A silent update was made to the Pinterest platform recently that could lead to a major exodus of brands and the potential downfall of the platform from a brand marketing perspective.

What will be the big trends for brands' use of social media in 2018? We asked businesses of all sizes across the US how they’ll be changing the way they use it in their marketing in 2018. Here’s what they had to say.

 

'Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored’. So said 20th century English philosopher and writer Aldous Huxley. Mr Huxley’s statement deserves mention this week in light of Instagram’s announcement to roll out a filter tool in an effort to 'keep comments safe' for all users.