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5 Buzzworthy Social Media Trends For 2016

The Stalwart Blog

The world of social media changes quickly. Each year, the constant flow of new platforms, features and trends, leaves many social marketers scrambling to stay ahead of the game. If this history and a handful of recently emerging trends are any indication, 2016 will be the host of yet another boom of social innovation. .

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Five new social media trends that all marketers should know about

Prohibition

We’re back again with another monthly digest of the latest social media updates and trends – which as always, never fails to surprise! Over the last month we’ve seen ‘likes’ disappear (but only partially), radio stations launch and platforms giving users the autonomy to choose the way in which they consume content on social media.

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Brands, Here’s How to Captivate Consumers in the Age of Distraction

Cision

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. It’s better to remain attentive and friendly to avoid alienating consumers.

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How to Evolve with the 2016 PR Trends

Marketwired

Just in the past month many predictions have been made about 2016 PR trends, and a lot of them have overlapping themes. We all know the importance of curating organic content for your online audience, but new levels of pressure to do so have made this truly vital for 2016. How to Evolve with the 2016 #PRTrends Click To Tweet.

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Should Social Media Influence Have an Age Limit?

Mindful Marketing

Obeying social norms like ones for age-appropriate behavior can be helpful for everyone, so why are some older people acting like social media influencers? From 2016 to 2020, revenue from influencer marketing leapt from $1.7 From 2016 to 2020, revenue from influencer marketing leapt from $1.7 billion to $9.7

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Prepping your PR plans for 2016: What to look for, what to ignore

Marketwired

31, you will be inundated with emails, blogs, and podcasts advising you how to get ready for 2016. Whether it is the next best monitoring platform, the social channel you MUST focus more on, or why you need to ditch the press release, the advice is enough to drive you to the eggnog bowl. Emerging social platforms.

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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on my essay on the future of PR via email or social media. There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism is only possible because brands don’t listen.