One Step Ahead 

IMPALA’s “One Step Ahead” produces reports and webinars on key digital issues for members, with support from Merlin, and in partnership with CMU Insights.

The project delivers data and analysis including digital trends and opportunities for independent businesses and trade associations. The goal is to ensure that the independent community is able to make the most out of the digital market by being a step ahead. 

There is a particular need for a European focus given the distinct nature of each national market (Europe is not one market). The project provides reports, webinars and an ad hoc query service to IMPALA members. The idea is to have a commercially relevant service, not just rehashing the digital news that can be found in current newswires or elsewhere. The results are useful to the whole independent community worldwide. 

IMPALA shares these reports with WIN and Merlin. The project is piloted by IMPALA’s digital committee (national associations and direct members). 

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One Step Ahead survey for members 

     

One Step Ahead – Understanding the digital music debates (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – Understanding the digital music debates (full report)
One Step Ahead – A diversifying digital market: capitalising on the new opportunities (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – A diversifying digital market: capitalising on the new opportunities (full report)
One Step Ahead – Marketing power through data and networks (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – Marketing power through data and networks (full report)
One Step Ahead – Playlists and curation in the streaming market (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – Playlists and curation in the streaming market (full report)
One Step Ahead – The practical impact of new technologies part 1 (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – The practical impact of new technologies part 1 (full report)
One Step Ahead – The practical impact of new technologies part 2 (executive summary)
One Step Ahead – Data Playbook (full report)
One Step Ahead – Artificial Intelligence and the music industry (full report)
One Step Ahead – Rights & Consumptions: Digital Developments & Innovation (full report)
One Step Ahead – Data Trends report (Update on the Data Playbook – full report)
One Step Ahead – AI Trends report (Update on the Artificial Intelligence and the music industry – full report)

IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – October 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – September 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – June 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – May 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – April 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – March 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – February 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – January 2023 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – December 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – November 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – webinar on the practical impact of new technologies part 2
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – June 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – May 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – April 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – March 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – February 2022 quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – webinar on the practical impact of new technologies
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – December quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – November quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – October quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – webinar on a diversifying digital market: capitalising on the new opportunities
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – June quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – May quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – April quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – March quick fire webinar
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – webinar on marketing power through data and network
IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – February quick fire webinar

IMPALA’s Digital Hour with CMU – State of Play 2021
IMPALA Digital Hour with CMU – January quick fire webinar
IMPALA Digital Hour with CMU – webinar on playlists and curation in the streaming market

IMPALA’s One Step Ahead project is supported by Merlin.

IMPALA – Independent Music Companies Association

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