HotTopics: Information Industry Outlook: FutureFacts 2007
In this HotTopics, Outsell forecasts conservative growth for the information industry from 2006 to 2009, while predicting a great 2007 for companies that innovate while focusing on execution. This future-looking piece summarizes metrics and trends for 11 vertical information industry segments and key customer groups that fuel the $358 billion information industry.
You will get in this HotTopics:
- Outsell estimates for 2005 revenues and 2006 to 2009 forecasted compound annual growth rates for every key information industry segment
- Market share of the top five leaders in each segment
- Insights about disruptive new entrants and rising stars in each segment
- Major market drivers and trends impacting each segment
- Key insights about the principal markets for information – end users, enterprises, and advertising funding
- Outsell’s top 10 predictions and list of essential actions for 2007, such as preparing for global economy shifts and harnessing social publishing to drive business
Our annual Information Industry Outlook draws extensively from Outsell’s unique industry metrics and analytics, as well as our daily contact with people in the information industry and the deep experience of our analytical staff.
Pub Date: September 19, 2006
Pages: 40
Format: PDF 
Table of Contents
- Why This Topic: 10th Annual Information Industry Outlook
- This Year’s Meta-Issue: Execute on the Essentials
- A Note on Methodology
- Scorecard 2006: How Did We Do?
- Current Realities: Where 2006 Began
- Market Segment Competitive Trends, Share Leaders, and Forecasts
- Segment Breakdown: Search and Market Research Will Lead in 2006 and Beyond While News Will Lag Far Behind
- Search, Aggregation & Syndication Will Continue to Lead Industry Growth
- Market Research, Reports & Services: M&A and Global Expansion Will Drive Growth
- IT Research, Reports & Services: Volatile, Yet Growing Ahead of Overall Information Industry
- HR Information: Booming Globally in a Flat World
- Credit & Financial Information: High on Credit and Growing Strong
- Education & Training: Boosted by e-Learning, Testing, and International Growth
- Scientific, Technical & Medical: Medical Information Key to Growth
- Legal, Tax & Regulatory Information: Big Three Dominate, Face Challenges by Low-End Alternatives
- B2B Trade Publishing & Company Information: Double-Digit Online Ad Growth
- Yellow Pages & Directories: Struggling to Grow Online Alternatives
- News Providers & Publishers: Shrinking Revenues and Unbearable Cost Structures
- Market Dynamics and Trends
- User Update: Expectations for a Better Experience
- Toward Library 3
- Future of the Information Management Function
- State of the Advertiser: Moving Online and Shifting Budgets to Pursue High ROI Options
- Forecast: A $458 Billion Industry by 2009
- Top 10 Predictions for 2007
- Outsell's List of Essential Actions