Visual Contenting February 2016 | Page 11

TRENDS Algorithms to Generate Content • A paradigm shift in “Content generation is expected in 2016.” • Introduction of Artificial Intelligence in content can be the game-changer. New Publishing Options in Social Media Instant articles feature by Facebook now helps publishers get more visibility to content as compared to their native publishing platforms. Fringe Social Hubs Bigger brands will now be less skeptical to publish content through which were once considered “FRINGE” as now they become part of the MAINSTREAM. Content strategies centered on Snapchat, Instagram will only increase in 2016. The Thing with Aggregated Content • Real-time content aggregation is on the rise, if what Twitter did with, Curator, is any indication. • Serving real-time updates of events as they happen, in one single platform won’t be new as news channels will face huge competition. Balancing SEO, SMM, UX and Analytics Visual Contenting A proper mix of SEO, SMM, UX and analytics can help you reap rich rewards when you value their importance equally and treat them as one instead of individual components. According to a study by McKinsey, such campaigns had 35% MORE RETENTION RATE than paid ads and fetched an ROI of$9.6/$1 this year, up from $6.85 in 2014. Paid Social Tapping into INFLUENCER’S reach has proved to be very cost effective and will be part of every content marketing strategy in 2016. The year 2015 saw growth on prompted posts in Facebook 80%, Twitter 75%, LinkedIn 65%. Organic reach continues to dwindle as Social Networks aggressively push for advertising on their platforms. If you haven’t, it’s time to catch up on the PAID SOCIAL approach as it is only going to go bigger. Influencer Marketing Brands are able to generate higher sales by leveraging the reach of Influencers. Beautify and Personalize Content Global Internet Speed grew by 17% in a single year, which means only one thing. You can worry less about slow connections and create cool graphic-oriented content in 2016.