So, what in fact did happen this past year? We’ll inspect it from many different angles in this 2018 year in review.
As in previous years, 2018 will be reviewed on a number of different topics, each in a separate post. As you can imagine, there are more than a few end-of-year articles to present.
Today’s post is a review of the last year very generally.
Upcoming posts this week will focus on business, advertising, marketing, and social media.
2018 In General
- What Happened In 2018? Was I Right?, The Kmiec Ramblings by adamkmiec, Nov.23 2018
- 2018’s Digital Hot List: The Movers and Innovators That Got Us Excited This Year, Adweek Feed by Adweek Staff, Oct.14 2018
- Let’s Review My 2018 Predictions, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Dec.17 2018
- Google’s Top Trending Searches of 2018, and Other Year-in-Review Lists, Marketing Charts by JC Lupis, Dec.19 2018
- The search trends that defined Google’s Year in Search, Think with Google, Dec.12 2018
- 2018 year in review: It’s been a bad year for…, Marketing Week by Marketing Week Reporters, Dec.10 2018
- 2018 year in review: It’s been a good year for…, Marketing Week by Marketing Week Reporters, Dec.6 2018
- FR – Google : les recherches les plus populaires de l’année 2018, BDM by Cyrielle Maurice, Dec.12 2018
- FR – Mes trois coups de cœur 2018, Lesaffaires.com – Blogues > Nicolas Duvernois by Nicolas Duvernois, Dec.11 2018
- FR – État des lieux du digital dans le monde au dernier trimestre 2018, Blog du Modérateur by Ludwig Hervé, Oct.18 2018
- FR – Que retenir de ce début d’année 2018 dans le Web?, Isarta Infos – Marketing & Communication by François Nadeau, July 2018
Consumers
- Millennial consumer trends 2018, Smart Insights by Expert commentator, Nov. 22 2018
- Top X consumer insights from 2018 to carry you into 2019, Think with Google, Nov.8 2018
- What Are The Latest Internet Statistics for 2018, Marketing Technology Blog by Douglas Karr, Oct.24 2018
Food
- Plastic Straw Bans Top 2018’s Biggest Food Stories, MediaPost | Marketing Daily, Dec.12 2018
- HUNGRY CITY: Top Cheap Bites of 2018, NYT > Travel by LIGAYA MISHAN, Dec.11 2018
- Restaurants: New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018, NYT > Travel by PETE WELLS, Dec.11 2018
- Restaurants: 10 Great New York Dishes of 2018, NYT > Travel by PETE WELLS, Dec. 2018
- Bean Burritos, Poke, Cauliflower Among 2018’s Trendiest Foods, MediaPost | Marketing Daily, Dec.7 2018
Film
- Disney Reigns As 2018 Box-Office Champ, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Dec.26 2018
- The 9 biggest Hollywood winners of 2018 and 5 losers who wish this year never happened, Business Insider – Advertising by Travis Clark, Dec.11 2018
Music / Audio / Smart Speakers
- 15 Important Statistics About Smart Speakers in 2018, Social Media Strategy and Content Marketing Strategy by Jay Baer, Aug.2018
- FR – Les tendances du podcasting en 2018, Webmarketing & co’m by Marco Bernard, Nov.19 2018
Privacy
- 5 things we learned about GDPR in 2018, Digiday by Jessica Davies, Dec.18 2018
- FR – 123456 reste le mot de passe le plus utilisé en 2018, BDM by Cyrielle Maurice, Dec.17 2018
Real Estate
- The 13 Best Real Estate Videos of 2018, Inbound Sales | Inbound Hub by mhart@hubspot.com (Meredith Hart), Nov.29 2018
Television
- 10 Best TV Moments Of 2018, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Jan.3 2019
- TV Industry Content Production Audit Reveals Slower Pace In ’18, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Dec.20 2018
- The Top 5 TV Series of 2018 That You Probably Didn’t See, Adweek Feed by Jason Lynch, Dec.13 2018
- The 10 Best New TV Shows of 2018, Adweek Feed by Jason Lynch, Dec.12 2018
- The 10 Best TV Shows of 2018, Adweek Feed by Jason Lynch, Dec.11 2018
Connected Television
- 2018 Proves Big Year For Political Advertising On OTT, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Adweek Feed by David Cohen, Sept.28 2018
- Why 2018 Was The Year OTT ‘Got Respect’, AdExchanger.com: Exchanging Ideas On Digital Media Optimization by Rae Paoletta, Dec.26 2018
- Connected TV Ad Requests Skyrocketed In 2018, MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews, Dec.13 2018
Video Games
- AppsFlyer Shared Its Findings on 2018 Marketing Trends in Mobile Games, Adweek Feed by Brandy Shaul, Dec.12 2018
