In retail companies based in the United States, ** percent of CEOs taking part to a survey believed data security and privacy was the biggest challenges in implementing AI-based solutions in their companies. Managers and employees were even more concerned by this aspect (** percent). However, another ** percent of employees mentioned the lack of awareness, understanding, and/or expertise in using AI tools as a key challenge.

According to the results of a survey on customer experience (CX) among businesses conducted in the United States in 2021, the main challenge affecting data analysis capability for CX is the lack of reliability and integrity of available data. Data security followed, being chosen by almost ** percent of the respondents.

Aging water and wastewater infrastructure continues to be major issue in the U.S. water, wastewater, and stormwater industry. In a 2024 survey with more than *** U.S. water industry stakeholders, ** percent said aging infrastructure was the most challenging issue facing the sector.

As of January 2025, approximately ** percent of exhibition companies surveyed in ***** Central and South American countries reported viewing the state of the economy in their home market as the industry's most important issue over the following 12 to 18 months. Internal management challenges ranked second, selected by ** percent of respondents.

During a September 2024 survey carried out among digital media buyers from brands, agencies, and adtech from the United States, ** percent named advertising fraud as one of the top four digital media challenges their organization would face in the upcoming 12 months; ** percent of interviewees said that advertising adjacent to deep fakes would be one of the leading challenges.

A survey conducted in July 2025 found that the most important issue for ***percent of Americans was inflation and prices. A further ***percent of respondents were most concerned about jobs and the economy.

When asked about the main complications with regard to cybersecurity initiatives, around ** percent of organizations in North America in 2024 pointed out cybersecurity skill gaps. Lack of budget and prioritization of other technology was considered another key challenge for ** percent of tech and business professionals.

According to a survey conducted among U.S. enterprises in China in 2022, rising tensions in US-China relations was the primary challenge for U.S. companies operating in China, with ** percent of respondents stating that. It has been the top business challenge for three consecutive years.

A 2022 survey of teenagers in the United States found that 36 percent found it challenging to stop using technology, such as the internet or mobile phone, once they started. Furthermore, 30 percent stated that they often used technology to escape their sorrow or relieve negative feelings. More than half of the respondents sometimes felt frustrated when they could not access the internet or check their mobile phones.

A survey carried out in July 2022 in the United States found out that ** percent of marketing professionals that were using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools in their marketing programs said that their leading challenges were risk and governance issues. Another ** percent of professionals working with AI and ML stated that the AI and ML technologies were too difficult to use or deploy. An additional ** percent of U.S. marketing professionals shared that AI and ML's costs were a challenge as well.

During a survey conducted among TV marketers in the United States and released in May 2023, the main challenge of merging linear and digital data was identified by ** percent of respondents with the lack of common metrics across channels. The creation of a holistic framework for planning and measurement was mentioned by ** percent of respondents, while ** percent cited data-sharing restrictions by walled gardens.

A survey conducted in April and May 2023 found that 60 percent of the companies that do business in the United States find it challenging to track the status of the data privacy legislation and the differences between state laws when preparing for changes in the data privacy laws. The challenge for around 50 percent of the respondents were increasing their budget because of the changes.

As of September 2020, 52 percent of health service executives reported that reimbursement challenges represented a major problem to growth of their telehealth programs. This statistic illustrates the challenges to telehealth growth reported by health services executives in the United States according to a survey conducted in August-September 2020, by challenge.

This statistic depicts the leading issues pertaining to warehouse and/or distribution center operations in the United States between 2016 and 2021. During the 2021 survey, ** percent of respondents cited insufficient space for inventory and/or operations as a major issue.

In 2023, rising operating expenses was the largest concern among nonprofit organizations in the United States, with about 46.48 percent of surveyed nonprofits considering it their greatest challenge. Additionally, 36.97 percent of organizations cited limited staffing capacity as a significant organizational challenge.

In 2020, a survey investigated the main challenges encountered by U.S. manufacturers in their current use of e-commerce platforms. ** percent of them believed the limited product data to be the most challenging issue. Inaccurate inventory information and a long or complicated checkout process were problematic for ** percent of respondents.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among U.S. trucking companies in 2021 asking truckers about the greatest challenges for them in the trucking market. During the survey, ** percent of truckers stated driver-related costs as one of the greatest challenges in the U.S. trucking industry.

This statistic shows the biggest barriers to consumers when planning to redecorate a room in their home in the United States in 2018. In 2018, ** percent of U.S. consumers stated that the biggest obstacle to refreshing a room in their home was the cost.

This statistic shows the distribution of the most important challenges that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faced in the United States as of June 2019. About ** percent of SME respondents in the United States named attracting customers as one of the most important challenges for their business as of June 2019.

According to a survey among B2B marketers in the United States released in February 2022, ** percent of respondents said that a lack of internal expertise was their main challenge in executing an account-based marketing strategy. This was followed by ** percent of respondents saying the largest challenge was posed by the lack of interest in a specific kid of project, while ** percent cited a lack of consensus on the best approach.