As we approach a successful end to Q2, we are sharing an outlook on digital media market for the remaining 2019 as relevant to our specialties in technology, media, and communications. The comments below can be categorized in MarTech (data, automation, and attribution), Media Tech, Managed Services, CRM software, as well as Retail.

Senior Managing Director Sam Thompson provides his perspectives on the topics, themes and trends that emerged from ShopTalk 2019.

Managing Director Chris Karl provides his perspectives on the innovations in Addressable TV and the future of the TV market. Read more here.

Co-Authors and Managing Directors Jeff Coon, Bret Brase, and David Arslanian, provide their perspectives on the data, Digital Marketing and Influencer in B2B, and TV/advertising landscapes after attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. Read more here.

Managing Director, Chris Karl, shares his opinion on the rising importance of corporate development in times of disruption.

Last month, partner Sam Thompson attended Barcelona's Mobile World Congress where he met with dozens of key innovators and entrepreneurs in the digital advertising and tech space. Read his scouting report for more detail.

Partner and Senior Managing Director Chris Legg provides his perspective on the digital automotive industry after attending MediaPost’s Marketing Automotive conference last month. Read more here.

Senior managing director and partner Sam Thompson was quoted in a The Wall Street Journal article on OpenX's recent pledge to invest $25M in advertising quality initiatives. “It’s more than just the budget; it’s about how the company is changing their purpose and values as an operating company so everyone inside is operating toward the same goal,” Mr. Thompson said.

Machine Intelligence, in the form of ML, Neural Networks, and self-adapting AI, will grow in importance and significance, impacting all industries in some ways that have yet to be determined. Is it ‘an interest’ or ‘a necessity’ for companies to replace loyal carbon elements with silicon and source code? It depends.

Yes, physical retail is changing and is not growing as fast as e-commerce, but it is how brick-and-mortar stores approach these fluctuations in consumption pattern – and alter their business models to incorporate automation, personalization, and Artificial Intelligence into their strategies – that they will prevail.

Boasting over 170,000 exhibitors and attendees, CES 2018 positioned the acceleration of technological innovation in B2C and B2B spaces front and center in Las Vegas. With the promise of Artificial Intelligence becoming ever more present and increasingly featured, we found heighted demand for tech companies to deliver ever more sophisticated and networked technology.

The much-discussed potential sale of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox assets – even if it never happens – shows the media industry is changing fast, says FTI Consulting’s senior advisor. Read the entire article by Progress Partners EIR, Mary Ann Halford.

The partners at Progress were asked what came to mind when thinking about Progress Connect, providing what they believed the best word was to describe this leadership summit. Part of a series of videos taken for Progress Connect. To find more, visit our YouTube channel.