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Industry bellwether

Idealliance’s State of the Industry Series—an annual report and three quarterly updates—has been an industry bellwether for more than two decades, providing advance notice of key trends through in-depth surveys, one-on-one interviews, and economic/trends research. The series is sponsored by Canon USA (Booth 1213), and overseen by Idealliance Chief Economist Andrew Paparozzi.

“The challenge in our industry is not a lack of opportunity,” says Paparozzi. “It’s deciding what is and isn’t an opportunity for a company given its specific resources, capabilities, and circumstances. To make this decision, companies need to implement a rigorous, analytic process for evaluating their options, developing an implementation plan, and executing choices effectively.”

For many leading industry companies, the data and informed interpretation in the State of the Industry Series play an important part in the planning process. For example, the 2016 Report identified more than 20 products, 20 services, and 10 processes industry executives believe will have the most growth potential over the next two or three years—vital information for those planning their company’s course of action in the years ahead.