Deloitte released its inaugural "Business Trends 2013" report outlining eight trends expected to be crucial strategic drivers for global business. The eight business trends for 2013 are:

The Rewired Customer: The flexibility of the human brain ("neuroplasticity") enables and is driving rapid and substantial shifts in consumer behavior and smart companies will find ways to capitalize on these shifts
The Scale Paradox: The disruptive power of analytics is helping small companies be more insightful and large companies be more agile, upending conventional wisdom.
Reengineering Business Intelligence: Companies are embedding social data into core strategic decisions and leveraging this data in novel and impactful ways.
Partnerships for the Future: Recent shifts in economic and social forces are driving government and business to collaborate in unprecedented ways.
The Responsible Enterprise: Companies are recognizing the advantages that come from embedding environmental, social and governance factors into their core business.
Manufacturing Beyond China: Several converging trends are causing companies to consider alternative locations to China.
Emerging Market Talent Strategies: Global talent strategies are evolving as BRIC economies begin to mature.
Building on the BRICs: Seven new and emerging markets provide companies a fresh opportunity beyond the BRIC countries.

Deloitte Unveils Top Business Trends for 2013

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