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guru.pngBy B.L. Ochman
Companies large and small are scrambling to pick a social media guru to guide them through the wilds of new media marketing. Fortunately, there is no shortage of self-declared social media marketing gurus, experts, consultants, agencies and stars. Provided as a public service, an updated search of Twitter bios on Tweepsearch provides the following count:
Self-proclaimed gurus on Twitter = 5,855, including:
155 social marketing gurus
16 social marketing stars
5088 social media marketers
1,132 social media consultants
379 social media
16 social media stars
264 social media strategists
271 social marketing experts
179 social marketing companies
1,279 marketing gurus
35 e-marketing gurus
15 new media marketing gurus
144 online marketing gurus
215 internet marketing gurus
9 viral marketing gurus
82 new marketing gurus
153 blog gurus
69 Facebook gurus
And then there are the social media stars, et al, including:
5088 social media marketers
16 social marketing stars
16 social media stars
1,132 social media consultants
264 social media strategists
271 social marketing experts
179 social marketing companies
17 viral marketing agencies
Should you like guidance on how to select your social media marketing guru – besides requiring them to have an actual track record for actual clients – please see my earlier post on How To Pick Your Social Media Guru.
And please let me know if I’ve missed a category in my search. It is, of course, important for you to have thorough choices.
Follow me on Twitter. And Don’t worry, I’m not a guru.