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2015 Social Media Predictions From the Experts

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Page 1: 2015 Social Media Predictions From the Experts

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#10  –  Video  Distribu1on  Will  Shi7  

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Video  distribu<on  will  radically  transform  how  marketers  work  in  2015.      Facebook,  TwiEer,  and  LinkedIn  will  show  preferen<al  treatment  to  video  content  that  is  hosted  on  their  own  pla;orms.      This  means  that  marketers  will  be  uploading  original  video  content  to  each  social  network,  and  not  just  short  videos.    Social  networks  will  give  extra  exposure  to  directly  uploaded  videos  because  they  keep  users  on  the  plaKorm  longer  and  provide  unique  adver1sing  opportuni1es.  

Michael  Stelzner  Founder  of  Social  Media  Examiner    

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#9  –  Community  Will  Be  the  Focus  

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Community  will  be  the  focus  for  both  businesses  and  leaders  on  social.  The  concept  of  a  social  business  is  here  to  stay.      With  the  emergence  of  social  selling,  employee  advocacy,  and  other  social  business  ini<a<ves,  companies  and  leaders  will  begin  to  shiN  their  focus  from  using  social  media  for  marke<ng  and  start  using  it  for  connec1ng  and  growing  communi1es.      This  includes  inves1ng  in  employees’  personal  brands  and  empowering  customers  to  have  a  voice  while  talking  with,  not  at,  them.  

Brian  Fanzo  Chief  Digital  Strategist  and  Partner  at  BroadSuite    

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#8  –  Social  And  Mobile  Will  Reach  New  Heights  

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Brands  will  leverage  the  two  key  obsessive  technologies,  social  and  mobile,  to  new  heights  in  2015.      You  will  see  a  big  increase  in  mobile  social  marke1ng  with  mobile  adver<sing,  apps,  and  crowd-­‐sourced,  mobile-­‐driven  content.    Instagram,  which  integrates  social  and  mobile,  will  maintain  its  high  growth  rate.  

Jeff  Bullas  Founder  of  JeffBullas.com  and  Forbes-­‐recognized  social  influencer    

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#7  –  Paid  Media  Efforts  Will  Increase  

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In  2015,  businesses  will  increase  paid  media  efforts  as  a  way  to  amplify  and  accelerate  content  distribu1on.    They’ll  also  beEer  understand  how  to  control  and  segment  the  delivery  of  content  to  different  types  of  audiences  at  different  stages  of  their  marke<ng  and  sales  funnels—no  easy  feat  when  you’re  relying  mainly  on  organic  distribu1on.  

Francisco  Rosales  Founder  of  SocialMouths.com  

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#6  –  Data  Will  Fuel  the  Crea1ve  Brief    

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 2015  is  the  year  that  data  will  be  the  driving  force  of  the  crea1ve  brief.    What  used  to  be  the  “big  idea”  that  anchored  all  crea<ve  marke<ng  programs,  pitches,  and  campaigns  will  be  replaced  with  “What  does  the  data  say?”    

Michael  Brito  Head  of  Social  Strategy  at  WCG  

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#5  –  More  Investment  in  Data  &  Marke1ng  Tech  

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Big  data  and  marke<ng  technology  are  going  to  be  rich  with  interest  and  flush  with  investment  in  2015.    Companies  will  scramble  to  regain  their  lost  organic  reach  on  social  networks  by  inves<ng  in  beEer  social  analysis.    Data-­‐informed  social  content,  promo<on,  and  engagement  on  more  sophis<cated  social  marke<ng  plaKorms  will  also  require  new  training  and  the  development  of  best  prac1ces.  

Lee  Odden  CEO  @TopRank  Online  MarkeCng    

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#4  –  Brands  Will  Embrace  Social  Conversa1ons  

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Brands  will  make  significant  shiNs  in  how  they  translate  to  the  digital  space,  finally  waking  up  to  the  fact  that  social  media  is  not  a  one-­‐way  bullhorn  but,  rather,  a  conversa1on  builder.    They  will  move  away  from  the  "push  out  a  message"  mentality  to  tell  vibrant,  interac<ve  stories.    While  brands  will  not  make  this  transi<on  overnight,  there  will  be  a  willingness  to  embrace  risk  and  resul<ng  ability  to  reach  previously  untapped  markets.    

Rebekah  Radice  Co-­‐Founder  of  @Imagine_WOW  and  @eSocialSuccess    

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#3  –  Marke1ng  Automa1on  Will  Grow  

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In  2015,  social  automa<on  solu<ons  will  become  early  innovators  in  an  emerging  market.    These  solu<ons  will  enable  marketers  to  automate  their  brands'  social  outreach  efforts  and  engagement  methods.    Future  features  will  include  tes1ng  and  op1miza1on  that  heavily  rely  on  accurate  data  at  scale.  

Uri  Bar-­‐Joseph  Senior  Director  of  Marke<ng  at  Simply  Measured    

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#  2  –  More  Budget  Will  Go  to  Social  

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More  marke<ng  budget  will  shiN  to  social  in  2015.      As  social  networks  introduce  new  ad  products  and  improve  on  exis<ng  ones,  there  will  be  more  room  for  companies  to  spend  and  win  on  those  plaKorms.      Many  marke<ng  teams  will  have  to  increase  their  social  budgets  to  accommodate  these  changes  in  adver<sing  efficacy  and  content  delivery.  

Michael  Walton  Senior  Vice  President  of  Marke<ng  and  Product  at  Simply  Measured    

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#  1  –  Social  Analy1cs  Will  Take  Center  Stage  

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In  2014,  social  marke<ng  got  drama1cally  more  sophis1cated.      In  2015,  listening  tools  as  a  stand-­‐alone  category  will  die.    Social  analy<cs  will  become  a  central  focus  as  brands  con<nue  to  scale  their  social  marke<ng  investments.    More  brands  will  understand  how  social  media  marke1ng  1es  to  business  success,  and  the  enduring  ques<ons  about  social  ROI  will  begin  to  fade.  

Adam  Schoenfeld  CEO  of  Simply  Measured  

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