Trends in Social Media and other predictions for success in 2012*
Watch the Slidecast (PPT+MP3) As part of the San Diego Direct Marketing Associations (#SDDMA) 2012 Marketing Trends Seminar, I was asked to present what I thought would be trends to watch in social media during this coming year. Admittedly, I felt somewhere between The Great Carnac and Jimmy the Greek. Sure, I can make predictions, but ultimately where I would tell you to put your money will be based on my experience and insight.
In preparing, I reviewed each of the types of social media (yes, there is more than one ;-) and recounted some of the the latest activity in the space (not necessarily the newest comers). Most of the usual suspects are still very active (Facebook, Google+ – even MySpace), but there’s some new names on the roster for this coming year you may not be familiar with (like Pinterest, Tumblr and Klout).
Ultimately, it’s still just people interacting with people – using technology…







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