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Social Media Trends & How to Use Them to Your Advantage

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& HOW TO USE THEM TO YOUR ADVANTAGESocial Media Trends

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WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

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POWERFULSOCIAL MEDIASTRATEGIESPA

RT TW

O

WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

1 MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY

2 CREATE SHARED VALUE

3 KEEP IT FUN

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POWERFULSOCIAL MEDIASTRATEGIES

ReferencesAND

MORE INFORMATION

PART

TWO

PART

THRE

E

?

WHAT THEY MEANTRENDS &

PART

ONE PICTURES > WORDS

INCREASED MOBILITY

INTEGRATION IS KEY

1 MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY

2 CREATE SHARED VALUE

3 KEEP IT FUN

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• 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

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• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

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• PICTURES > WORDS

• INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR USAGE RATES

• WHAT SHOULD WE CALL ME MINIMALIST TUMBLR

Not convinced?Here are the numbers behind

MONTHLYACTIVEUSERS

100 million

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• 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

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• 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

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46%OF PEOPLE ACCESS

SOCIAL NETWORKING

SITES THROUGH THEIR

MOBILE PHONES

IMAGE: FLICKR - MERVI ESKELINEN (TASSELFLOWER)

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13% 19%

48% 50%

70%

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

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

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IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

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IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

Write on my wall!Um no...

that’s vandalism.

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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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IMAGINE HOW RIDICULOUS THESE PHRASES WOULD HAVE SEEMED IN 2005

Write on my wall!Um no...

that’s vandalism.

#awesomeYes! Numbers

are great.

I need new friends.

Tweet @ me!

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"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)

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social media communication tools have

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

- Soren Gordhamer

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

1 MAKE YOUR CONTENT EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE & VISUALLY APPEALING

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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

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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

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

IMAGE: FLICKR - LINH NHAN

but rather, who is using it most effectively?

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3 WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF

SOCIAL MEDIA

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KEEP THINGS CONSISTENT

CONTRIBUTE IN A TIMELY MANNER

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People will take you seriously and will

appreciate/interact with your content more.

IMAGE: FLICKR - EOLE

Result:

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KEEP YOUR CONTENT RELEVANT

CREATE SHARED VALUEYOU

YOURAUDIENCE

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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:

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HAVE FUN!

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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:

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THANK YOU!

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