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It takes a Village
It takes a Village: Assembling a large following on one social media platform is not an easy task to achieve…it takes time and effort. That said, the ability to diversify across multiple social platforms enables influencers to reach a whole new level of success. Today’s top social media influencers are connecting with millions of people through an increasingly wide array of mediums and formats.
Below is a list of ‘Social Media Marketing Influencers’ I follow for current happenings taking place in the social media landscape. So, the question you may be asking…why them? I selected this group because they have specific expertise that they share publicly, consistently, and in a way that improves the knowledge, skills, and perspectives of those who follow them. They are thought leaders to stay in touch with who can be of help to you when planning your social media strategy.
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Tyler Anderson @tylerjanderson
CEO / Founder at Casual Fridays
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Jay Baer @jaybaer
Founder at Convince & Convert
Roberto Blake @robertoblake
Owner at Create Awesome Media
Bernie Borges @bernieborges
Advisory Board Member at OneMob and Co-founder and CMO at Vengreso.
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Ian Cleary @iancleary
Founder at RazorSocial
Andy Crestodina @crestodina
Strategic Director at Orbit Media Studios
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Melanie Deziel @mdeziel
Brand Strategy Consultant and Speaker at Mdeziel Media
Gini Dietrich @ginidietrich
Chief Executive Officer at Arment Dietrich
Steve Dotto @dottotech
President at Galileo Consulting and Producer of Dotto Tech
John Lee Dumas @johnleedumas
Host of the EOFire Podcast
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Josh Elledge @joshelledge
Founder at UpendPR
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Brian Fanzo @isocialfanz
Founder and CEO at iSocialFanz
Peg Fitzpatrick @PegFitzpatrick
Director of Social Media + Marketing at Kreussler
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Kim Garst @kimgarst
Live Streaming Strategist, Social Selling Pro, Keynote Speaker at Boom! Social
Carlos Gil @CarlosGil83
Founder, Gil Media Co.
Dan Gingiss @dgingiss
Vice President, Strategic Group at Persado
Ian Anderson Gray @iagdotme
Co-founder at Select Performers Internet Solutions
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Ann Handley @marketingprofs
Chief Content Officer at MarketingProfs
Park Howell @parkhowell
Founder and President at Business of Story
Shep Hyken @Hyken
Chief Amazement Officer and Owner, Customer Service Speaker, and Expert at Shepard Presentations
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John Jantsch @ducttape
President at Duct Tape Marketing
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Guy Kawasaki @GuyKawasaki
Chief Evangelist at Canva
Samantha Kelly @tweetinggoddess
Owner of Women’s Inspire Network
Alex Khan @1alexkhan
CEO at Attractive Media GmbH
Bryan Kramer @bryankramer
Keynote Speaker, Emcee, and Event Host at PureMatter
Nicky Kriel @nickykriel
Social Media Consultant & Social Media Strategist at Nicky Kriel Social Media
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Mark Mason @masonworld
Quality Manager, Interface Products at Texas Instruments
Shaun McBride @Shonduras
Owner Esports/Shonduras Inc
Tamara McCleary @tamaramccleary
CEO at Thulium.co
Donna Moritz @sociallysorted
Digital Content Strategist, International Speaker, Visual Content Strategist at Socially Sorted
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Lee Odden @leeodden
CEO at TopRank Marketing
Michael O’Neal @solohour
Host of The Solopreneur Hour Podcast
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Chris Penn @cspenn
Vice President of Marketing Technology at SHIFT Communications
Brian Peters @brian_g_peters
Digital Marketing Manager at Buffer
Jessika Phillips @jessikaphillips
Relationship Marketing Evangelist, President at NOW Marketing Group
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Rebekah Radice @rebekahradice
Founder at RadiantLA
Robert Rose @robert_rose
Founder at The Content Advisory & Chief Strategy Advisor at Content Marketing Institute
Darren Rowse @problogger
Founder and Keynote Speaker at ProBlogger
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Mark Schaefer @markwschaefer
Executive Director at Schaefer Marketing Solutions
Neal Schaffer @NealSchaffer
CEO at Maximize Your Social
Brooke B. Sellas @madsmscientist
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at B Squared Media
Koka Sexton @kokasexton
Advisor, SenderGen
Jeff Sieh @jeffsieh
Pinterest Manager at Social Media Examiner
Madalyn Sklar @madalynsklar
Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategist, Blogger, Podcaster
Mari Smith @marismith
Keynote Speaker, Brand Evangelist, Bestselling Author
Brian Solis @briansolis
Principal Analyst at Altimeter Group
Jasmine Star @jasminestar
Owner at Jasmine Star Photography
Mike Stelzner @mike_stelzner
CEO and Founder at Social Media Examiner
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Andrea Vahl @andreavahl
Social Media Consultant at Andrea Vahl
Viveka Von Rosen @linkedinexpert
LinkedIn and Personal Branding Expert, Co-founder and Chief Visibility Officer at Vengreso
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It Takes a Village…Part 2
Collecting a large following on one social media platform is not an easy task to achieve…it takes time and effort. That said, the ability to diversify across multiple social platforms enables influencers to reach a whole new level of success. During 2019 these top social media influencers are connecting with millions of people through an increasingly wide array of mediums and formats.
I wrote an article back in June of 2018 titled ‘It Takes A Village’. The topic revolved around leaders and social media influencers of 2018, who collectively brought us current and future insights into the world of social media. Much to my surprise, I received a lot of positive feedback and since then, I’ve been asked via Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, to construct another list for 2019. Happy to do it.
The list for 2019, I’m happy to say, comprises names that are 80% new! They are thought leaders to stay in touch with this year and can be of help to you when planning your social media strategy.
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1. Michaela Alexis | LinkedIn & Twitter
Michaela is the Millennial LinkedIn Strategist
2. Ollie Brazier | LinkedIn & Twitter
Ollie is the Co-Founder of Digital Eagles NZ and the Founder @ Oxygen Media. Ollie’s a great resource if you’re a small & medium company.
3. Jeff Bullas | LinkedIn & Twitter
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4. Goldie Chan | LinkedIn & Twitter
5. Gregory Ciotti | LinkedIn & Twitter
Grab a pen & paper and start writing while following Gregory Ciotti, Content Marketing Lead at Shopify.
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6. Geoff Desreumaux | LinkedIn & Twitter
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7. Rand Fishkin | LinkedIn & Twitter
Rand is Founder @SparkToro. He is obsessed with social media & digital marketing. He’s always looking for better keywords, backlinks, and ways to improve the social traffic to his website.
8. Peg Fitzpatrick | LinkedIn & Twitter
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9. Kim Garst | LinkedIn & Twitter
Kim is a social media influencer that focuses on the hows, the steps, the tips & tricks. You want her on your “social media influencers to follow” list.
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10. Derek Halpern | LinkedIn & Twitter
11. Ann Handley | LinkedIn & Twitter
12. Jenn Herman | LinkedIn & Twitter
Is Instagram your jam? Go for Jenn Herman. Also, since Instagram seems to be everyone’s jam nowadays – Jenn should be followed by any social media expert out there.
13. Dylan Hey | LinkedIn & Twitter
If you follow Dylan on social, you’ll find out more about Paid Ads, case studies like improving Instagram Storie’s impressions in just a few steps, and useful tips he’s sharing on social.
14. Ryan Hoover | LinkedIn & Twitter
I’m not even sure if Ryan sleeps cause he’s on Twitter all the time. I mean it. He’s constantly sharing all the best tools, apps, gadgets, and weird things featured on social media.
15. Sam Hurley | LinkedIn & Twitter
16. Andrew Hutchinson | LinkedIn & Twitter
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17. Noah Kagan | LinkedIn & Twitter
18. Robert Katai | LinkedIn & Twitter
He is one of those people with whom you’d enjoy an honest, no-nonsense conversation about what’s going on in marketing and social media.
19. Jason Keath | LinkedIn & Twitter
20. Samantha Kelly | LinkedIn & Twitter
Now if Twitter is your go-to network, you have to get to know Samantha. She is really the Tweeting Goddess and she’ll make you understand Twitter better.
21. Alex Khan | LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram
Alex is the CEO @ Attractive Media. If you have a question about Instagram Live, then he’s your guy!
22. Evan Kirstel | LinkedIn; Twitter
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23. Clarice Lin | LinkedIn & Twitter
24. Jon Loomer | LinkedIn & Twitter
If you’re big on Facebook as the social media network – Jon is your guy. He is a social media influencer for Facebook.
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25. Garrett Moon | LinkedIn & Twitter
Garrett is the CEO of @CoSchedule. Besides running a great company he’s always busy creating stellar pieces of content, including the 10x Marketing Formula book he published last year.
26. Pam Moore | LinkedIn; Twitter
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27. Matt Navarra | LinkedIn & Twitter
Matt is the former Social Media Director of The Next Web & obviously, a social media thought leader. He is the alarm clock of all social media-related news.
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28. Sujan Patel | LinkedIn & Twitter
How this guy manages to run @Mailshakeapp @VoilaNorbert @RightInbox @Pick_Hq at the same time, I have no clue. He’s a data-driven marketer and entrepreneur.
29. Brian Peters | LinkedIn & Twitter
He speaks about trends, updates in the industry, the most important skills to develop, and what to expect in social this year.
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30. Tim Queen | LinkedIn & Twitter
Tim is a Marketing Strategist. He answers questions such as – how the LinkedIn algorithm works, how to engage better with your LinkedIn followers, or how to optimize a LinkedIn profile.
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31. Rebekah Radice | LinkedIn & Twitter
32. Nancy Richmond | LinkedIn & Twitter
Nancy Richmond is first and foremost a loving professor and a huge advocate of learning and education. You can definitely rely on her to open new perspectives on social media truths and upcoming trends.
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33. Mark Schaefer | LinkedIn & Twitter
Mark is that inspirational social media guru who’s better than 3 shots of espresso in the morning.
34. Mari Smith | LinkedIn & Twitter
Three words describe Mari: active, insightful & always on the spot. She doesn’t miss one piece of important news – you can definitely rely on her to cope with the waves of social media news.
35. Michael Stelzner | LinkedIn & Twitter
Michael Stelzner is awesome! He is the co-founder of Social Media Examiner and the host and genius behind the Social Media Examiner podcast.
36. Scott & Alison Stratten | Scott’s LinkedIn, Alison’s LinkedIn & Alison’s Twitter, Scott’s Twitter
Scott & Alison are that social media influencer couple that you can’t help but love.
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37. Viveka von Rosen | LinkedIn & Twitter
Viveka is a LinkedIn Expert, Speaker, Trainer, and big Mouth. All the best strategies on how to be a better social media strategist are shared on her Twitter profile.
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