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Digital Media Compensation Benchmarking: Why General Industry Salary Data Misses the Mark
Picture this: your company just posted a Senior Streaming Operations Manager role. You run the numbers through your go-to compensation survey, post a range – and lose three finalists in a row to competitors offering 15% more. Sound familiar? The data wasn't built for your market. For Human Resources or [...]
What HR and Compensation Can Do to Drive Successful Post Merger Integration
 Mergers and acquisitions are often evaluated through a financial or strategic lens. However, once the deal closes, a different reality sets in: Post-merger integration success is largely determined by people. “Most integration challenges happen after the deal closes. Success usually comes down to role clarity, role alignment, and clear and [...]
Why AI Salary Tools Can’t Replace Real Compensation Expertise
Why AI Salary Tools Can't Replace Real Compensation Expertise  There is no shortage of ways to look up a salary number in 2026. A quick search pulls up crowdsourced platforms, AI-powered chatbots, and self-service compensation dashboards – all promising fast access to market data at the click of a button. [...]
Insights from The Croner Company’s Survey of Severance Practices
The recent 2025 Croner Salary Budget Survey revealed that budgeted salary increases in 2025 are [...]
C2HR Compensation Surveys Reveal Pay Trends in the Content and Connectivity Industries
C2HR’s Annual Compensation Surveys revealed that 2025 pay at content developers climbed again, with bonuses driving much of the escalation. Among connectivity providers, compensation growth was moderate. Base salary raises were modest, but equity incentives [...]
2025 Software Gaming Compensation Trends
The newly released 2025 Croner Software Games Survey – North America reveals that total compensation for software gaming professionals was [...]
Bonuses and Equity Lead Pay Shifts for Jobs in Content and Connectivity
As companies navigate a volatile market, the Content & Connectivity Human Resources (C2HR) Association’s Annual Compensation Surveys reveal that [...]
2025 Software Gaming Compensation Trends
The newly released 2025 Croner Software Games Survey – North America reveals that total compensation for software gaming professionals was [...]
2025 Entertainment Compensation Trends
Noteworthy trends in pay in Entertainment compensation from the past year include [...]
2025 Croner Local Media Survey Results
Noteworthy trends in pay at grantmaking foundations from the past year include [...]
Pay for Jobs at Grantmaking Foundations in the U.S. Continues to Show Steady Growth
Noteworthy trends in pay at grantmaking foundations from the past year include [...]
2025 Croner Salary Budget Survey Results
The recent 2025 Croner Salary Budget Survey revealed that budgeted salary increases in 2025 are [...]