Top 50 social media

Top 50 social media
influencers
ON TWITTER
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Who influence the media
industry on Twitter?
Deirdre Breakenridge – @dbreakenridge – CEO of Pure Performance CommunicaHave you thought about who within the media business you should follow
tions, speaker, author of Social Media and Public Relations & PR 2.0, adjunct professor &
on Twitter? Cision has listed 50 global influencers you should follow if you
want to get the latest news from the top social media professionals. The list is co-founder of #PRStudChat.
presented in no particular order and is developed through our own influencer
tools that could be found in our media database.
Here’s our top 50:
Jay Baer – @jaybaer – NY Times best selling author, marketing consultant, keynote speaker. President of Convince & Convert.
Chris Brogan – @chrisbrogan – NYT Bestselling author & leading authority on owning the
game you most want to win.
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Michael Cherenson – @mcherenson – Exec VP, Success Communications Group; 2009 PRSA
Chair & CEO. Opinions are my own & do not represent my employer/clients.
Shonali Burke – @shonali – CEO of a social PR biz; measurement/social media geek.
Teach @JHUComm. Founder #measurepr. I ♥ shoes, dogs, Elvis & ABBA. Paleo FTW.
Kellye Crane – @KellyeCrane – PR / Social Media consultant (but not the smarmy kind),
speaker, blogger, tech junkie. Founder of Solo PR PRO & #solopr chat.
Johna Burke – @gojohnab – BurrellesLuce EVP, Marketing, Public Relations, IABC, PRSA,
Boston Terrier Mom.
Dorothy Crenshaw – @dorocren – CrenshawComm.com #PR. Word nerd, fiction fan. Adoptive
mom. GA native. PR, communications, fitness, TV, marketing, tech, media, politics, pop culture.
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Ron Culp – @Culpwrit – Corporate/agency PR veteran turned pracademic @DePaulU. Consults
and blogs on careers. FB page:http://www.Facebook.com/Culpwrit
Kevin Dugan – @prblog – Dad, Marketing Geek, Blogger, Instagram Fan & more. Pushing for pragmatism across content, media, data, technology. Also at @empowermm @badpitch@magneticcs.
Gini Dietrich – @ginidietrich – CEO Arment Dietrich. Author @spinsucks, blog and book.
Co-author Marketing in the Round. Speaker. Avid cyclist. A foodie. Loves shoes & wine.
Sarah Evans – @prsarahevans – Digital correspondent for @PayPal@Cisco @CoxComm
@ShortyAwards @iamangelfdn @licensingexpo. Big cheese @sarahsfavesprsarahevans@
gmail.com 224.789.8314.
Jeff Domansky – @ThePRCoach – Searching for intelligent life in the social media universe. |
Sharing tips, strategies & insight | Integrating #PR #socialmedia#contentmarketing for results.
Sally Falkow – @sallyfalkow – Digital PR and social media strategist. Author of SMART News:
how to write press releases for the digital age.
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Jason Falls – @JasonFalls – Husband, Father, Author, Speaker, Humorist. Allegedly wise to the
ways of PR, Digital Marketing and Social Media. I like bourbon.
Laura Fitton – @Pistachio – DMPDG x Viking Warrior. Deeply silly. Fierce optimist. Makes things
happen from scratch. NEW Twitter for@Dummies ships 11/14 fka CEO@oneforty. Homesteady..
Steve Farnsworth – @Steveology – A Forbes Top 50 Social Media Influencer, Demand
Generation Content Marketing for B2B High Tech and Chief Marketing Officer at The @
Steveology Group.
Dave Fleet – @davefleet – Senior Vice President at Edelman; blogger; running nut; bookworm; gamer; Brit-nadian. Opinions are mine, not my employer’s.
Lauren Fernandez – @cubanalaf – social media for a large restaurant company. I eat sushi with
a fork and can’t wink. #Packers fan. Maybe I’m a mermaid.
Terry Flynn – @TerryFlynn – Public relations researcher & educator at McMaster University.
Former national president of CPRS & current Board member of the Institute for Public Relations
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Ann Handley – @annhandley – Author. Marketer. Chief Content Officer waging a war on content
mediocrity. I’m also @marketingprofs here.
Arik Hanson – @arikhanson – Principal-ACH Communications, Minnesota digital PR
consultant, blogger,@mimatweet board member, founder#HAPPO, founder @mnblogcon,
husband, father, beer snob.
Peter Himler – @PeterHimler – Founder, Flatiron Communications LLC; Forbes contributor; @
Medium editor; Blessed w/ 3 exceptional sons & a special wife; Music & tech buff; Maker of the
sauce.
Kent Huffman – @KentHuffman – Global VP of #Marketing at @Servergy, board member at @CMO_
Council and@CXMInstitute, author of @8Mandates, creator of #MarketerMonday, #CXM advocate.
Mickie Kennedy – @ereleases – Founder of eReleases, online leader in affordable press
release distribution & press release writing; I also write PR Fuel blog covering PR & public
relations.
Jason Kintzler – @jasonkintzler – Founder @pitchengine. Pearl snaps and web apps in a country where cowboys are kings.
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David Kirk – @davidtheprguy – A public relations consultant for 30+ years specializing in research
and crisis management.
Ty Mays – @PerfectPitchPR – Owner of Perfect Pitch #PR. Love helping brands increase awareness
via new and traditional media.
Valeria Maltoni – @ConversationAge – VP, Digital Strategy – design of experiences to
help businesses rediscover value of promises and its effect on relationships + culture.
Scott Monty – @ScottMonty – Executive VP of Strategy @SHIFTcomm. Husband, dad, editor & co-host of http://ihearofsherlock.com , generally nice guy. Originally from Boston.
Amber Naslund – @AmberCadabra – Marketing Exec at [find out...uh...soon]. Author. Musician.
Pittie rescue mama. Equestrian. Word Nerd. I solemnly swear I am up to no good.
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Lee Odden – @leeodden – CEO @TopRank Online Marketing. Author, Speaker & Consultant for
B2B Content Marketing, Social Media, PR & Search. Proud Dad, World Traveler, Foodie, Beardie.
Jeremiah Owyang – @jowyang – Founder of CrowdCompanies.com
Katie Paine – @queenofmetrics – I’ve been called The Queen Of Measurement, but I prefer Seshat,
the Goddess.
Jeremy Pepper – @jspepper – Taking your lunch. Eating your cookies. PR Generalist.
Been doing this stuff for 15+ years.
Christine Perkett – @missusP – CEO; Founder @seedepthinc to measure PR & @PerkettPR
| Digital Marketer | Write @Forbes @_workingmother_ | Forbes Marketer to Follow | Speaker |
SMBs | Startups
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Bob Pickard – @BobPickard –Public relations leader | Social media communicator | Concerned
about climate change | Excited about crowdsourcing.
Steve Rubel – @steverubel – Chief Content Strategist for Edelman (@EdelmanPR), AdAge columnist,
LinkedIn Influencer and avid sports fan.
Rich Quigley – @RichQuigley – VP, Synaptic Digital, A Definition 6 Company.
Mark Ragan – @MarkRaganCEO – CEO of Ragan Communications. Publisher of @PRDaily, @
RaganComms, @RaganHealth, HR Communication.
Mark Schaefer – @markwschaefer – Chieftain of the blog {grow} & social media bouncer.
Consultant, educator, author of Return On Influence, Born to Blog, Tao of Twitter & Social
Media Explained.
Tressa Robbins – @tressalynne – @PRSAStL President 2014, #PRSSA advisor/mentor. VP @
BurrellesLuce. PR, Marketing, Social, Media Relations.
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David Meerman Scott – @dmscott – Marketing & Sales Strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of 10 books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR and Newsjacking.
Valerie Merahn Simon – @ValerieSimon – Developer of teams, communities, products,
communication programs & business. Marketing Executive. Co-founder #PRStudChat &
#HAPPO. NYC girl turned suburban mom.
Brian Solis – @BrianSolis – Brian Solis is a well-known digital analyst, keynote speaker, and
bestselling author.[1][2][3] He is the principal at Altimeter Group, a research and advisory firm,
author of the bestselling books The End of Business as Usual, Engage! and What’s the Future of
Business (WTF).
Joan Stewart – @PublicityHound – Publicity/PR expert helps you create free publicity & promote your
expertise. Journalist, author, blogger, speaker & proud Cheesehead. Publicity/PR expert helps you create free publicity & promote your expertise. Journalist, author, blogger, speaker & proud Cheesehead.
Bill Stoller – @PublicityGuru – 25-year PR Pro helping others get their share of publicity &
social media; Founder, Free Publicity Newsletter.
Keith Trivitt – @KeithTrivitt – Vice President of Global Marketing at @MatomyGroup | Husband |
Marketer | Runner
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Patrick Strother – @PatrickStrother – Strother Communications Group (http://scgpr.com .) Teach #PR
Case Studies and Campaign Planning at #UMN. #Education #Marketing #Digital
Are you looking for
top influencers in
other industries?
At Cision, we can help you produce lists of names and contact details for
the influencers within the particular target audience you seek. We create
many different types of lists for different types of needs. We could put
together recipients for your press release or popular bloggers within a
topic that you would like to get in touch with.
The lists that we put together are created by searches in our own media
database which is the world’s largest. If you want to find your contacts
yourself, you can log on to CisionPoint with your own user account and
search the media database based on industry, location, type of media,
and much more. You also get access to our influencer rank where you
see how much impact different people have in the field.
Contact us at [email protected] if you’re curious and want to find out
more!
Heather Whaling – @prtini – Founded @GebenComm to help companies excel in a social world. Fan of @evwhaling, sports, red wine, food without meat & reading: prTini.com
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