Who’s Your Marketing Crush?

February 13, 2015
9:52 pm

Posted by DMA Solutions Team

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled some of our top marketing crushes! Each has specific skills that set them apart from each other, but they are all still considered our crushes when it comes to marketing. Who knows we might have some of the same – find out here:

The SEO Slinger

Are you a fruit, fruit salad, fresh fruit, fruit stand kind of person? Do you thrive on key word rankings? Well, your marketing crush just might be Danny Sullivan or as we like to call him The SEO Slinger. With nearly 20 years of experience in the SEO business, Mr. Sullivan is the founding editor of Marketing Land and Search Engine Land. In both publications Danny covers all things SEO to help educate marketers in these areas.

The Social Media Guru

At any given time are you clicking between Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Snap Chat, and YouTube? Do you triple check your social media analytics on a regular basis? Do you have a pulse on what’s trending? Well, if this sounds like you – you might be crushing on The Social Media Guru, Mari Smith. This social media thought leader is considered to be a top relationship marketing expert. She is the go to gal when it comes to growing your businesses through the power of social media.

The B2B Baddie

In the last year, have you rattled off the phrase – “smart marketing is about help – not hype” more times than you can count? Have you read YOUTILITY and consider it your marketing bible? If so you are most likely crushing on our B2B Baddie or as some know him Jay Baer. Jay corners the market in B2B thought leadership as NY Times best-selling author, business strategist, and keynote speaker.

The PR Princess

Do you write news releases in your dreams? Are you on a first name basis with journalists? Are you a whiz at communicating information in the best possible light? All signs are pointing to Sarah Evans AKA The PR Princess as your crush! Named as one of the 20 Power PR Women to Follow on Twitter, Evans is a key player when it comes to PR. She is the founder of Twitter industry chats #journchat and & #commentz. Sarah Evans is definitely among of the big names you should know when it comes to trends and insights in public relations.

The Unicorn

Do you sleep with The Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip and Purple Cow next to your bed? Is squidoo.com clipped to your favorite sites to visit? If so, you are most likely crushing on Seth Godin! And we can’t blame you – even Google knows him on a first name basis. When you key in “Seth” you will land on his blog where he provides thought leadership on anything and everything marketing… and for this we consider him The Unicorn.

Is it true love? Now that we’ve shared some of ours – let us know who your crush is! Tweet @TheCoreBlog and share your marketing crush.