Welcome to 2013, a year which is sure to see a flurry of new trends that many people will adopt into their everyday lives. Last year was an incredible year of mobile technology, and while that continues to grow, there are new technologies emerging that will change the way we live. This is just a quick snapshot of what’s to come, and what companies and clients will be talking about.

Color is everywhere and in most cases is the most used form of product expression. The year will see many products and packaging lean towardsbright pops of color with a natural base.

2013 COLOR

“Internet of Things,” or the ever-growing Web of connected devices. Over 50% of Internet connections are things. In 2011, over 15 billion things on the Web, with 50 billion+ intermittent connections. By 2020, over 30 billion connected things, with over 200 billion with intermittent connections.

2013 BUZZ WORD

2013 MONEY

Retailers are giving their consumers new innovative, safer ways to pay rather than having the customer pull out a credit card. Having a one stop shop to pay with (through your mobile phone) will continue to see growth and adoption from even the most skeptical consumers.

2013 NEW MARKETING

Companies are finding new, innovative ways to convey their offerings through unique channels such as Klout and Peer Index. They rely on this so called Social Media Equity from their word of mouth influencers, they get exposure and the consumer gets deals.

2013 SOCIAL CLOUD

In a world where social media is still being figured out by marketing execs., there are new options for the Social Media elite to keep track of their on-line lives. These sites will catalog and save everything from any social channel such as Facebook and Google +.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

Android PC Sticks are just finding their way into the marketplace, but will soon be pervasive. Plug it into your TV and enjoy high powered Android computing, these sticks now come with ARM processors and up to 2GB of RAM, just plug and play.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

Along with the Android PC sticks come the game sticks that give you another, more mobile gaming option that you can take with you anywhere. No need to worry about playing on a phone screen anymore, as this comes with a controller.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

2012 was a huge year for mobile gaming as smart phones made leaps and bounds in the way of processing power. You can now play console quality games on your phone, without having to play on the screen, these peripherals will have a huge year.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

Gestural computing will be a big, big part of 2013. There are already options out there such as the Xbox Kinect, but the new generation of gestural devices are much more accurate and much more compact.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

Blogging is one way to convey your life experience through pictures and words. The new trend for 2013 is going to be automatic life capturing, you wear this camera, it takes a pic every 30 seconds, logs them and uploads them for you.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

Twine is a product that exemplifies “The Internet of Things” this small device has various sensors that you control, to feed you information from the world around you. It communicates by email, text or Twitter to let you know what’s going on.

2013 TECHNOLOGY

3D printing saw a big year in 2012, and is going to see an even bigger year in 2013. The big innovation that will take it to the next level is the ability to print in super high resolution, eventually making a product that can rival a manufactured piece.

2013 QSR TREND

Thanks for taking a look at the 2013 Trend report.