Marc Emmer, Author at Vistage Research Center /research-center/author/marc-emmer/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:16:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 141323424 Business Trends for 2026 and Beyond: An Executive Summary /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251103-business-trends-for-2026-and-beyond-executive-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20251103-business-trends-for-2026-and-beyond-executive-summary /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251103-business-trends-for-2026-and-beyond-executive-summary/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:29:01 +0000 /research-center/?p=48337 In this year’s trend series, we reflect on a business cycle shaping a new set of challenges for Vistage members. Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) wrestle with tariff uncertainty, higher input costs, the no-hire/no-fire job market, and accelerating technological disruption....

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251103-business-trends-for-2026-and-beyond-executive-summary/feed/ 0 48337 Economic Trends for 2026 and Beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251027-economic-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20251027-economic-trends-for-2026-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251027-economic-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=48242 In Part IV of our series, we focus on Economic Trends facing small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2026 and beyond. Margaret Thatcher once said, “Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251027-economic-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/feed/ 0 48242 Special Report: AI Trends for 2026 and Beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251020-ai-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20251020-ai-trends-for-2026-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251020-ai-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:11:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=48189 In Part III of our series, we turn our attention to AI. It was only three years ago that ChatGPT captured our imagination with its ability to generate text, images, and even video on demand. Over the past year, I’ve...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251020-ai-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/feed/ 0 48189 Technology Trends for 2026 and Beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20261013-technology-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20261013-technology-trends-for-2026-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20261013-technology-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=48157 In Part II of our series, we focus on Technology Trends facing small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2026 and beyond. While AI touches every part of technology, we will cover it more extensively in our AI Special Report (Part...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20261013-technology-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/feed/ 0 48157 Social and Workforce Trends for 2026 and Beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251006-social-and-workforce-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20251006-social-and-workforce-trends-for-2026-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251006-social-and-workforce-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=48108 In Part I of our series, we focus on social and workforce trends facing Vistage members in 2026 and beyond. Use this series to consider external forces for your strategic planning process, so your team can make fact-based decisions. Headed...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20251006-social-and-workforce-trends-for-2026-and-beyond/feed/ 0 48108 Marketing in 2025: AI, uncertainty and the hidden cost of standing still /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20250610-marketing-in-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250610-marketing-in-2025 /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20250610-marketing-in-2025/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:40:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47570 We are at a unique time in history. Enabled by technology, marketers can deliver the right message to the right prospect at the right time based on their unique characteristics. Marketing can influence enterprise value, unlike ever before. Yet, marketing...

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]]> /research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20250610-marketing-in-2025/feed/ 0 47570 How business owners will adapt to AI /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 17:50:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47354 Business owners are actively seeking AI solutions that will transform their organizations forever, are easy to implement and free. Our expectations may be a wee bit unrealistic. Over the last several months, artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a theoretical...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20250512-business-owners-adapt-ai/feed/ 0 47354 Mergers and acquisitions trends for 2025 and beyond /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 /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44205 It’s been the best of times and worst of times for mergers and acquisitions. As volume and valuations rose in Q4 of 2024, it was expected that the New Year would bring a resurgent M&A market. The potential for cheaper...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/feed/ 0 44205 10 Steps to Building Business Strategies & Strategy Development /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 /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:14:00 +0000 /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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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20181105-10-steps-building-best-business-strategies/feed/ 2 23348 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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