Comments on: 2011 Predictions http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/blog/2010/12/29/2011-predictions/ We don't make websites, we make websites better. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elicia http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/blog/2010/12/29/2011-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-33451 Elicia Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:13:26 +0000 http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-33451 i believe the same. however, facebook will continue to not utilize the power they have to to expand their product for brands. the things they could do and what brands could do FOR THEM! think about it ... every brand has an email list but there's no way to invite friends to a facebook page. a brand has to create a personal page (weird) in order to attract their email lists to facebook. this is what i do for my brands and then send personal messages to every single person connecting with them and directing them to the fan page ----- how inefficient it that?!?!!? the point i'm trying to get at though, is that in my experience in doing this process, several people who are signed up for the email list are not on facebook! and are signing up and friending us because we invited them to. (SIDE NOTE - this is where facebook really messes up ... because i add so many emails at once they shut the account down for 4 days ... LOL Yes, it would come off as spamming uploading & inviting say 500,000 emails to be friends with us on facebook and might seem like a privacy invasion BUT THESE PEOPLE OPTED INTO AN EMAIL. when you invite someone to be friends with you and they're not already on facbeook ... it sends them an email. true this email is sent from facebook and they probably have to pay for all those emails BUT HELLO FACEBOOK HERE'S A WAY TO MONEITIZE!!! think CRM & email marketing on Facebook! it's been repeatedly reported that people are beginning to use facebook messaging more than emailing and companies like constant contact and campaign monitor are making a killing on something that's typically only 20-30% returnable for brands --- ughhhhhhh!!!!) imagine a huge brand like coca-cola or something uploading their millions of email subscribers to facebook and the 40% of those emails that are not already on facebook then connect because they were invited by something they've already connected and committed to. anyway, haha i hate facebook. hopefully they'll get smarter in 2011 but i highly doubt it .... ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING when they launched the new facebook fan pages they got rid of customized tabs (which brands pay agencies $100,000 to develop) AND they put the suggest to your friends link down by the UNLIKE button ..... HELLOOO!!!! i believe the same.

however, facebook will continue to not utilize the power they have to to expand their product for brands. the things they could do and what brands could do FOR THEM!

think about it … every brand has an email list but there’s no way to invite friends to a facebook page. a brand has to create a personal page (weird) in order to attract their email lists to facebook. this is what i do for my brands and then send personal messages to every single person connecting with them and directing them to the fan page —– how inefficient it that?!?!!? the point i’m trying to get at though, is that in my experience in doing this process, several people who are signed up for the email list are not on facebook! and are signing up and friending us because we invited them to.

(SIDE NOTE – this is where facebook really messes up … because i add so many emails at once they shut the account down for 4 days … LOL Yes, it would come off as spamming uploading & inviting say 500,000 emails to be friends with us on facebook and might seem like a privacy invasion BUT THESE PEOPLE OPTED INTO AN EMAIL. when you invite someone to be friends with you and they’re not already on facbeook … it sends them an email. true this email is sent from facebook and they probably have to pay for all those emails BUT HELLO FACEBOOK HERE’S A WAY TO MONEITIZE!!! think CRM & email marketing on Facebook! it’s been repeatedly reported that people are beginning to use facebook messaging more than emailing and companies like constant contact and campaign monitor are making a killing on something that’s typically only 20-30% returnable for brands — ughhhhhhh!!!!)

imagine a huge brand like coca-cola or something uploading their millions of email subscribers to facebook and the 40% of those emails that are not already on facebook then connect because they were invited by something they’ve already connected and committed to.

anyway, haha i hate facebook. hopefully they’ll get smarter in 2011 but i highly doubt it …. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING when they launched the new facebook fan pages they got rid of customized tabs (which brands pay agencies $100,000 to develop) AND they put the suggest to your friends link down by the UNLIKE button ….. HELLOOO!!!!

]]> By: Pat Ferdinandi http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/blog/2010/12/29/2011-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-33427 Pat Ferdinandi Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:24:26 +0000 http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-33427 I agree. Video is going to be huge. 1. You will see more video blogs. Blip.TV will grow in subscribers. 2. Because of the iPad, I see an increase of authors using video combined with audio and text to make a book experience (see vook.com). 3. Video will be the means to increase trust. People will need to practice talking to their customers through a camera lens. I agree. Video is going to be huge.
1. You will see more video blogs. Blip.TV will grow in subscribers.
2. Because of the iPad, I see an increase of authors using video combined with audio and text to make a book experience (see vook.com).
3. Video will be the means to increase trust. People will need to practice talking to their customers through a camera lens.

]]> By: Martyn Hodgson http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/blog/2010/12/29/2011-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-33355 Martyn Hodgson Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:11:59 +0000 http://www.1goodreason.com/blog/?p=1475#comment-33355 Chris If it were much easier to find local contacts on social media, a lot more people would get it. We've had Facebook Places - I predict 2011 will focus on "Find Contacts near you" I'd agree with your thoughts on Facebook. There won't be a mass exodus but with so many unexplained recent FB changes and the mounting privacy worries, I think many businesses during 2011 will "park" their developments in Facebook and focus on other less risky & more stable channels. This may open up opportunities for competitors. Chris
If it were much easier to find local contacts on social media, a lot more people would get it. We’ve had Facebook Places – I predict 2011 will focus on “Find Contacts near you”

I’d agree with your thoughts on Facebook. There won’t be a mass exodus but with so many unexplained recent FB changes and the mounting privacy worries, I think many businesses during 2011 will “park” their developments in Facebook and focus on other less risky & more stable channels. This may open up opportunities for competitors.

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