... social marketing performance of 1,139 brands across five sectors and 11 industries. Digital marketing leaders can use this research to identify key trends, best practices and examples of channel leaders across paid social, organic social and influencer channels for improvement opportunities. Index Performance ...
Analyst(s): Karen Lee
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... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends Seismic-Highspot’s announced merger is a defensive consolidation against pricing, CRM overlap and AI threats. CSOs and enablement leaders should expect less negotiation sway and slower innovation. Keep renewals to one year, demand price/opt‑out protections ...
... Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. administration lacks authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economics Powers Act. General counsel should closely monitor the legal bases the administration asserts in the coming weeks and support legal ...
... Fresh insights on emerging trends Microsoft’s new Microsoft 365 “E7” bundle, combining Microsoft 365 Copilot, Agent 365, and Entra Suite, launches 1 May 2026. IT sourcing and procurement leaders should assess ME7 to strengthen renewal leverage, though most users won’t need it in the short to medium term ...
Analyst(s): Michael Silver | Max Goss | Stephen White | Zach Nagle
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends Macrohard stands to transform a company car, humanoid robot or other AI-defined products from its usual function to become a key component of the company’s IT architecture. This turns such products into new sources of business value and opens a whole ...
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends An International Energy Agency report says governments must immediately address challenges from the war in the Middle East. To respond effectively, government CIOs must prepare for remote or hybrid work for employees, and for increased digital services ...
Analyst(s): Arthur Mickoleit | Robert Stoneman | Dean Lacheca
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends Oracle AI Database 26ai introduces significant innovations that enable governed agentic AI, but effective LLM use often requires sharing data with frontier models. Data and analytics leaders should actively assess migration, interoperability, and ...
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends Oracle’s recent layoffs include cuts to its healthcare division and create heightened risks, including to service quality and continuity, and product innovation and delivery. Healthcare provider CIOs must now reassess Oracle’s ability to deliver ...
Analyst(s): Veronica Walk | Jonathan Rivera | Tobi Bet
... insights on emerging trends The process for tariff refunds has been elusive, but the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 8 April publication of the refund process solidifies expectations. Logistics and supply chain functions should prepare now to claw back over $160 billion in unconstitutional tariffs ...