A Gartner, Inc. survey revealed that 90% of HR leaders plan to allow employees to work remotely at least part of the time, even after the COVID-19 vaccine is widely adopted. Sixty-five percent of respondents reported that their organization will continue to offer employees flexibility on when they work.

COVID-19 and the resultant measures taken by the government across the world to contain the spread of the virus have collapsed the demand for personal transit, with all mobility modes at the consumer’s disposal contracting significantly in the first half of 2020.

Parks Associates OTT research finds 20% of US broadband households currently use an ad-supported OTT service and 15% use a “freemium” service, placing these offerings in a strong second place, behind OTT subscription services, among business models.

A multitude of supply, demand, cost and sustainability conditions are poised to drive a rapid expansion of the battery recycling industry, more than tripling its capacity by 2030, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.

Healthy growth in industrial blockchain revenues results from the few applications that have not been impacted significantly by the volatility of the broader blockchain market in the last two years. Despite, global blockchain revenues falling 35% between 2018 and 2020, industrial blockchain revenues specifically have grown by 131%. Global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research estimates 2020 revenues for this category at US$374 million.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.