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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.