Friday, January 9th, 2015

It is not about how many millions of followers they have!

It is about what they can do for us.

Twitter celebs are often busy, they tweet out interesting stuff and enjoy the reception that they get on their updates. But how many of them will take out some time and re-tweet your updates, or even follow you back?

From common sense, if you follow someone who have a hundred thousand followers and follow back a few hundred people, chances are slim that he will follow you back. If someone is following about 5k to 10k people, you have a decent chance of getting in. If an influencer is following about the same number of people that follow him back, you will have no difficulty in getting a follow back.

I, Uttoran Sen, along with my partner Oleg, with the help of the Guest Crew team have compiled this list. Do follow us  on twitter to stay updated, thanks.

1) Sean Gardner

2) Guy Kawasaki

3) Jay Baer

4) Gail Gardner

5) Jeff Domansky

6) Ann Handley

7) Mickie Kennedy

8) Kristi Hines

9) Kimberly Castleberry

10) Mari Smith

11) Diana Adams

12) Mark Schaefer

13) Jeff Bullas

14) Mack Collier

15) Kim Garst ツ

16) Ted Rubin

17) Emeric Ernoult

18) Caz and Craig Makepeace

19) Ekaterina Walter

20) Michael Q Todd

21) Calvin Lee

22) Brian Honigman

23) Sandi Krakowski

24) Andy Nathan

25) K.P. Kelly

26) John Paul Aguiar

27) Glen Gilmore

28) Liz Azyan

29) Rieva Lesonsky

30) Alan See

31) David Leonhardt

32) Sherry Nouraini

33) Mike Gingerich

34) Bruce Sallan

35) Real Marsha Wright

36) Pam Moore

37) Ted Coiné

38) Igi Fischer

39) Carol Tice

40) Mary Green

41) Anita Campbell

42) Jon Morrow

43) M Marquit

Am sure there are many others who deserves to be on this list. Feel free to nominate others or yourself and will mention them below in a bulleted list.

Please do share and thanks for reading.

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48 responses to “43 Twitter Influencers to Follow in 2015”

1. Clive Roach says:

   January 10, 2015 at 4:46 am

   This is a super list. many of them I know and follow. Great thing is that there are many new ones I have not heard of too.

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 10, 2015 at 12:40 pm

     Hey Clive,
     welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

     Good to know that you liked the list,
     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
2. Michael Q Todd (@mqtodd) says:

   January 10, 2015 at 8:11 am

   Thank you so much guys this is a big thrill for me to be listed with these people. You have spent a lot of time putting this together it is really appreciated. Will be checking out the people on the list who i do not know of
   Michael

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 10, 2015 at 12:38 pm

     Hey Michael,
     welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

     Glad to know that you liked the list,
     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
3. Reginald Chan says:

   January 10, 2015 at 11:14 am

   Hey man!

   Great list! I am going to follow them and try connecting with some them right now!

   Appreciate the share and cheers!

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm

     Hey Reginald,
     thanks for your comment, glad you liked the list,

     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
4. Victor Ordu says:

   January 10, 2015 at 12:34 pm

   Thanks for the tip. But if they follow me of what value is that to me. Perhaps engagement through retweets, mentions or favorites should be more important in this regard. And for that @kimgarst is probably my superstar!

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 10, 2015 at 2:38 pm

     Hey Victor Ordu,
     welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

     Following is better than not-following, right?
     Yes, engagement is important and that is the base of this list. People listed on this list do share good stuff that you share with your network.

     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen

     Reply
5. Sherry Nouraini says:

   January 11, 2015 at 3:55 am

   This is a total honor and surprise! Thank you so much for including me in this list of social media stars!

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 11, 2015 at 12:58 pm

     Hey Sherry,
     welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

     It is an Honor for us to list you,
     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
6. Paul @ IMH Blog says:

   January 11, 2015 at 6:22 am

   Hate to see such high followers to following ratios amongst these so called influencers

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 11, 2015 at 12:54 pm

     Hi Paul,
     welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

     I guess most people like to follow active and engaging people. However, even with that ratio it is not that difficult to get into their following as I have done that myself.

     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
7. donna merrill says:

   January 11, 2015 at 9:25 pm

   Thank you so much for this great list of Twitter Influencers! It came at the perfect time for me. I was not on that platform so much in 2014 because of producing products. I was so focused on that, I had to shave down many of my social sites and activity. I used it sparingly.

   Now I’m back on Twitter once again and this list is golden for me. I do know some people here and will get to know the rest.

   Thanks so much for putting this together!

   -Donna

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 12, 2015 at 12:25 pm

     Hi Donna,

     thanks for your comment, glad you liked the list,

     I haven’t been that active on twitter myself for most part of 2014, so I made a resolution for 2015 that will be much more active on Twitter this year.

     regards,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
8. Debra Simpson says:

   January 12, 2015 at 12:32 am

   Great list. I follow so many on this list and will check out the others. Thank you, Guest Crew, for putting this together.

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 12, 2015 at 12:10 pm

     Hey Debra,
     welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

     Glad to know that you liked the list,

     regards,
     Uttoran Sen,

     Reply
9. Karen Woodham says:

   January 12, 2015 at 9:47 pm

   What a superb list, there are many that I already follow and they follow me, but there were several that I wasn’t following, but suffice to say I am now, also made a Twitter List so I can keep on top of their informative Tweets.

   Reply
   • Uttoran Sen says:

     January 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

     Hey Karen,

     thanks for your comment, glad you liked the list,

     Good to see you here after a long time, I wasn’t that active myself and the blog wasn’t updated much lately. Will check out your blog now. It’s good to be back into blogging and commenting.

     thanks,
     Uttoran Sen

     Reply
10. Moumita Ghosh says:

    January 13, 2015 at 1:00 am

    Hello,

    Thanks so much for sharing such a wonderful list of Twitter Influencers. They are really great. I have already followed some of them and I will follow rest of them. Thanks again.

    Thanks & Regards,

    Moumita Ghosh

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 13, 2015 at 2:10 pm

      Hi Moumita,
      welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that you liked the list, do follow them they are all very engaging and supportive,
      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
11. Laine says:

    January 13, 2015 at 7:39 am

    Great list, I follow many of these folks already but I’d have to say I followed (and am following) Guy Kawasaki and Alltop for years not only did I not get followed but never got one thank you or a mention for retweeting the hundreds of times I did.. (I tweet about health, wellness, fitness, modeling, social media and engagement).

    So poor show Guy and a big shame since I really like the dude and his streams. I finally gave up and follow passively and re tweet those who appreciate me.

    Engagement and reciprocity are words to live by.

    Laine

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 13, 2015 at 2:21 pm

      Hi Laine,
      welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

      Guy kawasaki is a busy man, keep up the good work and am sure he will follow you back some day. I follow alltop myself and I engage with Guy’s updates selflessly as they are really worth spreading.

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
12. Laine says:

    January 14, 2015 at 4:54 am

    I agree Guy’s posts are very good but I somehow fell through the cracks – I’ve interacted with him many times.

    Carol Tice of @TiceWrites is definitely not one who should be on this list she is following 487 with a following of over 11600. Obviously in her writing she did not come across the word reciprocity.

    Great list though I was surprised at just how many I know and interact with (and am followed by) still found a few more who I know I will enjoy meeting.
    Thank you Laine

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 14, 2015 at 2:05 pm

      While the main idea behind this list is to include people who follow back, but along with that people who engage are important too. Carol tice is an influencer who interacts, engage, retweet and supports her followers.

      Good to know that you found some familiar faces on the list and some new people to connect with,
      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
13. Leslie Denning says:

    January 16, 2015 at 2:16 am

    This is a wonderful list. I’ve just put up a Twitter page for my new business, so this is timely, as well.

    I’m familiar with some of these folks; I’ve known Kim Castleberry for years, and it was fun to see her face here.

    Thanks for compiling this list.

    All the best,
    Leslie

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 16, 2015 at 12:41 pm

      Hey Leslie,
      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that you liked the list. Am following Kim’s blog for years now,

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
14. Nile says:

    January 16, 2015 at 2:23 am

    Great list… you should have Melinda Emerson on here, she holds a huge Twitter chat and over 250K followers, and is Forbe’s #1 Small Business Expert.

    I guess everyone’s list is always going to be different though.

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 16, 2015 at 12:39 pm

      Hey Nile,
      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that you liked the list,
      will check into Melinda’s twitter handle and include her in future lists,
      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
15. Kimberly Castleberry says:

    January 16, 2015 at 3:07 am

    Thank you for the kind inclusion! That’s very sweet of you <3 This is a great list too and people will do well to follow so many great people!
    Kim

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 16, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      Hey Kim,
      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,
      It is a pleasure to include you in the list,

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
16. Naomi Dinsmore
    Twitter: startbizquitjob
    says:

    January 16, 2015 at 4:30 am

    Hi,

    Great list – I can see the effort that you’ve put into this.

    I’m revamping my social media marketing plan this weekend, so this list of influences has come at a great time!

    I am a bit surprised that Amy Poterfield is not on the list.

    Thanks, Naomi

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 16, 2015 at 12:35 pm

      Hey Naomi,
      welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that the list has been helpful,
      Will check into Amy’s twitter handle and make sure to mention her next time,

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
17. Dave Lynch says:

    January 16, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    Great list! Was surprised to see a few faces I recognized, and glad to find so many interesting new people to follow!

    This is extremely share-worthy!

    Dave Lynch

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 16, 2015 at 7:38 pm

      Hey Dave,
      welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,
      Good to know that you found familiar faces and new ones to follow,

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
18. Carol Amato says:

    January 18, 2015 at 7:36 am

    Hello, Uttoran,

    Wow, what a comprehensive list of folks to follow on Twitter! Love keeping tabs on marketers who have their finger on the pulse of what’s happening on the Internet and in marketing in general. Thanks for the heads up.

    I don’t know everyone on your list, but am glad to see a lot of ladies made the list! 🙂

    Have a great weekend.
    ˜Carol

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 18, 2015 at 1:15 pm

      Hey Carol,

      Welcome to Guest Crew and thanks for your comment,
      Glad to know that you liked the list,

      Yeah, plenty of ladies and most of them are the best at sharing and promoting others stuff,
      do connect with the rest of them and amplify your social reach,

      regards,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
19. Betty Davis says:

    January 23, 2015 at 1:19 am

    I love the list and many of the influencers are most concerned in helping others. I love that!

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 23, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Hey Betty,
      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that you liked the list,

      regards,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
20. Jeff Domansky says:

    January 23, 2015 at 1:55 am

    Uttoran, I’m honored to be included on your list. Thank you. It takes a lot of work to assemble this kind of useful resource. Best regards.

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 23, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      Hey Jeff,

      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,
      It is a pleasure to have you on our list,

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
21. Rahul Krishnan says:

    January 23, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Hi Uttoran,
    Very informative post indeed.
    I knew not much of them from your list.
    Thank you so much for sharing this massive list with us.
    I respect your effort behind this awesome post.
    I first found you out from broaded.net’s featured members list and came here from broaded.net widget from Enstine sir’s blog.
    Thanks again and keep going.
    Regards,
    Rahul

    Reply
    • Uttoran Sen says:

      January 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm

      Hey Rahul,

      welcome to GuestCrew and thanks for your comment,

      Glad to know that you liked the list,

      BroadedNet is sending us regular traffic now, good to know that you found us from BroadedNet. We are running a BroadedNet contest as well, for more details check out our homepage.

      thanks,
      Uttoran Sen,

      Reply
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    August 22, 2015 at 4:52 pm

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23. janice Wald says:

    September 5, 2015 at 10:47 am

    Hi,
    This is a great list. Thank you so very much. I will look them up on Twitter. I already know some of them.
    Janice

    Reply
24. janice Wald says:

    September 20, 2015 at 12:19 am

    Hi Theodore,
    Great article. I am going to also ask them for help with my interview. Thanks again for this list.
    Janice

    Reply
25. 125 Marketing Quotes from Top Bloggers - Online Marketing Blog says:

    September 28, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    […] we wanted to publish this in March right after Twitter Influencers in January and Social Media Trends in February – as it was part of the monthly round-up […]

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26. Isaak Berliner
    Twitter: thunderboltla
    says:

    October 14, 2015 at 1:35 am

    Incredibly helpful list! Thank you so much for being thorough. Definitely referring to this in the future.
    Isaak Berliner recently posted…This Might Prevent the Death of Twitter

    Reply
27. Rana irfan says:

    October 26, 2015 at 10:59 pm

    Thanks for sharing about Twitter influencers. i Have followed meny of these friends.
    really they are very valuable for us.
    Rana irfan recently posted…Happy new year wishes for Twitter & StumbleUpon friends

    Reply