71% of digitally maturing organizations encourage their organizations to experiment and accept the risk of failure, compared to 29% of early stage companies.

Adopting a hybrid IT (More than 80% of businesses use either a mix of public and private cloud services or their own private cloud) is a strategic imperative. SMBs, in particular, cite significant improvements in business operations.

Common wisdom to increase performance would dictate a change in the monetary compensation plan. Pay more cash and get more results. Many corporations do just that, says the report.

Top-spending CMOs complain that display ads don't do what they're paying for them to do. Meanwhile, as consumers embrace interruption free experiences, marketers will move billions of display ad dollars to build customer relationships.

Large numbers of digital consumers across North America and Europe have been installing ad-blocker software on their desktops.

The employment outlook for creative talent is expected to remain relatively steady in the second half of 2017, with 9% of advertising and marketing executives surveyed saying they plan to expand their teams.

Big deficiencies in post-purchase service, and satisfaction for buyers of consumer durables, threaten long-term loyalty. Nearly 35% of North American homeowners surveyed rate product manufacturers as poor or needing improvement.

According to a report from ITNews, as millennials enter the workforce in large numbers, it is important for all security programs to realize the unique challenges that they pose.

According to a this summarized report from Ben Unglesbee, reporter for Retail Drive, Sears was not just a household name, it literally put its name on houses. It pioneered direct-to-home and department store retail and sold everything from clothes and washing machines to cars and houses.

Many mobile pros worry about over-messaging app users, their real worry should be undermessaging.