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As we celebrate the New Year, and many of you will return to your jobs, spend more time with family and consider taking a break from work to take care of yourself, here are some cool trends and upcoming services you may want to include in your next content marketing project.

CoTapear

CoTapear is a new audio app that invites you to create your own virtual sock-making tool to allow you to wear your projects on your feet. You can even choose music on the app to help get you in the spirit. Their delivery is free and their customer satisfaction has been extremely high. Some great facts they shared about their customers are as follows: In six out of seven cases, music triggers greater ease and satisfaction with the customer experience. Interestingly, 89% of music and sound merchandisers think that people will buy music because of the audio, versus just seeing or hearing it. The company closed out 2018 with more than $3 million in revenue. Expect to see their release soon for iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and 8. After all, you never know who could be a sock.

JellyGames

Back in 2014, Shawn Freeman, a seed round adviser, decided to launch JellyGames and designed a portfolio app to help players build skills by completing challenges and acquire cash. Today, the app has become a favorite in colleges, giving students an opportunity to play games and learn useful skills, including finance, medicine, law, and operations. The JellyGames team have seen well over 11 million game plays and created over $21 million in sales and customers. The company is expected to go public sometime this year.

Porch.com

Need some inspiration for your home project in 2019? Porch.com is a website that shows consumers exactly what to replace and what to add to their home right now, as well as what to do when you have something that needs to be done. They allow the consumer to search for the space they’re looking for with style filters, decorations, and all the extra goodies and home additions that you need to make your home top notch. Your success will not only depend on what you add, but also on your vision for the space. Why not finish your home in 2019 with some help from Porch.com?

Shutterstock

Shutterstock is an online marketplace that is growing in popularity. They have over 58 million different products from over 1 million different sources. It connects you with small, medium, and large businesses in 22 different countries. So whether you want to sell everything from furniture to fine art and even sports memorabilia, Shutterstock is a great place to start.

Goodbox

Goodbox is an innovative online marketplace that allows you to promote the products you have all in one place. They have over 30 million products that range from home products to clothing, electronics, beauty, and pretty much anything else you can think of. They give you and your customers a level of customization that your traditional online retail stores do not offer. Whether you want to offer up products at a fixed price and get paid the exact amount you wish to sell it for, or allow customers to bid on price and they make their purchase based on what they think is the best price for the merchandise, Goodbox is a great place to start. It’s definitely one of the newest sites and services out there. The New Year will offer many new opportunities, so maybe you want to get in on one of the newer trends? Goodbox is launching their beta in 2019. See you at the party!

BibliOTribe

BibliOTribe is an online platform for book lovers. You can currently purchase textbooks, audiobooks, and audio books from the site. The service helps students save money by allowing them to purchase and conveniently access your digital textbooks via the app. Other freebies and services they offer are ebooks from Amazon, YouTube, Spotify, Audible, audio books from Audible, and even Scrabble, with the ability to record the board game so your college friend can practice her Scrabble correct letters. This service is sure to help the student in you. In fact, studies have shown that textbooks, the driving force behind most student shopping, can add thousands of dollars to your student loan debt.

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