--- title: "Weekly Wrap-Up: January 19, 2018" description: Check out our round-up to read the latest industry analysis and viewpoints on the field of market research. image: https://blog.marketresearch.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png --- [![MarketResearch.com](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hub/209482/file-22777923.gif?width=295&height=66&name=file-22777923.gif "MarketResearch.com")](https://www.marketresearch.com/) [Market Research Blog](https://blog.marketresearch.com/) # Weekly Wrap-Up: January 19, 2018 by [Sarah Schmidt](https://blog.marketresearch.com/author/sarah-schmidt), on January 19, 2018 ![WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png?width=300&height=177&name=WeeklyWrapUp-131269-edited.png)Need to know industry outlooks for 2018, and get an overview of key opportunities, trends, or challenges? 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