Here are my thoughts on 2008 Review – 2009 Trend Forcast (Utah Edition):
- 2008 Housing & Construction = sharp turn downward.
- 2009 Housing & Construction = a difficult year. My advice, if your going to stay and succeed in this market as a small business prepare for the long haul. Otherwise get out now, and go into another sector. I have many friends who have or are taking their small business away from the office and moving it home to reduce overhead, office space expenditures, and try to salvage their business on the side.
- 2008 Internet = growing but a little slower.
- 2009 Internet = continued growth. My advice, if you have a business, now is the time to get on the Internet. I predict there will be a lot of mainstream changes this year including the broad use of video on websites and in marketing activities, more and more business will take place on the internet, and social and community websites will continue to broaden their reach creating more opportunities for interaction (aka – Facebook).
- 2008 Computers = more laptops sold than desktops
- 2009 Computers = another big year for mobile computing. This year we will see distribution of mobile content and new apps for mobile devices that will greatly enhance the trend away from desktop computing to mobile computing. This is the break out year for mobile computing. I usually buy or build a new computer each year. This is mainly because I build very robust machines and desktops have traditionally given me the most flexibility. MOVE OVER DESKTOPS… I do not anticipate buying a desktop ever again. For 3 years now I have used BlackBerry for my smart phone, it was a great choice.
- 2008 Mobile Content Distribution= increased usage especially with IPhones
- 2009 Mobile Content Distribution= more and more content continues to come to mobile devices as these devices get smarter, faster, smaller, etc. 2009 will see a lot more advances as leading edge technology companies continue to release killer mobile products. More and more I am doing so much on my mobile devices.
Great news for 2009 Trend Forcast (Utah Edition).