Social media has already become a crucial element of marketing strategies around the world.

But given how quickly social platforms and influencer marketing trends are evolving, it’s no wonder businesses don’t know where to invest their time and resources — or which networks will be relevant in one, three, or five years’ time.

Social media marketing strategy has evolved rapidly over the years, with new platforms emerging and others quickly growing in scale and value for marketers.

While some social networks seem set to stick around (we see you, Facebook), those that have been on the scene for a few years now could face extinction as newer social media take precedence.

Like many industries disrupted by technology, we’re seeing major shifts across all areas of social media marketing as digital natives vie for consumer attention, with some networks or social behaviors already on their way out.

That means it’s time to think about the future of your business’s social media marketing strategy.

With that in mind, we asked several experts how they envision social media marketing will change by 2022.

Their predictions are below, along with instructions for what you can do today to prepare your business for these changes around the corner…

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A graph showing when each social media platform came into play would help with understanding the speed of which social media was changing because it would make it easier for readers to see what was happening over time instead of having them guess what year they believe certain networks were created.

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Some extra breakdowns like how influencer marketing will change or why Snapchat has become less popular since Instagram Stories may be interesting for readers that are curious about what changes they should expect to see in the next five years.

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Adding a small section about how influencer marketing may change in five years would also be interesting because it is something that has been growing over time and would give readers an idea of what kind of changes they should expect from that type of marketing as well.