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9 Social Media and PR Predictions for 2021

Nostradamus

While I was waiting to give my keynote at a conference yesterday, I thought to myself, "I wonder what social media and PR will look like in 10 years?"

Here's my shortlist:

1. The average Facebook user now has 16,003 friends, spends 9 hrs/day on their newsfeed.

2. A NY Times headline reads: "Study Finds Many Businesses Think Social Media is a Passing Fad"

3. Gary Vaynerchuk completes his purchase of the New York Jets, Palms Hotel.

4. Twitter, Inc. stock thrives after acquisition of Associated Press; Journalists share stories by text in 140 characters.

5. Robert Scoble makes first voyage to Mars to interview a few new tech startups there, checks-in with Foursquare.

6. Doctors begine to implant Near Field technology into us at birth. Automatic 'likes' are generated with each physical handshake.

7. The Sarah Evans "@PRSarahEvans" Fall fashion line debuts at Macy's.

8. Google attempts to break into social media space with new "Realtime Chat Meets Mind Search" product.

9. Peter Shankman declares, "the press release will be dead in 6 months."

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Jason Kintzler

Jason Kintzler is the Founder and CEO of PitchEngine, a social publishing platform used by more than 45,000 businesses worldwide including Fortune 500 companies like Pepsico, H&R Block and Zappos.

A former anchorman turned PR pro, Jason got his start in content creation at a young age - ripping out the pages of his Dr. Suess books and pasting in his own. He was first published nationally in 3rd grade when Wombat Magazine ran a full feature including his story and illustrations. Throughout his career in television and media, Jason met and interviewed many politicians, thought leaders and celebrities who helped shape is approach to business and life.

Jason regularly shares his passion for new media and business by speaking to groups of all sizes at events like SXSW, PRSA and at universities like Stanford, USC and Marquette. He believes that success is directly attributed to an incredible work ethic, passion and creativity and requires jumping fences and challenging status quo at every juncture.

A tribute to social media and a gritty Wyoming independence and work ethic, Jason bootstrapped his startup in 2008, refusing venture capital investment and multimillion-dollar acquisition offers along the way. He believes that through PitchEngine, businesses of all sizes will create better content and tell their own stories in new ways.

Jason has been credited with “heralding in a new era of public relations” by creating “one of the PR industry’s most transformative innovations.” Jason and/or PitchEngine have appeared in several popular books including; Engage, Twitterville, Putting the Public Back in Public Relations, SocialCorp and Social Media Marketing for Dummies.