Pr/social Media Rockstars
Pete Cashmore
The largest independent news source covering web culture, social media and tech. Updates from @mashable staff. Tweet @mashablehq for questions and comments.2,748,892 followers | Follow
Gary Vaynerchuk
Family 1st! but after that, Businessman- a dude that Loves the hustle, people & the @nyjets - @vaynermedia .Tasted wine for years online!918,868 followers | Follow
Guy Kawasaki
Author of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. Former chief evangelist of Apple. Co-founder of Alltop.566,940 followers | Follow
Jeff Keni Pulver
Technology Anthropologist; Entrepreneur; Early-Stage Seed Investor; story teller, Living in Social Media. Producer of #140conf435,808 followers | Follow
Robert Scoble
Technology news, videos, opinions, from an enthusiastic Rackspace employee who grew up in Silicon Valley and has interviewed more than 3,200 geeks.242,397 followers | Follow
Chris Brogan
President, Human Business Works. More? http://bit.ly/cbbio . contact: http://chrisbrogan.com/contact203,793 followers | Follow
Darren Rowse
Blogging about Blogging and Photography (also see @digitalPS) (and a little Tweeting from the Trenches of a Family with 3 Boys).157,310 followers | Follow
Mari Smith
Mari ‘like Ferrari!’ Passionate Social Media Speaker | Author 'The New Relationship Marketing' & 'Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day' | Bubbly Scottish-Canadian!139,165 followers | Follow
Peter Shankman
Me: Consulting, angel investing, speaking, @Vocus Small Biz Evangelist. HARO Founder. Ironman. Skydiver. Told I'm knowledgeable about social media.130,584 followers | Follow
Ann Handley
Head of Content here at ‘Profs. People seem to like my writing: http://www.contentrulesbook.com http://www.annhandley.com119,510 followers | Follow
Scott Stratten
Author, Speaker and kind of a big deal on a fairly irrelevant soc media site which inflates my self-importance.117,561 followers | Follow
Social Media Insider
Highly recommended by people who like things that don't suck. We keep a high signal-to-noise ratio & stimulate gray matter. Created / curated by @UniqueVisitor114,636 followers | Follow
Social Media Club
World’s largest organization of Social Media Professionals reaching 300k+. Chapters in over 300 cities. Tweets from @kristiewells @jessicarmurray & @chrisheuer.106,085 followers | Follow
Liz Strauss
Founder of SOBCon, social business strategist. It's only fun when it's brilliant strategy, high return, AND connects customers in a meaningful way. Google: liz95,363 followers | Follow
Sarah Evans
PR. Social Media Correspondent. Animal lover. Birthed Twitter industry chats. #journchat #commentz prsarahevans@gmail.com70,818 followers | Follow
Scott Monty
Head of social media at Ford Motor Company, husband, dad, podcaster, proprietor of http://bakerstreetblog.com, and a generally nice guy. Formerly from Boston.69,900 followers | Follow
Jason Falls
Jason Falls thinks a lot. And shares. Sometimes it's useful even.50,878 followers | Follow
Michael Brito
SVP, Social Business Planning @EdelmanDigital. Hustler. Lakeshow. US Marine. Author. My Book - http://bit.ly/socialbusinessbook48,608 followers | Follow
Help A Reporter Out
Immediate requests from reporters worldwide. See http://helpareporter.com for more. A @Vocus company.47,712 followers | Follow
Amber Naslund
Social Strategist and co-founder of @SideraWorks. Author. Constructive heretic. Musician. Mom. Intellectual adventurer. Word nerd.47,221 followers | Follow
David Armano
EVP @edelmandigital, strategist, thinker, doer, dad, hubby to @msarmano, contributor @harvardbiz, co-founder #Allhat, biker, karaoke junkie, & imperfect soul.45,993 followers | Follow
Olivier Blanchard
Pray that I never become your competitor's secret weapon. Author of 'Social Media R.O.I.'41,244 followers | Follow
Michael A. Stelzner
Author of books: Launch & Writing White Papers; founded Social Media Examiner. Committed Christian and dad. Also see Facebook.com/smexaminer & gplus.to/stelzner40,014 followers | Follow
Kelly Olexa
CEO, Founder: @FitFluential. Fitness Fanatic, Starbucks Addict, Social Media Cupcake. Show me the sushi.39,423 followers | Follow
Danny Brown
Director, Retention & Social Media at Jugnoo, Inc. Award-winning marketer and social media blogger. Author of The Parables of Business. Some tweets automated.32,639 followers | Follow
Conversation Agent
I work with brands to identify/create Meaningful Actions; advocate for Marketing that Makes Business Sense. http://bit.ly/bestrategic30,076 followers | Follow
Amy Porterfield
I'm a social media strategist who specializes in Facebook (http://bit.ly/AmysWebinars). Co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies.27,537 followers | Follow
John Haydon ✰
I resuscitate missions and inject them into the interwebs • Dad • Author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies http://fbm4d.com • Also http://fb.me/JohnHaydon.Music25,332 followers | Follow
Beth Harte
Marketing Director at Advent Global Solutions, a reseller/integrator of SAP, Oracle & IBM and mobile solutions for the enterprise. Me? Bookoholic and Learner.24,050 followers | Follow
Rohit Bhargava
I write a blog about influential marketing. I work at Ogilvy. I have a personality. I wrote a book on why personality matters: readpni.com22,388 followers | Follow
Gini Dietrich
CEO of Arment Dietrich. Author of spinsucks.com. Vistage member. Author. Speaker. Communicator. Avid cyclist. A foodie. Loves shoes & wine.22,338 followers | Follow
Matt Wilson
Looking to help every young entrepreneur on the planet! via @Under30CEO21,052 followers | Follow
Todd Defren
Principal at SHIFT Communications, http://www.shiftcomm.com. Views expressed here are my own, not the agency's or its employees.20,481 followers | Follow
Jared O'Toole
Stop doing sh*t you hate! Founder Under30CEO.com and Shadow Concepts LLC. Brand builder and passionate entrepreneur19,833 followers | Follow
Aaron Strout
Head of location based marketing WCG | dedicated dad/husband | co-author, Location Based Marketing for Dummies: http://amzn.to/lbm4d | #Movember champion18,605 followers | Follow
Chris Heuer
Specialist, Social Business for Deloitte Consulting. Postdigital Architect. Founder/Chairman, Social Media Club. UX/IA Guy. Game Changer.18,052 followers | Follow
Deirdre Breakenridge
CEO of Pure Performance Communications, speaker, author of PR 2.0 & Putting the Public Back in Public Relations, adjunct professor & co-founder of #PRStudChat.16,181 followers | Follow
Katie Delahaye Paine
I've been called The Queen Of Measurement, but I prefer Seshat, the Goddess13,249 followers | Follow
Ian Schafer
CEO of Deep Focus. I once interviewed Mr. T in my office. Still waiting for Darth Vader's people to get back to me.12,212 followers | Follow
Debbie Weil
author, 2.0 publisher @VoxieMedia: Big Ideas, Short Books™ digital & print publishing and programs for up-and-coming biz authors w/ kick-ass ideas.11,862 followers | Follow
Heather Whaling
Founder @GebenComm • Develop & implement PR/social media strategies • #pr20chat • Fan of sports, red wine, food without meat & reading.11,766 followers | Follow
Rich DeMatteo
A candidate once called me, Mr. Job Man. Couldn't write it up any better than that. Also Co-Founder of @BadRhinoInc Social Media and Founder of @JobHuntChat11,617 followers | Follow
Len Kendall
Expert at NOTHING. Director, Digital @GolinHarris. CoFounded @the3six5 project. CoFounded CentUp. The internet is my box of LEGO blocks.11,526 followers | Follow
Jeff Turner
There's a method to all of this madness. President of Zeek Interactive. 6 Kids. 1 Wife. 0 worries. Made in West Virginia.11,424 followers | Follow
arikhanson
Principal-ACH Communications digital PR consultant, blogger, co-founder-HAPPO, co-founder #mnblogconf, husband, father, beer snob, golfer in a previous life11,346 followers | Follow
J D Ebberly
Blogging, Social Media, Twitter, Lifestreaming, and Exponential development of technology.11,323 followers | Follow
Scott Bishop
Marketing think tank. Director of Social @Bozell. Under caffeinated. Over opinionated. @FTPress Author. Sarcasm, Swearing & Swagger...oh and too many Martinis.10,859 followers | Follow
B. Bonin Bough
Magazine fanatic, lego advocate and focused on 140 char - VP of Global Digital and Consumer Engagement @KraftFoods8,770 followers | Follow
Lauren Fernandez
Social Mktg Manager @ Landry's, Inc. My Indian Princess name is Too Many Stilettos. Love Pack football, food & fashion. I wish people had a brightness setting.8,723 followers | Follow
Valerie Merahn Simon
Developer of teams, communities, products & communication programs. Suburban mom/NYC girl @ heart co- founder of #PRStudChat & #HAPPO8,680 followers | Follow
Bryan Person
Working at the intersection of Social + #CustServ for @SocialDynamx. Social Media Breakfast founder. Christian, husband, dad, Red Sox fan. Based in Austin, TX.8,456 followers | Follow
Shireen Mitchell
speaker, trainer, thought igniter in media, tech & politics; Investigator of the #UnusalSuspects~Geekette Grad '84~ White House Tweetup http://1.usa.gov/ntIWX68,293 followers | Follow
Corbett Barr
I help people build cool shit online. Seriously. It's the best job in the world. Founder of @ThinkTraffic and @ExpertEnough8,123 followers | Follow
Derek Halpern
I'm 99% useless, but that 1% when I'm not, I'm dangerous. Find out how I'm dangerous by checking out Social Triggers.7,934 followers | Follow
Alison Zarrella
Boston girl and shopaholic living in Las Vegas. Social Media Manager @Cosmopolitan_LV. Co-author of The Facebook Marketing Book from O'Reilly.7,061 followers | Follow
Michelle Martini
#Nonprofit Social Media Consultant & Writer for companies empowering #women. Loves @nathanmccauley, #SF, #humanrights, good causes, #education, #infographics6,888 followers | Follow
David Spinks
I'm David, but you'll inevitably just call me Spinks. I'm the Enforcer of User Happiness at @Zaarly. I also co-founded @thecmgr and @u30pro.6,541 followers | Follow
Albert Maruggi
Marketing Edge #MktEdge podcast. Companies hire me for: Ideas, creative content, speaker, figuring social ROI. 612-293-76406,407 followers | Follow
Adam Vincenzini
Digital marketer. Passionate about technology and media. Originally from Oz.6,333 followers | Follow
Shwen Gwee
Digital Health @EdelmanPR + Founder of: Med20.com, Social Health (sxsh.org), SocialPharmer.com, PharmFresh.TV // Opinions tweeted are my own; not my employer6,317 followers | Follow
David Teicher
Social Media & Event Content Manager, Writer @ Advertising Age. Useless Info Junkie, Jets Fan, Cowboys Fan, Rutgers Grad, Science Geek, Married To @MrsAerocles6,289 followers | Follow
mikeschaffer
Director of Social Media for @iostudio, PR and Social Media Speaker, Husband, Dad, Always Striving for Awesome.5,970 followers | Follow
Ryan Stephens
Marketing Coordinator @ MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center | Voracious Reader | Runner | Connector5,920 followers | Follow
JGoldsborough
Justin Case You Were Wondering: SM guy 4 Fleishman-Hillard. KCIABC board. #pr20chat co-mod w/ @PRtini. #HAPPOKC reg champ. Blogger. Thoughts expressed r my own.5,886 followers | Follow
Nicole Denton
PR pro @ThinkPyxl. Wedding blogger at the #PlungeProject. Social media addict. @SMCKnox founder. #SoSlam lead organizer.5,705 followers | Follow
Sonny Gill
Social Media Manager @USCellular. Likes: the interwebs, sports, learning, music, laughing & real ppl. Views = mine. Hands off!5,612 followers | Follow
Nathan T. Wright
Founder of @LavaRow. Public speaker. Airport geek and co-pilot at @Uppward. Iowa State alum. Space nut. Corgi owner. I answer questions about the Internet.5,323 followers | Follow
Sasha H. Muradali
**Currently Seeking Employment** Miami digital PR girl in NYC, Photoshop enthusiast, Paulo Coelho disciple, Harry Potter fan & ΦΜ. I tweet a lot.5,060 followers | Follow
Tim Walker
Storyteller | Paterfamilias | Enthusiast | Athlete | Social marketer | #FinServ | @Socialware | Views: my own.4,889 followers | Follow
Anna Barcelos
Director, Client Solutions at #ten24web. B2B Marketer. Web, Analytics, SEO, Email, Social Media, Mobile Apps, e-Commerce. Bookworm. Allergic to status quo.4,598 followers | Follow
Greg Rollett
Best-Selling Author, Product Creator, Social Media + Direct Marketing Pro.4,162 followers | Follow
amy mengel
I head up marketing @readMedia, the #highered startup behind http://readabout.me. Cyclist, hiker, skier, craft beer lover, college football fanatic. Go Dawgs!4,134 followers | Follow
JasonBreed
Social Media Strategist that moves markets. Social Media practice lead for Accenture. www.hashtagsocialmedia.com co-founder. Dad of 3, Triathlete3,833 followers | Follow
Caleb Gardner
Thinker @ Edelman Digital | Writer @ The Exceptional Man | Husband & Father @ Home3,666 followers | Follow
Jeff Mello
Mgr. Marketing Verizon Wireless South Area | Digital | Social | Direct Mail | New England Sport's Fanatic | Opinions are my own3,615 followers | Follow
jenniferwindrum
I don't do status quo! Social media entrepreneur. Journo. PR. Activist. Using social media to create CHANGE! Founder of WTF 4 for Lung Cancer? campaign.3,575 followers | Follow
Melissa Case
Social Media Flibbertigibbet, Wordsmith, Verbal Assassin, Shogun of Grammatically Correct Brevity, Fun-ist, and the Wizard of Oohs & Ahhs & Fa-La-Las.3,330 followers | Follow
Shannon Eastman
Marketing. Technology. Online. #techMAP. #tcsdw Hot yoga. India. Psychology. www.tcsdigitalworld.com3,108 followers | Follow
Chris Perry
Head of digital @webershandwick. Father of three. Media junkie. Frequent flyer. Occasional runner. Fan of all sport.3,102 followers | Follow
chriskovac
Digital/Social Marketing Pro, Speaker/Trainer, Search Marketing, Colorado Rancher, KU alum, blogger, #UnitedWayGKC cabinet co-chair, BMAKC Board2,592 followers | Follow
Adam Keats
Digital brand builder. Gadget lover. PR exec. Passionate foodie/at-home chef. Photo geek. Official Chicago Bears statistician. Husband to @windycitymomma.2,481 followers | Follow
Rebecca Denison
Proud UNC grad living. Social media & digital analyst @Digitas Chicago. Grad student @CDMDePaul. Love the challenge of measurement! (Opinions are my own.)2,299 followers | Follow
Jake Rosen
VP, Fleishman-Hillard | Runner, backpacker, love my dogs | Opinions are my own2,171 followers | Follow
Jason Sprenger
Seasoned PR manager; APR, MN PRSA board member; passionate about sports and how they intersect with PR/mktg; proud father of 2, husband, Gopher and Minnesotan.1,769 followers | Follow
Carla Blumenthal
Love life. Digital, tea, NYC, biking, empowering women & girls to be their best selves. SAE @MrYouth. @shesthefirst Ambassador. http://bit.ly/carlaslife1,769 followers | Follow
Jackie Adkins
Account Coordinator @ GMR Marketing | UNC Alum | Forever learning | Soccer addict | It's kind of fun to do the impossible.1,746 followers | Follow
Chevis English
Brand Manager in Dallas. I love learning, laughing, cooking, fashion and pretty much life in general! You can also follow me @FaceDoctorette1,733 followers | Follow
Laurie Steiner
pr pro and blogger. word nerd. mildly obsessed with staying organized, pretty shoes, tex-mex, schnauzer cuddles, ap style, wine and sunshine.1,343 followers | Follow
Erica Cenci
An Air Force wife, a freelance PR & social media consultant, a student of yoga, a runner, a sister, a Boilermaker and a blogger.1,339 followers | Follow
Craig Comeau
Dad. Craft beer, ski, golf, music and laughter. Director of Agency Relations at Radian6.1,266 followers | Follow
Andrea V. Lewis
Agency Dweller, Web Editor, Blogger. I love all things related to advertising, new media and design.943 followers | Follow
F Pete Kovac
Pete Kovac - Co-founder & President/CEO of Nicholson Kovac, Inc., top independent IMC/ad agency in KC; Colorado rancher, KU alum/fan, social media newbie266 followers | Follow
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