A few quite simple and smart predictions of 2012 - everybody knows that, but... In her post about social media trends in 2012 Beverly Macy says content curation is important because people want to know what’s important and they want to...
If you do plan to start curating content in 2012 as part of your Digital PR strategy, take note of his curation checklist:
A great curator: 1. Optimizes titles so it is relevant for that audience Content Marketing in B2B. 
It's that most wonderful time of the year ... time to predict the future as we close out the year!
1. Content Marketing. 2. Social Media Influence. 3. Convergence of Marketing + Technology + Data. 4. Legal Challenges Within Social Media. 5. Social Security. 6. What’s Not Here: Google+. 
You are at a competitive disadvantage if you do not embrace the power of social media and understand how it applies to the enterprise. Your competitors are already there.
1. The Power of Real-time -- Harnessing Chaos 
We have collected trends in social media, marketing, business, gaming and mobile and combined all of them into this post. Trends collected by Priit Kallas, Mart Prööm and Raul Kaevand.
1. Social media marketing disappears 
So, you want to know what’s going to happen next? Social media is evolving fast and marketers are starting to catch up.
1. Social media marketing disappears 2. Integrating social media 3. Support through social media 4. Social sales 5. Group buying sites will level off 6. Social media ROI 7. Social media advertising will grow 8. Branded content 9. Tabletizing and mobilizing websites
As the new year approaches, anticipation sets in. What will happen in the next 12 months in the social media space? Last year we distilled some of of the common themes from social media leaders.
1. Social business becomes a more accepted concept in the enterprise. 2. What fuels social media decision-making matures – Data will play a more influential role. 3. Influence measurement continues to be a dilemma for the enterprise, but 2012 will get us closer to a solution. Marketers still focusing on soft metrics, can’t gauge ROI.
In 2012, marketers will need to focus more sharply on hard metrics to gauge digital and social marketing ROI. They will be pushed in this direction by economic and competitive forces, and by rising expectations from internal stakeholders who are more interested in the bottom line than in creative experimentation. Up until now, marketers have been content to dabble in digital and social marketing out of curiosity or peer pressure. But as stakes get higher, these media will have to provide concrete business benefits. Predictions for social media and social business is about as accurate as Miss Cleo, but here’s my take on the 5 Social Media trends for 2012… And they aren’t the same as what you’ve already read.
1. C-Suite as Content. 2. Gamification Overload. 3. A Return to Inside/Out Social Media. 4. External Collaboration Grows Up. 5. Social Media Guru’s Get Exposed. Here's what Noah Chestnut, Director of Digital Media @HPSInsight posted in response to this question:
1. Consolidation. 2. Erasure. 3. Television. 4. Writing Mobile Content. 5. Gaming.
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Over 150 predictions from the Content Marketing Institute on what will hold true for social media and content marketing in 2012. 
By Angela Hausman, PhD, Published December 9, 2011
OK, it’s that time of year again — time to make my predictions for social media marketing for 2012.
1. Connected Consumers 
Each year at this time, I look forward and predict trends in social media for the coming year. But first, I look back at my predictions from last year. How'd I do? Not bad.
1. Convergence Emergence: Social will further integrate with real life. 2. The Cult of Influence: The race will continue to develop a system that will reward those who wield the most social influence. 3. Gamification Nation: Game-like qualities will emerging within a number of social apps in your browser or mobile device. 4. Social Sharing: What comes next in social sharing is more closely aligned with e-commerce or web transactions. 5. Social Television: TV is about to become a social experience in a bigger and broader sense. 6. The Micro Economy: Watch for a more social approach to solving business problems through a sort of micro-economy. ![[Affect] 10 Social Media Predictions for 2012 | Alltopstartups | 2012 Social Media Predictions and Trends | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/bRAOgRD1Kqi0VQHkcY7vnzl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
[Affect] 10 Social Media Predictions for 2012...
1. Social media permeates traditional media relations. 2. Businesses will leverage Google+ as a strategic platform for communicating with customers and prospects. 3. Social media gets strategic 4. Measurement is a must. 5. Social media crises continue to come fast and furious. 6. Brands become publishers. 7. CEOs become journalists. 8. Brands putting a premium on niche media. 9. Paying to get social: social advertising 10. Journalists will try to find the most salacious angle. 
A few days ago i posted a question on the Future Social Media LinkedIn Group "What are your thoughts on Social Media in 2012? Do you envisage any major changes in the way we approach a campaign?"
6 Social Media professionals kindly replied - and below is what they believe will be the focus of social media campaigns in 2012 
by Mart Prööm
1. More than half of social networking sites’ usage will be on mobile devices. 2. NFC chips will gain more ground. 3. Social gaming through mobile devices will reach the masses. 4. Users will be able to change live TV through interactions on social networks. 5. Social commerce will become popular on mobile devices. 6. Mobile applications will become more social. 7. Location based services will get more coverage. 8. Online news will become more social.
Greg Tirico, Senior Social Media Manager, Sage North America Use of social media by corporations and small businesses has greatly matured over the last two years, and the social media trends to watch in 2012 reflect this fact.
According to Greg, here’s what you can expect in 2012:
1. Greater Corporate Presence 2. Better Integrated Campaigns 3. Social Takes the Lead 4. Google and Facebook Battle for Social Supremacy Mobile apps and presence on social media sites top investments in the coming year. By Adam Metz, VP of Business Development, METZ Consulting, Author, “The Social Customer“
1. Social customer relationship management becomes the norm for medium and large companies. 2. Social marketing automation becomes tangible and inexpensive. 3. Most social media platforms adopt robust analytics. 4. Outsourced social media management becomes commoditized. 5. Completion of the Baby Boomers’ adoption of social technologies. December 16th, 2011 | by: Miguel Cano
I. We, the Digerati of America It's that time again-- the time when every social media marketer makes their "predictions" for the upcoming year. Here's Likeable's take on what's next! |
