Top Internet Marketing Experts to Follow (2012 Archive)
Originally published by Anna in June 2012. Keeping this as a time capsule. Twitter is now X, Google+ is long gone, and a few folks have moved on, but a surprising number of these names are still doing great work in the industry over a decade later. Handles below reflect the Twitter/X usernames at the time of publication.
Hi, I'm Anna. I've been with McKremie for a little while now. One of my expanded roles was to head up our company Twitter account at @McKremie. When I first started I had questions like:
- Who are the best people in internet marketing, both social media and SEO, to follow?
- Where do I find a good list for both Twitter and Google+?
There were some lists out there, but not quite what I was looking for. With Stuart's help I put together what I think is a great starting point for finding people to follow. Don't get butt-hurt if your name isn't on the list. It's not definitive and it's not in any specific order. I tried to put together a mix of online marketers. If you feel I missed important names in the industry, leave a comment.
The list
Director of Search at Branded3, a leading SEO and digital agency in the UK.
Link building, online marketing, content promotion, publicity. Loves her garden, southern rock, NCIS, the mountains, Virginia, and being a Mom.
London and Surrey based social media junkie. Part time blogger, full time timewaster. Head of SEO and Digital Marketing at Datadial.
Passionate SEO with an affinity for sushi and energy drinks. Enthusiastic algo-poking scalable link building strategist.
Executive News Editor at SearchEngineLand.com and MarketingLand.com, speaker, marketing consultant, founder of atu2.com, author of 'U2: A Diary', husband, dad.
Transform into findability. Or, you know, a truck. I do SEO, CRO, analytics, and eat raw data for breakfast.
I do internet marketing via social media and search engine optimization for @mckremie. Oh, and I BBQ too.
Search Geek.
SEO, data-driven marketer, and grilled cheese sandwich enthusiast living in and loving Seattle.
Rants… now with a smile.
President of BlueGlass Interactive, Inc.
CEO at Xight Interactive. Author of Kaiserthesage, an SEO blog. Loves bacon, One Piece, crime movies, history, and Glassjaw.
Yes, I'm a real Los Angeles chiropractor. Also Planet Chiropractic guy, SEO speaker, distance runner, author, and photographer.
Forensic SEO consultant, blogger, author, speaker, and snarky rant specialist.
CEO of Vertical Measures, a search, social, and content marketing services company. Frequent speaker. Author of Accelerate!
I'm the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I may not look like much, but I've got it where it counts, kid.
Exec Editor at SearchEngineLand.com, President of SLCSEM.org (Utah's Professional Search Marketing Association). Marketing geek and travel writer.
Professional SEO, social media enthusiast, link builder, entrepreneur, blogger, skydiver. Always a student.
Founder and CEO of Portent, Inc. Speaker. Internet marketer.
SEO for 13 years, from big brand ecomm to small brand B2B.
CEO at Eminent SEO. SEM strategist, social media girl, blogger, music lover, soul searcher.
SEO by day. Copywriter by night. Handsome during both. Occasionally modest. Will write for couch money.
Founder of Dream Systems Media. Specializes in social media, viral marketing, branding, and SEO. Regular search industry speaker.
Web head, code poet, geek, marketer, writer, and artist. Runs @22Media.
VP Internet Marketing, Geeknet Inc. Working on a startup. Addicted to innovation, blogging, chocolate, travel, and the interwebs.
Founder of @whitespark. Interested in all things SEO.
Mom, SEO, geek, lover of Nutella, Buddhist wannabe. Community Manager at SEOmoz.
Caffeine-based life form. VP of Technology for Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, SMX, and Search Marketing Now at Third Door Media.
CEO of Outspoken Media. SEO, link dev, and ORM specialties. Ginger kid. Based in Troy, NY. Florida native.
Founder and CEO of SearchRank. Full-service search and social media marketing firm providing internet marketing services since 1997.
Owner of the link building company Link Fish Media, Inc., and co-founder of SEO Chicks.
SEO. Internet marketing. Ice cream.
Usually found optimizing: SEO, analytics, code. Or on a horse exploring the countryside.
Co-founder of ObsidianEdge. The 'crazy ginger chick' internet marketer, blogger, and ranter.
SEO, online marketer, web developer, brand enthusiast. Known to rock a mic when the mood is right. Long-suffering Pitt fan.
Having fun in the city, working at Google, optimizing for genuine moments.
Blogger Outreach Specialist at BlueGlass. COO at Experiences.com. Entrepreneur.
Internet Marketing and Ad Operations Manager at SMX, Search Engine Land, Marketing Land. Wife, music aficionado, painter, snowboarder, wanderluster.
I'm the link builder Google needs, not the one it deserves.
Marketing Manager / SEO for Reinvent and SEO consultant. Camping, fly fishing, BBQ, beer, wine, food, old cars, and my kids. While you're ranting I'm ranking.
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. — Scott Adams.
According to 4 out of 7 doctors I most certainly am not crazy. My views are my own, no one else would take them.
Founder of SEER Interactive. Loves helping clients grow their business, loves building links, loves helping others in the community, loves his team, loves his wife and dog.
Passionate about search, patents, the environment, music, and life.
CEO of Trackur, author of Radically Transparent, and founder of Marketing Pilgrim. Photographer, taekwondo black belt, ukulele player, Christian.
Recommended by 4 out of 5 people that recommend things.
Director of Inbound Marketing at iAcquire. (Former SEO at Razorfish and Publicis Modem.) Making your website money since 2006.
Google Maps and local search. Is there anything else?
CEO and founder of SEOmoz. Tweets 50-75 times per week, primarily on inbound marketing, SEO, startups, and entrepreneurship.
President of SEO.com. Likes: Android, art, blogging, mobile, SEO, travel, web design and development. Co-host of #seochat on Twitter Thursday 7 pm Mountain.
SEO and search engine optimization expert savvy with universal search and internet marketing.
Geek, designer, web dev, UX/UI, marketing, SEO/SEM, public speaker, SMO, social media bla bla, LAN party nut, photographer, observer of all things web.
Director of Acquisition and Retention Marketing at SEOmoz. Social media lover and blog enthusiast. Sleeps rarely. Caffeinates often.
Social media consultant.
Pro writer, novice yogini, budding lion turtle. Peanut butter and chocolate is my kryptonite.
Local search optimization specialist and president of GetListed.org.
CEO Kangamurra Media, SEW Forum editor, columnist, all things web follower.
Managing Editor at SEJ, owner of SEOAware.com. SEO consultant, website dev. Wife, mom, big cat volunteer, Star Wars fan.
Technology writer, lead editor for PubCon/WebmasterWorld, genealogist, runner, vegetarian, and folk music fan.
Creative content for link building. A little bit geek. A lot design snob.
Web marketing geek, puppy momma, cheerleading coach, pescatarian, wine lover, pseudo artist, wannabe nutritionist, yogini, runner, eternal optimist.
White hat black belt.
SEO, viral, and infographic marketing expert for 97th Floor. Author of Pinteresting Secrets.
SEO Manager at Full Beaker, Inc. Lead generation and management. Scalable link building strategist.
Editor of SearchEngineLand.com, covering Google, SEO, PPC, and all aspects of search engines and search marketing.
Thinking outside the box for success online. SEO, viral, writing, and a little bit of happiness for good measure.
SEO and social media at Big Fish Games. SEO. Movie buff. Geek. Zombie lover.
eBusiness coach, inbound marketing geek, and novelist whose motto is: You'll never shine if you don't glow.
Holistic internet marketing optimization practitioner.
(Guest) blogging addict and excited owner of MyBlogGuest.com.
CEO of Internet Marketing Ninjas.
Founder of PubCon and WebmasterWorld, Inc. Passions: community building, conferences, affiliate, speaker, author, coder, ML programmer.
Sometimes I feel like a bot, sometimes I don't.
Author, speaker, world traveler. Loves Sonoma, Napa, Oregon, NoCal, Nantucket, BWCA, and my awesome family.
Like my tweets? You'll like my blog even better.
SEM specialist for a global natural health corporation. Interests in social media marketing, reputation management, and SEO.
CEO/Founder of 97th Floor, an SEO/social media firm. Link building and viral marketing. Family man who loves to surf, snowboard, and travel.
Head of the webspam team at Google.
CEO, High Rankings. A pioneer in SEO consulting.
Co-founder and CMO of BlueGlass, an amazing internet marketing company. Talks about PR, his daughter, business, social media, and Charlie.
Director of SEO for Webimax. Obsessed with page speed, architecture, data, and learning.
Content marketing, online publishing, and copywriting advice from the editorial team at Copyblogger Media.
Three things I love. Music, my wife, and SEO. That's the order I discovered them.
Student, teacher, SEO consultant, domainer, lifestyle entrepreneur, fisherman.
Covers the SEO and search marketing space as well as general changes to the web.
Skyrocket SEO founder. Content-led link building services to agencies and businesses.
I like banjos and SEO.
I'm kind of a big deal.
Eric Ward offers content linking strategies and is the publisher of LinkMoses.
Head of Search Marketing at Bronco.co.uk. Speaks at lots of conferences on SEO. Bronco is a leading SEO, web dev, and design agency.
Entrepreneur and SEO consultant at WEBOSIS. SoCal transplant via Chicago. Serial hobbyist: sports, music, photography, learning. Primalist: paleo, IF, barefoot running.
World-renowned SEO author, speaker, and strategist. Co-author of The Art of SEO, a 600-page primer on search engine optimization published by O'Reilly.
Usability/UX/SEO/IA consultant. Founder of Cre8asiteforums. Usability/IA tutor at Search Engine College. Columnist, speaker, mom.
Dominating search engines since 1996. SEO consulting, services, and software development. Link building. Automatic content generation.
Publications Manager and Online Account Manager at aimClear. Likes: good music, good movies, good wine, gummy worms.
CEO at SEO and social media agency Verve Search. Founder of the blog SEO-Chicks.com and co-founder of StateofSearch.com.
Seattle SEO, since the beginning.
Lives in Maine and works in Manhattan. Does SEO and loves the job. Married to a man called Huckleberry. Travels to warm places with the kiddo.
Entrepreneur. Founder/CTO of HubSpot. Inbound marketing and startup blogger at OnStartups.com.
Community Editor at Search Engine Land and Marketing Land. Painting, music, and KARA-TAY!
Owner, Blind Five Year Old. Marketing Land curator. SEOmoz Search Ranking Panelist. Interested in SEO, PPC, technology, social media, UX, and design.
Originally written by Anna McHenry, then Director of Client Services at McKremie. Republished as part of the archive.
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