In 2014 alone, Americans spend A$2.48 billion on psychic services (palmistry, cartomancy, mediumship, astrology, aura readings and other, metaphysical services – I don’t really know what any of these are, but I assume it all involves cards and/or a crystal ball, as well as a woman speaking with a fake Eastern European accent of unknown origin).

The goal? To get a glimpse of things to come.

That’s why we have the Connected Tech Predictor. Thriving in AV can be tough; the only way to do so is to clearly see where the market is heading and to pivot your business plan around these changes.

Now, I’m not suggesting that we here at Connected magazinecan actually see into the future, so these predictions are more ‘educated guesses’ than anything else.

That said, please indulge me for a moment as I slip into a what-sounds-like-Romanian-but-could-be-Bulgarian accent: I predict that someone named “John” will play a very important role in your business in the next 12 months; you may or may not come into unexpected money; and that you will catch yourself accidentally signing along to Taylor Swift on the radio.

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