Publishing, Information Industry, and Information Management
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Education & Training: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Education & Training (E&T) segment, and provides detailed analysis of market trends. The E&T segment consists of companies worldwide that provide educational content, assessments and technology, for K-12, postsecondary, and professional development. Overall, the segment grew 6.5% in 2008 to achieve a market size of $45.2 billion; growth varied by region and most of the growth came from the companies that are not in the top 10 by revenue. The report profiles 10 up-and-coming E&T players and the disruptive forces they embody. It provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of this segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists.
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Spending, Vendor Management, and Challenges in Law Firm LibrariesIn the Legal, Tax & Regulatory information space, an important center of content purchasing is the law firm library. As part of our ongoing tracking of library markets (one of three key money flows in the information industry), this year Outsell gathered data from law firm libraries to complement our extensive data on academic, public, and other specialized libraries. The results reveal a market that is increasingly under pressure. Budgets are flat, reporting relationships are complex and evolving, and firm economics and politics are putting strains on traditional ways of doing business. The report is based on data compiled in Spring 2009, supplemented by interviews with law firm librarians, leaders of law library associations, and library relations managers at leading vendors. The report’s data and analysis are valuable for vendors who are navigating their way through a rapidly changing law firm market.
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The Outsell Education 100This report introduces the Outsell Education 100, Outsell’s ranking of the top 100 education companies based on both objective and subjective criteria. Responding to education market need and interest, Outsell devised a methodology to compare the diverse companies within the market taking into account both quantitative and qualitative elements. This annual list differs from the top 100 by revenue, and it will certainly create an opportunity for discussion. The overriding principle of this report is that if a company wants to be successful, it cannot think of itself as a niche provider that can stay on its own and be successful without integrating into some other part of the education industry.
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Credit & Financial Information: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Credit & Financial (C&F) Information segment. It provides detailed analysis of market trends, looks at disruptive forces in this segment, and profiles 10 innovative C&F companies. It illustrates how the two main subsegments will have contrasting performance, at least in the short term: revenues from financial information are forecast to hold up, while revenues from credit information services will show a single-digit decline in 2009 and will recover slowly. It also looks at credit rating agencies as the third subsegment. The report provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the C&F segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists.
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Search, Aggregation & Syndication: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Search, Aggregation & Syndication (SAS) segment, and provides detailed analysis of market trends. After many years of strong double-digit growth fuelled primarily by the migration of advertising dollars online, the success of this segment came to an abrupt halt at the end of 2008; we forecast slow (if any) growth for 2009, with improvement starting in 2010. The report profiles 10 up-and-coming SAS players and the disruptive forces they embody. It provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of this segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists.
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It’s the People, Then the Economy: Six Steps to Managing Your Talent through Tough TimesAt a time when top management is focused on lost ad revenue, uncertainty about how to connect with new customers, and a host of other business survival issues, it’s easy to downplay the human factor. But this is a time in the evolution of publishing and information-providing companies that calls for leadership that pays attention to people – especially talent. People, after all, will solve the business challenges of today, as well as create a solid foundation for organizational success tomorrow. In this report we examine how publishing leaders can be talent leaders, focusing in particular on the specific challenges of leadership in publishing. The report draws on interviews, current research findings, and the practical insights gleaned from hands-on consulting by the author, Outsell Affiliate Lynne Morton, President & Principal of Performance Improvement Solutions.
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News Providers & Publishers: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report provides an in-depth view of the News Providers & Publishers marketplace, which we size at $123.3 billion but with a negative growth rate of -7.5% in 2008. It was the only information industry segment with negative growth. In this report, we detail the size, growth rates, and market shares of the top 50 News publishers and identify the significant issues and trends facing them and their markets. The report provides advice and essential actions to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage, and it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the News segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists. This is the latest in our annual series of market size and share reports for the segments of the information industry.
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Market Research and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Market Research, Reports & Services (MRRS) and IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services (ITTRRS) segments, and provides detailed analysis of market trends. The report also looks at disruptive forces in this segment, and profiles 10 innovative companies. This report provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the MRRS and ITTRRS segments, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists.
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Legal, Tax & Regulatory: 2009 Market Forecast and Trends ReportThis report showcases our forecast for growth and performance through 2012 of the Legal, Tax & Regulatory (LTR) information segment, and provides detailed analysis of market trends including the ongoing restructuring of the legal services industry, the changing relationship between law firms and their corporate clients, cost pressures on law libraries, the relative success of the tax portion of this segment, challenges in the fragmented compliance field, and online adoption as a global driver. The report also looks at disruptive forces in this segment, and profiles 10 innovative LTR companies. This report provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage. Equally, it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the LTR segment, including suppliers to the industry, investment bankers and analysts, and journalists.
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Deconstructing IT Analyst Firms: Insights for Vendor Portfolio ManagersVendor portfolio managers across many industries are involved in procuring IT research reports and services, whether for competitive and market insight or to support IT departments’ mission-critical decision-making around technology solutions. IT analyst firms’ offerings represent a key element of many content managers’ portfolios because of their cost and complexity. A deeper understanding of IT analyst firms’ DNA – what makes them tick and what drives the expenses of their business – is a necessary component for strategic assessment of vendors. In this report, we look at the dynamics of IT and telecom analyst firms – what Outsell calls the IT & Telecom Research, Reports & Services (ITTRRS) companies. We examine ITTRRS providers’ business models and provide insights and recommendations for information and vendor portfolio managers who purchase ITTRRS reports and services.
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