In the past, I have used Twitter on behalf of my clients to help them get more exposure and manage their PR using social media. I routinely read through tweets from some of the leading people in social media who were constantly providing me with new ideas on how to help my clients through the use of Twitter, Digg and other social media sites.
After constantly reading tweets from the movers and shakers in social media, I have built up a list of Twitterers that every marketer should follow if you are in anyway involved in the world of social media. The amount of useful information provided by these people will amaze you.
- Pete Cashmore
Pete’s bio “Follow Mashable for the latest news on Twitter, social networking and social media.”
Followers: 64,419 - Robert Scoble
Robert calls himself a “Tech geek blogger who writes about and videos innovators in tech industry.”
Followers: 57,473 - Chris Brogan
Chris’ bio: “President, New Marketing Labs, a social media agency and education company. ”
Followers: 41,140
- Darren Rowse
Darren’s bio: “Blogger, Author, Social Media Participant. Get a peek behind the scenes with my Tweets. Check out TwiTip.com for Twitter Tips.”
Followers: 35,595
- Jeremiah Owyang
Jeremiah’s bio: “Currently employed as Senior Analyst, Social Computing, Forrester Research | How I use Twitter http://tinyurl.com/24lv65”
Followers: 28,086
- Steve Rubel
From Steve’s blog: “Steve Rubel explores how emerging technologies are revolutionizing marketing communications”
Followers: 17,294
- Wayne Sutton
His bio: “New/Social Media Technology Evangelist, IT & Mobile Consultant, tech company, Marketing, News, blogs, video, podcast, vlog, blogging”
Followers: 16,455
- Brian Solis
From Wikipedia: “Solis is a co-founder of the Social Media Club, a national organization which convenes events for the purpose of sharing best practices, establishing standards and promoting social media literacy. He is an original member of the Media 2.0 Workgroup, and also contributes to the Social Media Collective.”
Followers: 15,192
- Brian Clark
Brian’s bio: “Copyblogger, Teaching Sells, DIY Themes, Lateral Action and sub-radar sites.”
Followers: 14,622
- Maki
Maki’s bio: “Philosophy student. Anime Otaku. Concerned citizen of the world.”
Followers: 11,107
- Scott Monty
Scott’s bio: “Head of social media at Ford, husband, dad, host of http://ihearofsherlock.com, and a generally nice guy. Formerly from Boston.”
Followers: 10,992
- David Armano
David’s bio: “The perfect balance of left/right brain thinking from a highly imperfect man. http://darmano.typepad.com”
Followers: 10,819
- Jeff Jarvis
From his blog: “JEFF JARVIS blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. He is associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program at the City University of New York.”
Followers: 8,485
- John Jantsch
John’s bio: “Small business marketing and digital technology coach and author of Duct Tape Marketing”
Followers: 7,777
- Todd Defren
From Todd’s blog: “Hi, I’m Todd Defren. In my primary role, I am a principal at SHIFT Communications.”
Followers: 7,738
- Lee Odden
Lee’s bio: “The GENUINE Twitter account of Chief Digital PR, SEO & Social Media Enthusiast for TopRankMarketing.com”
Followers: 7,500
- Andy Beal
Andy’s bio: “Founder of Trackur and internet marketing consultant, always trying new stuff.”
Followers: 6,898
- Tamar Weinberg
Her bio: “social media consultant and blogger among other things.”
Followers: 6,668
- Mitch Joel
Mitch’s bio: “President of Twist Image. Blogger and Podcaster of Six Pixels of Separation. Speaker, Author, Journalist.”
Followers: 6,324
- Peter Kim
His bio: “Working on changing the world of work.”
Followers: 5,637
- Neil Patel
Neil is “Kinda A Big Deal”
Followers: 5,496
- Shama
Her bio: “Online Marketing Expert, Speaker, Blogger, Texas Gal“
Followers: 5,951
- JD Lasica
JD’s bio: “Blogger since 2001. Socialmedia.biz was named the #1 site covering the social Web. Strategist, author, journalist, entrepreneur, travel addict.”
Followers: 5,358
- Muhammad Saleem
From his blog “i started my writing career with the mu life, covering social media, however, after joining pronet advertising i stopped maintaining the former site and moved that content to this site.”
Followers: 4,078 - Jennifer Laycock
Her bio: “Kid Wrangler, Online Marketer, Professional Blogger, Buffy Addict, Bento Maker. Chair of http://www.unleashedconference.com”
Followers: 2,919
I know that there are more than just 25 people who are making useful contributions to those of you looking to keep up to date and learn more about social media marketing, so if you remember someone you think should be on this list feel free to let me know in the comments below.