25 Top Marketing Influencers To Follow for Massive Success In 2018
Meet the top 25 marketing influencers who are leading the pack in 2017 and will keep leading in 2018 too.
From Inc. 500 Entrepreneurs to New York Times bestselling authors to social media namesakes, these Influencers have proven that they are at the top of their there field and industries.
If you are a Digital Marketer, Social Media Marketer, Affiliate Marketer or learning to become either of these, then select an Influencer for you.
Sleep, eat and travel with these mentors/influencers and exactly after 12 months, you will be a different person. Believe me....
It's a Challenge!!!
Let's Start.........
From Inc. 500 Entrepreneurs to New York Times bestselling authors to social media namesakes, these Influencers have proven that they are at the top of their there field and industries.
If you are a Digital Marketer, Social Media Marketer, Affiliate Marketer or learning to become either of these, then select an Influencer for you.
Sleep, eat and travel with these mentors/influencers and exactly after 12 months, you will be a different person. Believe me....
It's a Challenge!!!
Let's Start.........
Bonus- Brian Tracy- Although Brian Tracy is not a Social Media/Online Influencer, however, he is the best evergreen influencer.
Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.
Brian's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined.
Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada, and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy, and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 28 languages.
1- Neil Patel-
He helps companies like Amazon, NBC, GM, HP, and Viacom grow their revenue. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 online marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies in the world.
He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and one of the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 35 by the United Nations.
Neil has also been awarded Congressional Recognition from the United States House of Representatives.
2- Grant Cardone-
Grant Cardone is popular on virtually every social media platform and has one of the most die-hard followings on the planet. On top of being one of the biggest influencers out there, he’s also a 7-time bestselling author and a $500M real estate tycoon.
He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.
3- Ann Handley-
Ann Handley is a veteran of creating and managing digital content to build relationships for organizations and individuals. Ann is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content (September 2014, Wiley) and co-author of the best-selling book on content marketing, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (2011, Wiley). She is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs; a LinkedIn Influencer; a keynote speaker, mom, and writer.
4- Brian D. Evans- INC 500 ENTREPRENEUR & Founder and CEO of Influencive.
Founder of one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America,
#7 Marketing Influencer on Forbes,
#4 Most Influential Business Journalist,
Top 10 Digital Marketer, and Blockchain Enthusiast.
Influencive is an online publication read by millions of young entrepreneurs. His company, BDE Ventures, was the 25th fastest growing advertising and marketing agency in America.
5- Chris Stoikos- is best known for his hilarious viral videos, which generated 130M views and $10.5M in sales in the past year alone as part of his venture Dollar Beard Club. Stoikos has also appeared on NBC’s Shark Tank and generated millions in revenue for various product launches.
He is the archetypal "mover and shaker" with a number of entrepreneurial credits to his name.
His true genius lies in the ability to creatively market and commercialize products, and in building and maintaining teams of experts to run businesses independently.
Despite his youth, Chris brings a practical knowledge of business in tandem with a firm grasp of market psychology for a younger and "hipper" consumer base.
6- John Rampton-
Best known as an Entrepreneur and Connector. John was recently named #3 on Top 50 Online Influencers in the World by Entrepreneur Magazine as well as a blogging expert by Forbes.
Awarded Top 10 Most Influential PPC Experts in the World for the past 3 years. He currently advises several companies in the bay area.
7- Mari Smith-
Mari Smith is one of the world’s leading social media thought leaders:
Facebook’s designated “Small Business and Facebook Marketing Expert”
Forbes’ #4 “Top Social Media Power Influencer”
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility’s “Top Ten Most Influential Small
Business People on Twitter”
Fast Company’s “Pied Piper of the Online World”
Read Free Articles from Mari Smith-
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8- Deep Patel-
Deep Patel is a serial entrepreneur, marketer and bestselling author of A Paperboy’s Fable: The 11 Principles of Success.
The book was dubbed the #1 best business book in 2016 by Success Magazine and named the best book for entrepreneurs in 2016 by Entrepreneur Magazine.
Also recognized as a top 25 marketing influencer by Forbes, Patel has worked with VC-backed startups to Fortune 500 companies.
He is also a contributor at Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post and Success Magazine.
9- Jason Stone-
Jason Stone is the founder of Millionaire Mentor LLC.
He is a social media influencer who built an Instagram following from 0-1.8 million in less than 2 years.
He now has an email list of over 130k and has made over 1 million dollars in revenue to date.
Through his Instagram, he’s providing daily inspiration and motivation on building wealth, net worth and an entrepreneur lifestyle to his 4 million followers.
10- Nathan Allen Pirtle- In 2014, Pirtle founded a digital media company called Work With The Coach to help leaders connect authentically with their fans and consumers. “Nobody wants to be sold to on social media,” Pirtle says. “When you engage with your fans in a genuine way, the fans will organically spark business,” Pirtle added. His start is a testament to just that. Pirtle landed Wyclef Jean, one of his more recent celebrity clients, through a cold tweet.
11- Branden Hampton-
The name Branden Hampton may not sound familiar, but he is the creator some of the most influential brands on Twitter.
Hampton's @Notebook brand has more than 5 million followers and was named the number one most influential brand on Twitter according to a study conducted for Nestivity by the UCLA Anderson School of Management to determine the top 25 most engaged brands.
Hampton has perfected the recipe for branding businesses, celebrities, and products online.
His secret is to break most of the rules of traditional business and that's how he has become the millionaire next door.
12- Leonard Kim-
Leonard Kim’s TEDx Talk, Why You Should Let Your Fears Guide You, has been internationally recognized as one of the best TED Talks by Forbes and Inc. Magazine.
Leonard is recognized by Forbes as a Top Marketing Influencer, Inc. Magazine as a Top Digital Marketer and Top Youth Marketer and by Entrepreneur as a Top Personal Branding Expert. Adweek recognized him as one of their Socially Strong Entrepreneurs Every VC Should Be Following. He went from being almost homeless to becoming a personal branding expert whose content has been read over 10 million times. He has amassed a social media following of well over 500,000 people. He’s been featured in a huge list of publications, including Mashable, Inc, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune and more.
Leonard is managing partner of InfluenceTree. At InfluenceTree, Leonard and his team teach you how to build your brand, get featured in publications and growth hack your social media following.
Pat Flynn is a beloved thought leader in the areas of online entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and lifestyle businesses. He overcame career adversity at an early age by finding his own path and true passion. Despite his success in business, Pat’s greatest joys are spending time with his family and friends as well as helping inspire and educate …
Pat Flynn is working on following projects-
Amy Vemon is an internationally renowned Social Media Strategist, rated by Mashable as one of the Top Social Media mavens to follow.
She is also a Blogger, Consultant, and speaker for her critiques of the social Marketing space.
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15- Kimra Luna-
Kimra Luna may be the most successful person you've never heard of -- yet.
The 29-year-old mom of three burst onto the digital media scene, building a 20,000-person Facebook FB +0.91% community of Freedom Hackers, aspiring online entrepreneurs who build lifestyle businesses that free them from j.o.b.s, all the while sharing her own irresistible rags-to-riches story.
Raised on public assistance, she found herself a married mom of two, living with her husband's parents in Southern California. Neither spouse had a college degree, and Luna's early and brief career was as a promoter of punk concerts -- a career that ended with the 2008 crash.
Fast forward to 2014, and Luna launches an online digital marketing business that skyrockets from zero to $1M in sales. Here are her 8 tips for killing it in the digital marketing world.
16- Chirag Kulkarni-
Chirag Kulkarni is the co-founder of Insightfully and K Ventures. He helps companies like Berkshire Hathaway, Dairy Queen, Infibeam, and IKF grow their revenue online. He is a frequent blogger and is consistently mentioned in the press by Business Insider, Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and Venture Beat. He also speaks about corporations all over the world from Infosys, Accenture, IIT-Bombay, and MIT on digital marketing and entrepreneurship.
17- Jon Youshaei-
Jon Youshaei is the founder of Every Vowel, a cartoon series with over 400k readers. Youshaei has also worked with Eric Schmidt, Adam Grant and Neil Strauss to market their bestselling books, and today is a Google marketing manager.
18- Nicolas Cole-
I have written over 1,500 blog posts, Quora answers, and Inc Magazine columns. My work has been published in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, and more.
I have interviewed well-known entrepreneurs such as Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban from Shark Tank. I have published a memoir, Confessions of a Teenage Gamer. I have launched an eBook series and sold copies in over 30 countries worldwide. And I have accumulated over 20,000,000 views on my content online.
19- John Hall-
John Hall is the co-founder and CEO of Influence & Co, a content marketing firm that has served the Fortune 500. Hall is also a worldwide speaker and contributor to Forbes, Inc, and HBR.
Connor Blakely though only 17 years old, is one of the country’s most successful Millennial marketing strategists. Blakley cofounded YouthLogix, named the No. 1 youth marketing blog to follow in 2016 by Inc.
Connor Blakley is regarded as the top Generation Z speaker in the world. He often speaks at companies and conferences on trends and issues that affect the marketing landscape.
Learn more about his upcoming book in this video
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How 17-Year-Old Connor Blakley Went From A School Suspension To A Fortune 500 Consultant
21- Dave Kerpen-
Dave Kerpen is the founder and CEO of Likeable Local, a social media software company. He’s been featured on CNBC, ABC, and CBS. Kerpen is also the NYT bestselling author of Likeable Social Media.
Likeable Local
The Likeable brand started in 2006 with CEO Dave Kerpen and his wife Carrie's idea for a sponsored wedding, which generated thousands of media impressions and new business for their sponsors. When their sponsors, like 1-800 Flowers, asked what they were doing next, they couldn't get married again so they started a company, Likeable Media! Since 2006, Likeable Media's been helping some of the biggest brands in the world use the power of social media and word of mouth marketing to grow including, Verizon, Neutrogena, Entenmann's, Grubhub and more.
22- Pam Moore- keynote speaker – trainer – consultant – author
CEO and Founder, Marketing Nutz, a training and consulting agency specializing in social media, branding, and digital marketing. Pam helps entrepreneurs to Fortune 50 brands develop and implement integrated digital marketing, social media, influencer and content marketing programs that deliver measurable results.
Hear below Audios-
10 Business Use Cases Periscope, Meerkat Mobile Broadcasting
21- Dave Kerpen-
Likeable Local
The Likeable brand started in 2006 with CEO Dave Kerpen and his wife Carrie's idea for a sponsored wedding, which generated thousands of media impressions and new business for their sponsors. When their sponsors, like 1-800 Flowers, asked what they were doing next, they couldn't get married again so they started a company, Likeable Media! Since 2006, Likeable Media's been helping some of the biggest brands in the world use the power of social media and word of mouth marketing to grow including, Verizon, Neutrogena, Entenmann's, Grubhub and more.
22- Pam Moore- keynote speaker – trainer – consultant – author
CEO and Founder, Marketing Nutz, a training and consulting agency specializing in social media, branding, and digital marketing. Pam helps entrepreneurs to Fortune 50 brands develop and implement integrated digital marketing, social media, influencer and content marketing programs that deliver measurable results.
Hear below Audios-
10 Business Use Cases Periscope, Meerkat Mobile Broadcasting
23- Aaron Orendorff-
is the founder and CEO of iconiContent, a content strategy agency with clients like Shopify and Intuit. Orendorff is behind some of the most successful posts at niche sites like Copyblogger, Unbounce, Content Marketing Institute and Social Media Examiner.
Aaron Orendorff is a regular contributor to Mashable, Fast Company, Business Insider and more as well as the founder of iconiContent where he’s busy “saving the world from bad content.”
24- Josh Steimle-
An author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Josh Steimle has helped thousands of companies and individuals to build their brands and sell a lot of stuff.
While in college in 1999, Josh started designing websites in his apartment with the dream of turning his freelance career into a global marketing agency. His company, MWI, went through several boom and bust cycles, struggling to get real traction until 2013 when Josh’s blog posts landed him the opportunity to write for Forbes. Since then, Josh has written or been featured in hundreds of articles in major media, and MWI has opened offices in Asia and Europe.
Today, Josh helps executives become influencers through coaching and online courses.
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