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Business Wire
07-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Appcast Named Strategic Challenger in the 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Appcast, the leading recruitment marketing platform powered by programmatic, was named a Strategic Challenger in the 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. The report states that Strategic Challengers provide solutions with the scope and challenger sophistication to support the needs of large, complex global customers. Appcast's continued growth as an industry leader is reflected in its year-over-year progression on the Fosway 9-Grid™ debuting in 2023 as a Potential Leader, moving to a Strategic Challenger in its second year, and now recognized as a Strategic Challenger capitalizing on its position. This trajectory underscores Appcast's increasing level of market performance as well as its strength and commitment to enterprise impact, and delivering measurable value to clients worldwide. 'We're honored to be recognized by Fosway as a strategic player in today's evolving talent acquisition landscape,' said Roy Jacques, managing director for U.K. and EMEA at Appcast. 'As hiring becomes more complex and data-driven, our continued growth across Europe, ongoing commitment to innovation, and deep client partnerships have positioned us to help employers navigate AI transformation, regulatory change, and shifting market dynamics, all while delivering measurable hiring outcomes at scale.' Appcast's continued momentum on the Fosway 9-Grid™ comes at a pivotal time for the talent acquisition space. As the industry evolves to be more strategic and data-driven, organizations are seeking partners that can drive optimal performance and efficiency. Appcast's Fosway 9-Grid™ recognition reflects its ability to support proactive hiring strategies, leverage AI, data and automation to scale and enhance efficiency of the recruiting funnel and strategically meet the complex needs of today's enterprise employers in an ever-shifting market. 'With talent supply increasing across many sectors, the focus in talent acquisition is shifting from volume to precision, efficiency and quality of hire,' said David Wilson, CEO and founder of Fosway Group. 'Appcast is well positioned to support this shift through its programmatic technology and expanding service portfolio, strengthened by recent acquisitions. Its ability to deliver measurable recruitment outcomes and support enterprise-scale hiring underpins its Capitalizing trajectory and its recognition as a Strategic Challenger on this year's 9-Grid.' The Fosway 9-Grid™ is a five-dimensional model that can be used to understand the relative position of different solutions and providers in a selected market segment. It allows organizations to compare different solutions based on their Performance, Potential, Market Presence, Total Cost of Ownership and Trajectory across the market. Appcast launched its award-winning recruitment marketing platform, AppcastOne, to U.K. employers in January 2025. To learn more about AppcastOne, visit About Appcast Appcast is the leading recruitment marketing platform powered by programmatic. With advanced technology, unmatched market data and a team of the industry's best recruitment marketers, Appcast's technology and services drive hiring outcomes for more than 1,000 customers. Appcast is headquartered in Lebanon, N.H. with offices throughout North America and Europe. Appcast is a subsidiary of The Stepstone Group, a leading digital recruitment platform that connects companies with the right talent and helps people find the right job. To learn more, visit About the Fosway 9-Grid™ Fosway Group is Europe's #1 HR industry analyst. The Fosway 9-Grid™ provides a unique assessment of the principal learning and talent supply options available to organisations in EMEA. The analysis is based on extensive independent research and insights from Fosway's Corporate Research Network of over 250 organizations, including BP, HSBC, PwC, RBS, Sanofi, Shell and Vodafone. Visit the Fosway website at for more information on Fosway Group's research and services.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Joveo Recognized as Strategic Challenger in the 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joveo, the global leader in AI-led, high-performance recruitment marketing, has been recognized as a Strategic Challenger in the 2025 Fosway Group 9-Grid™ for Talent Acquisition. This recognition underscores Joveo's innovative approach and unwavering commitment to reshaping the future of recruitment with cutting-edge technology and data-driven solutions. The Fosway Group 9-Grid™, a well-regarded market analysis model, evaluates providers on their potential, performance, market presence, trajectory, and total cost of ownership. According to Fosway, Strategic Challengers 'provide solid performance with solutions that have a richer and broader suite of capability than most other solutions in the Fosway 9-Grid™.' Joveo's placement in this category highlights the company's growing influence, strong capabilities, and proven success within the talent acquisition ecosystem. 'Market conditions remain challenging for many TA solution providers, mainly due to the confluence of technological change and a high concentration of candidates,' said Dr. Sven Elbert, Head of Analyst Services at Fosway Group. 'Despite this, growth in recruitment marketing continues apace with companies like Joveo still innovating and winning business. We congratulate them on their move to Strategic Challenger this year.' 'This recognition reinforces what we've known all along – there's a better, smarter way to hire,' said Kshitij Jain, Founder and CEO of Joveo. 'To us, it's about attracting the right talent and optimizing their experience to source the best fit. We're not just improving talent acquisition – we're rebuilding it from the ground up with AI at the core. Our platform delivers the efficiency, personalization, and measurable ROI that traditional methods can't match. We're here to challenge the status quo and redefine what great recruiting looks like.' Joveo's placement in the 2025 9-Grid™ reflects the company's technology leadership, rapid growth, global expansion, and continuous investment in AI to streamline and optimize recruiting. The recognition also highlights the strong partnerships Joveo has cultivated with leading employers and applicant tracking systems, and the tangible hiring outcomes delivered through its solutions. As Joveo continues to challenge the status quo, the company remains focused on delivering scalable, future-ready solutions that address the evolving needs of talent acquisition teams across industries and geographies. To learn more about Joveo's award-winning platform and solutions, visit About Joveo As the global leader in AI-powered, high-performance recruitment marketing, Joveo is transforming talent attraction and recruitment media buying for the world's largest employers, staffing firms, RPOs, and media agencies. The Joveo platform enables businesses to attract, source, engage, and hire the best candidates on time and within budget. Powering millions of jobs every day, Joveo's AI-led recruitment marketing platform uses advanced data science and machine learning to dynamically manage and optimize talent sourcing and applications across all online channels, while providing real-time insights at every step of the job seeker journey, from click to hire. For more information about Joveo's award-winning platform, visit Contact:Heather van WerkhoovenSr. Director, Content and Thought LeadershipJoveopr@ in to access your portfolio