Social media is a very useful communication tool to have emerged in recent years, but it doesn’t mean that more traditional methods of communication should be forgotten.

A major advantage of both social media and email is how they aid mass communication, and can build new contacts all over the world. But the phone still remains a more personal and human way of communicating with people, and tends to be more useful when it comes to finding out more about them.

Recruitment agencies in particular need to remember that they are in a people business. Consequently, new technology shouldn’t change the

Social media forecasting for the future is rarely predictable and is not an exact science, and many people were caught unaware by the massive growth of Pinterest and Instagram  last year. Social media has now evolved from a curiosity to an integral part of corporate strategy in the last few years.

One of the biggest areas of increase in both web browsing and social media use is the use of mobile devices.  Many people have forecast the tipping point from desktop to mobile to be 2015, but we think this will be much sooner with social.

Whatever your thoughts on social