Marc Emmer, Author at Vistage Research Center /research-center/author/marc-emmer/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:42:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 Business trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:13:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46644 As business owners anticipate the new year, we’ve published our annual list of trends small and midsize businesses will face. The series is highly anticipated by executives surveying the landscape and preparing for the years ahead. This year’s series covers...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241112-business-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46644 Economic trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46630 To project into the future, we must first understand the past. Much of the last year’s narrative has been about the Federal Reserve trying to cool inflation. Its root cause was certainly formulaic — part short-term reaction to supply chain...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241111-economic-trends-for-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46630 Technology trends for 2025: AI and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:26:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46593 Editor’s note: This is the third installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study technology trends for 2025. While artificial intelligence dominated the business news in 2024, it was mostly large...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241104-technology-trends-for-2025-ai-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46593 Social & workplace trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46572 Editor’s note: This is the second installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study social and workplace trends for 2025. As we move further from the pandemic era, Americans are grappling...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241028-social-workplace-trends-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46572 Ecological trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241021-ecological-trends-2025-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241021-ecological-trends-2025-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241021-ecological-trends-2025-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:05:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46555 Editor’s note: This is the first installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study ecological trends for 2025. Businesses are increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability as part of their...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241021-ecological-trends-2025-and-beyond/feed/ 0 46555 How marketing spend has been transformed forever /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20240723-marketing-spend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240723-marketing-spend /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20240723-marketing-spend/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:25:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46225 Our annual review of marketing trends and spending benchmarks reveals a stunning subplot; the confluence of technologies including AI has already reshaped the field of modern marketing. Technology now comprises 20% of marketing spend and is projected to grow to...

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]]> /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20240723-marketing-spend/feed/ 0 46225 Social trends for 2024 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44675 Editor’s note: This is the final installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study social trends for 2024. Americans are concerned about a plethora of social issues ranging from gun violence...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 44675 Economic trends for 2024 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:40:12 +0000 /research-center/?p=44604 Editor’s note: This is the third installment of an annual 4-part series on trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study economic trends for 2024. Some have compared U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to that friend who always...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 44604 Technology trends for 2024 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:05:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44590 Editor’s note: This is the second installment of an annual 4-part series on trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study technology trends for 2024. As we look forward to 2024, our technology narrative has been consumed by AI....

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 44590 Ecological trends for 2024 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231023-ecological-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231023-ecological-trends-for-2024-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231023-ecological-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:35:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44531 Editor’s note: This is the first installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study ecological trends for 2024. While large-scale weather events are hardly the only measure of climate change, their...

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