29.10.2025 09:14

Two Insights into Future SMM Trends for 2026

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The Year of Vibe Marketing and Human-Made Content

AI continues to reshape the world, shifting audience expectations and the roles of marketing professionals. Marketers now focus on vibe, creativity, and managing AI tools. Yet, followers crave real human connection, seeking “human” elements in content: unpolished videos, crafty visuals, and charismatic communication.

Phygital and Laziness - The New “Virus”

Digital deprivation has made audiences value offline experiences and embrace their “unproductive” selves. Real-world interaction is the new luxury, while “bed-rotting” (scrolling TikTok from bed) has become a global phenomenon. Phygital activities and jokes about sugar daddies will strike a massive chord with users.

“Dopamine” Consumption on Overdrive

Amid an epidemic of loneliness and ongoing global crises, a mental landscape of “dofanomics” has emerged. Audiences chase instant gratification online, boosting trends like gamified shopping, bold and absurd tones of voice (ToV), and an abundance of vertical content.

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