Updates to this research are published monthly. Labour market conditions remain weak Hiring intent remains in very negative territory for the next three months. This reflects the broader softness in…
Continue readingI was reading the 2025 Edelman LinkedIn B2B Thought Leadership Impact Report last week and it confirmed something many of us in B2B have known for a while: most deals…
Continue readingAustralia’s hospitality sector is doing it tough. In the June wave of Fifth Quadrant’s SME Sentiment Tracker, 57% of hospitality businesses reported a decline in revenue over the last 12…
Continue readingAt the recent X4 Qualtrics Summit, our team at Fifth Quadrant attended a compelling session by Bain & Company exploring the rise of predictive NPS (Net Promoter Score) and what…
Continue readingSpend five minutes on a trade show floor, and you’d think the aftermarket had already gone fully electric. EVs dominate the conversation, driven by government policy, OEM marketing, and media…
Continue readingIn an age of economic uncertainty, it would be reasonable to expect consumers to cut spending. Ongoing financial pressure has seen household savings plummet, from 13.3% in 2021 to just…
Continue readingUpdates to New Vehicle Sales are published monthly. View previous wave. New Vehicle Sales June 2025 delivered a strong close to the first half of the year, with 127,437 new vehicles…
Continue readingUpdates to this research are published monthly. SME performance softened further in June as revenue pressures mounted, with revenue growth hitting its lowest point in the past 12 months as…
Continue readingA groundbreaking study from MIT’s Media Lab has just provided the first detailed neurological evidence of how AI tools affect human cognition. Published in June 2025, the research used EEG…
Continue readingThe United Nations has delivered a stark warning: global fertility rates are plummeting at an unprecedented pace. The organisation’s latest report, alongside comprehensive fertility data for 2024, reveals a world…
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