{"id":17718,"date":"2023-03-08T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=17718"},"modified":"2023-03-08T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T09:09:32","slug":"social-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/social-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Trends 2023: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17718\" class=\"elementor elementor-17718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d81d3b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d81d3b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3253f68\" data-id=\"3253f68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cf209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36cf209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social media continues to play an increasingly important role in marketing and sales in 2023, with new updates and features to assist in our social marketing efforts. Keep your\u00a0social media strategy up to date and successful throughout the year by reading our summary!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158e31b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158e31b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-580110e\" data-id=\"580110e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd6f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdd6f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1. It\u2019s All About Vertical and Video Content<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-007c984 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"007c984\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4220d75\" data-id=\"4220d75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1456568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1456568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it seems like video might be worth even more.<\/p><p>In the last few years many social media platforms had been pushing video content hard. For example, Instagram is no longer a mere square-photo sharing app, but an integrated platform of photos, <strong>Reels<\/strong> and stories. Facebook&#8217;s stories, WhatsApp&#8217;s status features and <strong>YouTube&#8217;s Shorts<\/strong> are also growing mature for short videos sharing.<\/p><p>So how does this help? Make sure that the content you share is valuable to your audience, and make them as engaging as possible.<\/p><p>As for vertical content, 2023 will continue to feature much more <strong>mobile-first vertical content<\/strong>. Don&#8217;t leave out Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and\u00a0YouTube for content distributions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4cb7f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4cb7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8919e4a\" data-id=\"8919e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba9756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bba9756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2. Social Commerce is on the Rise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b44533 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b44533\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e069d\" data-id=\"c9e069d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cabeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3cabeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another social media trend that marketers can expect to continue lifting off is\u00a0social commerce. Facebook and Instagram have particularly been investing in it to support an easier shopping experience. This is as simple as adding a &#8220;Buy Now&#8221; button and <strong>set up your social media store<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65395d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65395d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a60833\" data-id=\"0a60833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aded547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aded547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1347632685-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">People show increasing acceptance to social commerce when surfing on social media.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c93768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c93768\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48b9cab\" data-id=\"48b9cab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe693a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe693a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality  (AR) are Becoming More Mainstream<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b93d877 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b93d877\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90caa19\" data-id=\"90caa19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b30b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38b30b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today VR and AR continue to evolve and more social media platforms, <strong>Snapchat<\/strong> in particular, are experimenting with ways to take advantage.<\/p><p>Take the fashion industry for example: the technologies allow customers to put on digital makeup and then tap the selected product to purchase it, all in the comfort of their home. While Snapchat remains a frontrunner and innovator in this space, others are not far behind. Meta has partnered with more than 700 brands to expand their AR capabilities, creating an <strong>immersive, personalised user experience<\/strong>. This also encourages sharing and user-generated content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0508230 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0508230\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d1b02\" data-id=\"72d1b02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"937215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#4. Livestreaming Isn't Going Anywhere<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3055b3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3055b3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838ca23\" data-id=\"838ca23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfb5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfb5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Video content has firmly cemented itself as a strong social media trend, as audiences would rather watch live videos from a brand than reading a blog. 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