In this short presentation, Arik discusses 8 social media trends to watch for the rest of 2019 backed up with stats and case studies, and ideas on how to best take advantage of these trends in your day-to-day work.
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Most will talk about:
• You guys, VIDEO!!!!!!
• The “rise” of AI
• Hello micro-influencers!
• Chatbots
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Instead, today we will:
• Discuss 8 pragmatic social media trends for 2019.
• Talk about how those trends might impact YOU!
• Ideas on action steps to take as a result
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Numbers tell the story.
• Instagram just surpassed 1 billion users. The only
other platform not named Facebook to do it.
• 71% of U.S. business now use Instagram
• Instagram is THE platform for influencers–80%
prefer the platform for brand collaborations
• 59% of 18-29 year-olds use Instagram
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Meanwhile, over on Facebook…
• Facebook saw a 5.6 percent decline in
users between 12 and 17 years old.
• They also saw a 5.8 percent decline in
users between 18 and 24 years old. This is the first
time Facebook has seen a decrease in users since
its inception.
• Facebook usage dropped–for the first time ever–
from 67% to 62% among Americans 12+ years
of age.
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Numbers don’t tell the whole story:
• Facebook is an increasingly toxic place for many
users. #DeleteFacebook is real.
• Facebook took a beating in the media in 2018.
• Facebook has completely lost it’s “cool” factor
(and guess who’s gained it!).
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For now:
• Review your Facebook and Instagram numbers—
where are you seeing the most “bang for your
buck?”
• Consider experimenting with Instagram ads
(including Stories), if you haven’t already.
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Consider the numbers:
• By last count, Instagram Stories now has 500 million
daily active users. That’s more users than Reddit,
Twitter, and Pinterest.
• Stories have also reportedly increased the time
users spend on Instagram, with an average of 32
minutes per day for those users under 25 years old,
and 24 minutes for users 25 and older.
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And, Insta continues to invest:
• “Story Highlights” – create branded graphics for your
page and save your stories permanently by
category.
• “Swipe up” – for verified business accounts with
10,000 or more followers. Gives brands the ability to
drive traffic to owned web properties and sites.
• Enhanced metrics – Host of in-app metrics for
Stories including impressions, engagements, taps
forward, taps back and exits.
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The challenges for brands:
• Staffing and resource challenges.
• Brand governance processes don’t allow for fast
posting.
• “Engagement” looks different on Stories.
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For now:
• Evaluate your social media KPIs for 2019—do they
still make sense? Is engagement a part of that mix?
• Define engagement more succinctly—is it all about
customer service? Are video view metrics inflating
your results?
• Consider what you can do to capture more lead-
focused metrics—actions on site, e-newsletter
signups from social, lead form completions.
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Other signals
• Instagram investing more in its direct messaging
capabilities
o Video chat
o Poll functionality
o 250,000+ active users (as of 2017)
• Facebook testing the notion of deleting the
SHARE button
• Facebook now proactively promoting Groups.
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For now, ask yourself these questions:
• Do I start to adjust expectations with internal
stakeholders re: engagements? Should engagements
be a key metric in 2019?
• Should I explore the possibility of using more
automation to respond to more inbound private
messages? Should I look at chatbots more closely?
• What do I do about organic social media? Do I care?
Does this impact my content strategy and
generation?
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The “Big Four” still dominate, but…
• Quora
o 190M users
o 400,000 topics now exist on Quora
• Pinterest
o 250M active users
o 175B+ pins
o 1 in 2 millennials use Pinterest every day
• Reddit “Front page of the internet”
o 300M users
o Average visit: 15 minutes, 47 seconds
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Stats don’t lie
• 500 million monthly active users
• More than a billion downloads
• 66% of users are younger than 30-years-old
Users now spend an average of 52 minutes on
TikTok per day!
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For now:
• Don’t over-rely on the major social networks—
constantly explore new networks where your
audiences may be spending time.
• If you’re not already, start using these niche
networks yourself (yes, I’m talking about lip-syncing
on Tik Tok!)
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Survey says:
• A BRANDFog survey found that 78% of people
prefer to work for a company whose leadership is
active on social media.
• The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer found that
business is more trusted than government and 64%
of people believe CEOs should take the lead on
change rather than waiting for government to
impose it.
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Survey also says:
• Further, 56% have no respect for CEOs who remain
silent on important issues.
• According to TheSocialCEO.org, only 20% of CEOs
have a social network account today.
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For now:
• Start with the basics—make sure executive LinkedIn
profiles are updated.
• Don’t boil the executive ocean—start with one
person and build out from there.
• Make sure your plan is airtight and buttoned up
before approaching execs—you can’t afford to
position this as an “experiment”
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For now:
• Are you posting too much? 8-12 times a month is
more than enough for most organizations.
• Could you identify your employee content producers
and curate content for social platforms?
• Native video on LinkedIn—have you experimented
yet?
• Could you supplement coverage of live events more
with Instagram Stories?
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8 Social Media Trends
• #1: Instagram will take over as brands’ social home base
• #2: Instagram will become all about stories
• #3: Engagement, as a metric, begins to fade
• #4: Shift from one-to-many to one-to-one starts to
accelerate
• #5: More focus on overlooked & niche social media sites
• #6: 2019 may (finally) be the year of the Social CEO
• #7: Less “let’s go viral” and more “let’s build community”
• #8: Organic reach is dead (or IS it?)