Social Media Trends & How to Use Them to Your Advantage

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& HOW TO USE THEM TO YOUR ADVANTAGESocial Media Trends

WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

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WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

1 MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY

2 CREATE SHARED VALUE

3 KEEP IT FUN

POWERFULSOCIAL MEDIASTRATEGIES

ReferencesAND

MORE INFORMATION

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TWO

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WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

1 MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY

2 CREATE SHARED VALUE

3 KEEP IT FUN

• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Our focus has shifted from social media to visual social media.

We are drawn to

in more ways than ever before.

VISUALCONTENTONLINE

- DONNA MORITZ, SOCIALLY SORTED

• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

MONTHLYACTIVEUSERS

100 million

• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

MONTHLYACTIVEUSERS

100 million PHOTOS

PER DAY40 million

WHICH EQUATES TO

PER YEAR~14 billion

• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

MONTHLYACTIVEUSERS

100 million PHOTOS

PER DAY40 million COMMENTS

PER SECOND

1000

WHICH EQUATES TO

PER YEAR~14 billion

46%OF PEOPLE ACCESS

SOCIAL NETWORKING

SITES THROUGH THEIR

MOBILE PHONES

IMAGE: FLICKR - MERVI ESKELINEN (TASSELFLOWER)

13% 19%

48% 50%

70%

U.S. SHARE OF TIME SPENT ON MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES

SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN ADOPTED ON A MASS SCALEFASTERTHAN ANY PRECEDING TECHNOLOGYIMAGE: FLICKR - JAMES CRIDLAND

IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

Write on my wall!Um no...

that’s vandalism.

IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

Write on my wall!Um no...

that’s vandalism.

#awesomeYes! Numbers

are great.

IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

Write on my wall!Um no...

that’s vandalism.

#awesomeYes! Numbers

are great.

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Tweet @ me!

"When I wrote 'The World is Flat' [2004] ... Facebook didn't exist; Twitter was a sound; the cloud was

in the sky; 4G was a parking place...and Skype for most people was a typo. All of that changed in

just the last six years"

IMAGE: FLICKR - KEVIN DOOLEY

- Thomas L. Freidman (2010)

social media communication tools have

profoundly changed our liveshow we interact with one another and the world around us

- Soren Gordhamer

Your social media success depends on your ability to: OKAY, THAT’S COOL - BUT SO WHAT?

1 MAKE YOUR CONTENT EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE & VISUALLY APPEALING

Your social media success depends on your ability to: OKAY, THAT’S COOL - BUT SO WHAT?

1 MAKE YOUR CONTENT EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE & VISUALLY APPEALING

2 FULLY UTILIZE THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY MOBILE

Your social media success depends on your ability to: OKAY, THAT’S COOL - BUT SO WHAT?

1 MAKE YOUR CONTENT EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE & VISUALLY APPEALING

2 FULLY UTILIZE THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY MOBILE

3 UNDERSTAND HOW INTEGRATED SOCIAL MEDIA IS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES

There is no longer a question of who is using social media,

IMAGE: FLICKR - LINH NHAN

but rather, who is using it most effectively?

3 WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF

SOCIAL MEDIA

KEEP THINGS CONSISTENT

CONTRIBUTE IN A TIMELY MANNER

People will take you seriously and will

appreciate/interact with your content more.

IMAGE: FLICKR - EOLE

Result:

KEEP YOUR CONTENT RELEVANT

CREATE SHARED VALUEYOU

YOURAUDIENCE

IMAGE: FLICKR - THOMAS HAWK

Your audience will be more excited about your message, which means they are more likely to share it and spread your ideas.

Result:

HAVE FUN!

IMAGE: FLICKR -IITA IMAGE LIBRARY

Your message is more likely to be remembered and shared if it makes people experience positive and/or strong emotions.Result:

THANK YOU!

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