Predictions for 2021

By Kerrin Brown

Social media platforms are becoming search engines in their own rights. People are typing keywords, hashtags, locations or profiles in platforms search bars to find the content of interests. And social bios, the number and profile of your followers can bump up your social search ranking. (ref Marketingmag.com.au) Facebook will launch its eCommerce as a major focus in 2021. We've already seen the first stages of Facebook's next big revenue push, with the introduction of Shops on Facebook and Instagram, which simplifies the process of building an eCommerce outlet on the world's most used digital platform. LinkedIn has now surpassed 700 million members and continues to have record levels of engagement, it is the leading platform for professionals.

As we all know 2020 was pretty rough on all of us -or was it? Our work as definitely increased and the majority of my clients have never been busier. When researching Experts estimate that we have had a 10-year growth in just an eight week period. Social commerce is definitely booming, proving now more than ever that social media is crucial in the role of sales funnels. The rebirth of QR codes are now everywhere and it will be interesting to see if the information we leave behind at venues is utilized in the future. Tik Tok has had its challenges in 2020 and gaming is going mainstream. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is more important than ever and is now being fully integrated into LinkedIn.