Mapping the Future: How Analytics and Insights Are Evolving

  • ARF
  • Organizational Insights Council

This is a report on the third in a series of surveys conducted by the ARF Organizational Insights Council on the evolving terrain of the analytics and insights profession. Drawing from interviews with over 400 professionals across ARF member companies, the study provides a deep dive into skill trends, structural shifts, AI adoption and sector-based investment in research and analytics.

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Navigating Uncertainty: Strategic Insights for Marketers and Brands Exclusively from ARF & MSI

  • ARF; MSI

In a time of persistent consumer unease, The Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) and the Marketing Science Institute (MSI) have joined forces to deliver timely, evidence-based insights on how marketing leaders can navigate uncertainty with empathy, agility and strategic foresight. Their complementary reports offer both psychological and organizational guidance, arming researchers and brand decision-makers with a holistic toolkit for resilient, value-driven marketing.

Testing AI’s Strategic IQ: Can Generative Models Think Like Top Executives?

  • ARF ORIGINAL RESEARCH
  • ARF

The ARF tested whether generative AI can adopt executive personas and provide credible, role-specific strategies. This experiment highlights how AI performs when “thinking like” organizational leaders, its limitations in institutional logic and feasibility, and how human-in-the-loop feedback can refine outputs and create nuanced and worthwhile results.

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