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2025 Automotive Report
AI is hitting the gas on change in automotive retail. It could steer marketplaces into a high-performance future — or slam the brakes on traffic, engagement, and revenue. The 2025 Automotive Marketplaces Annual Report reveals the trends, threats, and opportunities reshaping the industry worldwide.
2025 Recruitment Report
One thing is for certain: The future is uncertain. How’s that for nutshelling? We sent our human, not AI, analysts out to conduct dozens of interviews with CEOs and corporate executives. Spent hundreds of hours researching traffic, revenue and new products at job boards / recruitment marketplaces worldwide.
2025 Craigslist Report
Another year, another decline. It’s a familiar pattern for Craigslist, the dinosaur of U.S. classifieds. Revenue at Craigslist dropped 20% to $302 million last year, its lowest total since 2013 and a third consecutive year of decline, according to AIM Group estimates. At its peak, in 2018, Craigslist generated more than $1 billion in revenue.
2024 Real Estate Report
Volatility remains, but marketplaces are managing. Some are really killing it, while others are barely eking it out. What’s caught our attention, and should grab yours, are the rise of the “super apps.” What that looks like, along with more trends and insights in this 130+ page report, await you and your journey to help transform your business.
2024 Global Marketplaces
The 2024 Global Marketplaces Report covers the trends that matter, companies worth watching, and the world’s market leaders. In 130-plus pages, you’ll find extensive, immersive and actionable insights and analysis of the online marketplaces industry.
Featured Free Report: Generative AI
In this 71-page report, discover valuable, in-depth ideas and suggestions from some of the leading AI vendors working with marketplaces today, plus 40 charts, graphics and tidbits to help you chart a path toward improved operations through AI.
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AIM Group research includes 23 biweekly issues of the AIM Group Marketplaces Report, 4 annual reports – auto, recruitment, real estate and marketplaces/classifieds, plus special reports.