Dave Fleet

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Six important shifts for social media in 2012

Dave Fleet

These aren’t necessarily trends that are already happening (although I’d like to say they are), but they’re certainly where my head is at and hopefully where others are, too. Here are six shifts I hope to see in social media use by business in 2012. My hope is that this will continue in 2012.

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Trust in 2012: 4 Implications for Social Media

Dave Fleet

Edelman recently released the results of its 2012 Trust Barometer survey. Results of the 2012 Canadian Trust Barometer. Today we announced the Canadian results of the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer at an event in Toronto. 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer Canada and Global Results. That is, except in Canada.

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Also: interactive marketing trends and how social media may break down gender stereotypes. Following-up on my presentation on 20 social media trends for business in 2011, here are a few diverse predictions from an equally diverse group of interactive marketers: Ad prices increase. Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post.

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Reflections on the changing digital agency environment

Dave Fleet

As it turns out, two other trends piled on top of this: the growth in mobile and – in Ontario, at least– the impact of accessibility-focused legislation – did drive a spike in owned media programs over the last couple of years, as companies shifted some budgets towards those properties. The (actual) year of mobile. Ubiquity of rich media.

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Forrester: Email and search drive online sales, not social

Dave Fleet

Research recently released by Forrester entitled “ The Purchase Path of Online Buyers in 2012 ” indicates that email and search dominate the online space in driving online sales. Essential when it comes to effective research, but not in consuming it for broad communications trends. Email matters most for repeat customers.