#BOLOCON: Next Generation Social Media For Agencies

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This session from #BOLOCON focuses on emerging trends that will effect most agencies in the near future. Specifically, the real-time marketing opportunity, image-based listening, and other late breaking topics. You’ll want to understand these emerging trends to keep your company relevant, protect your interests, and potentially leverage them to grow your business.

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NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AGENCIES

MY STORY

POP QUIZ

EMERGING TREND #1

Shilling and “selling out” are no longer seen as negative— they’re the norm.

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Top Instagrammers and Viners make $$$ placing products in their photos & videos.

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Gen Y doesn’t sell out— they cash in. #NextGenSocial

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EMERGING TREND #2

Improved image recognition and logo detection.

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Discover photos of a brand that a simple hashtag or text-based search would miss.

If you’re not using image recognition tools, you’re literally “missing the pictures.” #NextGenSocial

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EMERGING TREND #3

Battle for the back channel.

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The back channel is big business, but a tricky place to reach consumers seeking “privacy.”

Snapchat Facebook Messenger

Instagram Direct

WhatsApp

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EMERGING TREND #4

You gotta pay to play.

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The free ride is coming to an end.

The new reality for brands on social media—you gotta pay to play. #NextGenSocial

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EMERGING TREND #5

The definition of engagement has shifted from “like & comments” to “clicks & sales.”

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We want likes really means we want sales.

Brands say they want engagement, but they really want sales. #NextGenSocial

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EMERGING TREND #6

Simplified social sales experiences.

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Make purchases with a few taps.

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Like2Buy by Curalate for Instagram

EMERGING TREND #7

Predictive marketing tools.

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Who doesn’t want a crystal ball?

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Analytical tools that simply share historical data are history. #NextGenSocial

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