5 Marketing Experts Predict The Top Trends We’ll See in 2025

I went to a psychic when I was 22. She told me I was “about to take a long journey across the Atlantic.”

While the prophecy sounded oddly sinister (would I be alive during this traverse?), it turned out to be true: Shortly after, I decided to teach English in Thailand.

While none of these experts claim to be psychics, their predictions are just as bold, provocative, and intriguing. And I’d be willing to bet they stand a good chance of coming true in 2025.

So if you want to know your future as a marketer, keep reading.

Lesson One: Newsletters will become like social networks.

ICYMI newsletter creator Lia Haberman has a hot take to start us off: She thinks newsletters will become more like social in 2025. (Just… without the trolls, bots, and flame wars.)

“By 2025, I think we’ll see newsletters transition into being more like social networks. It’s going to be a race to gather the most subscribers and followers. Independent newsletters may get packaged into larger media brands or acquired by companies.”

This makes sense for one big reason: Newsletters are owned channels.

You fully control the output of a newsletter, and the audience is yours alone — which isn’t true for search engines or social channels with shifting algorithms.

HubSpot launched its own brand-new newsletter in June of 2024 and you’re reading it right now, so we’re betting Haberman is exactly right.

Want to start your own? Check out Emily Kramer’s tips for not creating content that is about as exciting as my grocery list.

Lesson Two: Marketers will care more about building systems than one-off campaigns.

“In the near future, marketers will focus more on building systems rather than single campaigns,” growth advisor Kevin Indig told me in late 2024.

“With AI and no-code tools, we’ll automate processes like content generation, optimization, and interactive experiences to create scalable workflows.”

He’s likely onto something. During Q4 of…

ObadeYemi

Adeyemi is a certified performance digital marketing professional who is passionate about data-driven storytelling that does not only endear brands to their audiences but also ensures repeat sales. He has worked with businesses across FinTech, IT, Cloud Computing, Human Resources, Food & Beverages, Education, Medicine, Media, and Blockchain, some of which have achieved 80% increase in visibility, 186% increase in month on month sales and revenue.. His competences include Digital Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Paid per Click Advertising, Data Visualization & Analytics, Lead Generation, Sales Growth and Content Marketing.

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