{"id":103879,"date":"2017-11-21T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T04:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/?p=103879"},"modified":"2019-09-12T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T06:33:27","slug":"future-of-content-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/future-of-content-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling the Future of Content Marketing : 10 Must Know Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBe the exception: How brilliant marketers find and follow what makes their stories different in a world full of average content\u201d\u00a0-Jay Acunzo<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, the future of Content Marketing is here to embrace those who will find a way to be brilliant and be exceptional.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As content marketers, we are all jostling to get more attention for our brand.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">study<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/internet-marketing-statistics\/happens-online-60-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Insights<\/a> shows that in 2016, a whopping 500 million hours of video was being uploaded to YouTube in just 60 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103893\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1.png\" alt=\"future of content marketing\" class=\"wp-image-103893 size-full\" width=\"611\" height=\"672\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1.png 611w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-136x150.png 136w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-600x660.png 600w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-220x242.png 220w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-455x500.png 455w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-595x654.png 595w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/what-happens-online-in-60seconds-1-480x528.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What happens online in 60 seconds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As there is growing amount of content that is being produced each day, you cannot do anything but be different.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should have a story, an action plan, a solution that can get your audience to listen to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMediocre content will hurt your brand more than doing nothing at all.\u201d\u00a0-Joe Pullizi<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Content Marketing is growing and will continue to do in future as well.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But, you have to adapt and create highly personalized content that strikes a chord with your target audience.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will have to build a growing audience for your content, so you can get leads and conversions for your business, consistently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the top 10 predictions for the future of Content Marketing:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"future-of-content-marketing-10-must-know-predictions\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #1e3758\">Future of Content Marketing: 10 Must-Know Predictions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-performance-driven-content\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d55500\"><strong>1. Performance Driven Content<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is performance driven content? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To begin with, content that gets your site rankings and subscribers is performance driven content.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c71% of marketers say that less than half of their content is being consumed.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0BrightEdge<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the coming times, it will not be so important to create more content, but content that your audience can use and follow. In this article,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neil Patel talks about why understanding user intent is more important than<a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/blog\/stop-keyword-research-for-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> doing keyword research<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Put these questions to yourself:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will your content be able to answers searcher queries better than others?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is it more engaging than the content that is already out there?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The other aspect of how you will need to create more searcher friendly content is to optimise it for voice search.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNearly 60 percent of all searches are performed on the mobile device.\u201d -Search Engine Land<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most online searchers are now moving to the mobile device and voice search to look for answers to their questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103946\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1.png\" alt=\"future of content marketing\" class=\"wp-image-103946 size-full\" width=\"695\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1.png 695w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-150x104.png 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-600x414.png 600w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-220x152.png 220w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-595x411.png 595w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-search-share-1-480x332.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voice search share<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Source &#8211; Search Engine Land<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are three critical ways to optimise your content for voice search:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure you have a Google My Business listing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optimize for Conversational keywords<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add an FAQ page to your website<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use structured data markup<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-interactive-content\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #d55500\"><strong>2. Interactive Content<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The future lies in having your audience to interact with your brand. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive content formats like quizzes, polls, informative calculators, interactive microsites, and infographics will become useful for collecting quality leads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cInteractive content generates 2x more conversions than passive content\u201d Search Engine Land<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at this example of an interactive quiz by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freshbooks<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a popular cloud accounting tool:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interactive content campaign does not just help the audience but also helps the brand in collecting qualified leads.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103894\" style=\"width: 759px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz.png\" alt=\"future of content marketing\" class=\"wp-image-103894 size-full\" width=\"759\" height=\"578\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz.png 759w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-600x457.png 600w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-220x168.png 220w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-657x500.png 657w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-595x453.png 595w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Freshbooks-quiz-480x366.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshbooks quiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-storytelling\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">3. Storytelling<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stories help you to entertain your audience and humanize your brand.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of short snack-able and visual content will help brands get better traction.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brands that will be able to tell thought-provoking stories will easily lead the pack.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stories have the power to entertain your target audience and make your brand go viral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at this example from Starbucks:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Upstanders Season 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WHVYacq2uqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This video got more the 1.4 million views on YouTube. It is a part of the original content series by the coffee chain. The inspirational series called \u201cUpstanders\u201d inspires the audience brings and out the values that Starbucks stands for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-building-an-audience\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">4. Building an Audience<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your audience has and will continue to have a growing amount of choice for content consumption.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating content that\u2019s audience-centric will be more important than ever before.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The brands who genuinely care about their customers will win &#8211; they will create content that matters to their audience. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning will help you to mass personalize your content.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBusinesses that personalize web experiences see an average 19% increase in sales.\u201d- MarketingProfs<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most big eCommerce companies including Amazon are already using customer data to create customised marketing messages for their audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-video-marketing\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">5. Video Marketing<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;By 2019, video content will account for 80 percent of all global internet consumption.&#8221; Cisco<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video marketing is going to play a critical role in helping you to create content that\u2019s more powerful and compelling. Videos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0help you to humanize your brand and develop a deeper connection with your audience.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most businesses would at least need an introductory video to explain their products and services in simpler terms. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYouTube has over a billion users, almost one-third of total internet users.\u201d- Wordstream<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the availability of a variety of online tools, you can create engaging video content, easily and effectively. \u00a0Video content is growing rapidly and brands must catch on to this trend and profit from it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"course-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"> Accelerate Your <strong>Career or Business Growth!<\/strong> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\"> Learn & Leverage Digital Marketing <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"enrollBtn\"> Join Free Live Orientation Session <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"amp-btn\" href=\"#gform_wrapper_286\"> Join Free Live Orientation Session <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-influencer-marketing\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">6. Influencer Marketing<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People who are buying online are always looking for a third opinion while making a purchase. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While it\u2019s important for brands to create authority content, it is equally important for opinion leaders to endorse them.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a lot of content that brands are producing right now and the audience is looking for social proof to believe in the worth of a product\/service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at some of these stats:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c70 percent of teenage YouTube subscribers trust influencer opinions over traditional celebrities.\u201d Think With Google<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c86% of women look for an opinion on social media before making a purchase.\u201d &#8211; A List Daily<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Online influencers have a large following. You can easily collaborate with popular influencers in your niche and take a big leap in your Content Marketing efforts.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Influencer marketing is a growing trend and will play a major role in the future of Content Marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-live-streaming\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">7. Live Streaming<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Live streaming is a quick and simple way to promote products\/services. Trends show a higher level of engagement with such content posted on social media channels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at some of these stats:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFacebook Live Videos Are Watched 3x Longer Than Regular Videos.\u201d- Mediakix<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLive video is more appealing to brand audiences: 80% would rather watch live video from a brand than read a blog, and 82% prefer live video from a brand to social posts.\u201d &#8211; Livestream<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Live videos provide the audience with content that\u2019s absolutely fresh. Such videos have an inherent sense of urgency that makes them compelling to watch. You can create live educational videos or event videos and strengthen your relationship with your fans and followers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-ai-and-machine-learning\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">8. AI and Machine Learning<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AI and machine learning make content production more predictive, personalized and productive.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will see a significant improvement in your website conversion rates by using AI-powered personalized content. AI and machine learning help you to predict audience preferences and provides them with offers that \u00a0are relevant to them. With affordable AI tools now being available, there will be a lot of small businesses that will be using AI for Content Marketing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3,500 marketing leaders say AI is the \u201cleading technology where marketers expect the most growth in the next two years.\u201d -Huffington Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AI-powered chatbots are now helping companies to provide superior service to their prospects and customers.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Artificial intelligence is also being used to create personalized recommendations and marketing campaigns. These campaigns are based on data website interactions, blog posts read and previous engagement with the mailers etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-mobile-optimised-content\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55500\">9. Mobile Optimised Content<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Smartphones have kicked off a revolution of sorts in the last decade or so. The number of users who use the internet primarily on the mobile device is growing steadily.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is essential for brands to create mobile optimised content as mobile will increasingly become the primary device for content consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103949\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends.png\" alt=\"future of content marketing\" class=\"wp-image-103949 size-full\" width=\"680\" height=\"399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends.png 680w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-600x352.png 600w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-220x129.png 220w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-595x349.png 595w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mobile-device-usage-trends-480x282.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary device usage trends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Source: Hubspot<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People are also getting more used to receiving notifications on their mobile device.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103948\" style=\"width: 813px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2.jpg\" alt=\"future of content marketing\" class=\"wp-image-103948 size-full\" width=\"813\" height=\"461\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2.jpg 813w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-220x125.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-595x337.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Primary-device-preference-notifications-2-480x272.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary device preference for notifications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Source: Hubspot<\/p>\n<p>In the coming times, brands would have focus on creating content strategies that are more aligned towards a mobile audience.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-augmented-reality-and-virtual-reality\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #d55528\">10. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studies have shown that AR and VR will generate $150 billion in revenue by 2020, and its widespread availability will create new opportunities for marketers to optimize their content. Augmented reality and Virtual reality provide brands with an opportunity to produce some awesome, immersive experiences for users. Bigger brands have already started using AR and VR to provide superior content and brand experiences.\u00a0<\/span>The New York Times is providing its users with an immersive 360-degree experience with the help of its VR mobile app.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #1e3758\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The years to come will see a massive competition amongst brands to provide customer experiences that are unique, striking and emotionally appealing. They will be fighting for the consumer&#8217;s time and attention and educate them like never before. Newer technologies like AI and Machine learning will help predict consumer preferences as well as campaign outcomes. Mobile phones will become all the more important for content consumption. The content formats which will rule initially include videos and social content. Content that&#8217;s interesting and promoted well will reap rich dividends. Content Marketing will be much more than blogging and social sharing. Brands who will get the audience to interact with and engage with them through memorable stories will always take the lead. You will need to ensure that your Content Marketing strategy is aligned with what your audience is searching online. VR and AR will play a \u00a0key role in how big brands shape their Content Marketing strategy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Looking to outsource Content Marketing for your business? You can check this list of top 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/top-content-marketing-agencies\/\">Content Marketing agencies in India.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are looking to keep up with the latest trends in content and digital marketing, you can enrol for our certified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/digital-marketing\/\">digital marketing course<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBe the exception: How brilliant marketers find and follow what makes their stories different in a world full of average content\u201d\u00a0-Jay Acunzo Yes, the future of Content Marketing is here to embrace those who will find a way to be brilliant and be exceptional.\u00a0As content marketers, we are all jostling to get more attention for 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