*A Note from the Editor:
This article is an update to the January 2016 cover story “13 Future Trends in the Restoration Industry,” based on a presentation by Mr. Pinto at PLR Expo last November. You can find the original article right here.
As I prepare this, we are two-thirds of the way through 2016, so it is probably good time to take a look back at my predictions of future trends and see which were hits, and which were misses. Some of the trends discussed in the initial article and presentation are related to longer term cultural and industry changes that may not become visible in just eight months.