Marc Emmer, Author at Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/author/marc-emmer/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:10:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 Social trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/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 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/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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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Economic trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/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 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:40:12 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/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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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Technology trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/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 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/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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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-technology-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Ecological trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/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 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231023-ecological-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/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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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231023-ecological-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 How AI will unleash an innovation revolution https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230905-ai-innovation-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230905-ai-innovation-revolution https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230905-ai-innovation-revolution/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44322 Creative destruction celebrates the idea that innovations can destroy the very things they replace — but ultimately have a positive impact on economies and society. Critics fear that artificial intelligence and emerging technologies will eliminate jobs and entire industries. Philippe...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230905-ai-innovation-revolution/feed/ 0 Mergers and acquisitions trends for 2023 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44205 Amid the economic uncertainty and changes in corporate priorities, merger and acquisition patterns are changing. There is a clear shift toward conservatism. Given the high cost of debt, deal flow has moved toward restructuring, including spinoffs and smaller deals with...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/feed/ 0 How to capitalize on the marketing revolution https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20230616-capitalizing-marketing-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230616-capitalizing-marketing-revolution https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20230616-capitalizing-marketing-revolution/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44119 In years past, we have published marketing spending benchmarks gathered through the CMO Survey — a collaboration between American Marketing Association, Duke University and Deloitte. It’s important to note that the companies that participate in the survey have Chief Marketing Officers,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20230616-capitalizing-marketing-revolution/feed/ 0 The Hybrid Gap: How to create the ideal work environment [New report] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20230518-the-hybrid-gap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230518-the-hybrid-gap https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20230518-the-hybrid-gap/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 20:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44083 Editor’s Note: This post and the enclosed white paper are a collaboration between veteran Vistage speakers Kathleen Quinn Votaw of TalenTrust and Marc Emmer of Optimize, Inc. There is a great divide between employers and employees, each of whom has...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20230518-the-hybrid-gap/feed/ 0 10 steps to Building Business Strategies & Strategy Development https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 16:14:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=23348 I have had the honor of helping over 60 Vistage members craft their best business strategies. A couple of years ago, I worked with the management team of a member who was contemplating the company’s growth plan. Based on instincts...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/feed/ 2 Small business strategic planning: 10 tips to transform your company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 15:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=22880 Within our strategic planning practice we have worked with every conceivable type of business, large and small. Larger companies are more likely to engage in strategic planning, not because it is more relevant for them but because they tend to...

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