By David Gutierrez.
As of June 2018, 4.2 billion people had access to the Internet—in other words, about 55 percent of the entire population of the world. And this percentage is growing with every passing year, which means digital marketing should be at the forefront of any promotional strategy because it is universal, affordable, and will only grow in importance.
Here are five of the most important trends to watch in the coming year (your competitors will!).
Social Listening
Engaging in social listening means going one step further than merely maintaining the presence of your brand on social media. It means that in addition to having a presence and engaging with your customers on social networks, you also use monitoring tools to actively crawl the web and social media platforms looking for any mentions of your brand.