching increasingly to display-based devices, or Smart Displays, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Smart Speakers and Screens service. The share of all smart speaker sales incorporating a display was 26% in Q3 2020, compared to 22% a year earlier.
Three Steps CMOs Can Take to Boost Brand Trust in Customers, Finds Gartner
Chief marketing officers (CMOs) must focus on building trust as 57% of consumers reported they lacked trust in U.S. brands, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. In the midst of dire loss of trust, marketing leaders hope to differentiate themselves by improving brand trust.
Staying in the Driver's Seat: Traditional Automakers Shift to Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, New Insights from Bain & Company
The automotive world is speeding ahead: electric (EV) and autonomous vehicles (AV) are poised to become increasingly mainstream, posing a clear challenge to the industry’s established players.
Four Core Competencies Marketing Leaders Must Prioritize to Survive and Thrive in 2021, Says Gartner
To be more agile and adaptive in the year ahead, marketing leaders must prioritize four core competencies with a renewed focus that accounts for the unprecedented changes of 2020. Customer understanding, adaptive planning, data-driven decision making and strategic cost optimization are the core competencies that will help marketing to survive and thrive in 2021.
Service-based Business Models Increase Global Demand for Asset Performance Management, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Demand for Asset Efficiency Propels the Global Asset Performance Management (APM) Market, finds there is a growing need to monitor, measure, analyze, and manage the failure of assets as a part of digital transformation initiatives.
Global Telco Cloud Revenue Will Grow to US$29.3 Billion by 2025
Global telco cloud revenue will grow to US$29.3 billion by 2025, up from US$8.7 billion in 2020, at a 5-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 27%. The telco cloud growth will be driven primarily by cloud infrastructure-related investments.
US Online Sales To Reach Historic Levels This Holiday Season, Says Forrester
US online holiday sales are estimated to grow 24% year over year in 2020. According to a new forecast report, “US Online Holiday Sales Will Reach Historic Levels Despite Uncertainty From COVID-19,” US online holiday sales will mirror the high growth trend that online retail has experienced since the start of the pandemic.
Audit Chiefs Identify IT Governance as Top Risk for 2021, Says Gartner
COVID-19 has reorganized the risk landscape for chief audit executives (CAEs), as CAEs have listed IT governance as the top risk for 2021, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said the pandemic is giving rise to new sets of risks while exacerbating long-standing vulnerabilities.
Three Trends for CIOs that will Impact the Future of Work, Identified by Gartner
Automation of routine work with artificial intelligence (AI), digital dexterity, and hybrid work with distributed workforce will be three key trends impacting the future of work that CIOs should focus on, according to Gartner, Inc.