5 Marketers Poised to Become a Household Name

Neil Patel. Gary Vaynerchuk. Rand Fishkin. Shama Hyder.

What do all these individuals have in common?

They’re among the most well-known marketers in the world.

From beginners to experienced professionals, if you want to better understand the ins and outs of marketing, these four have you covered.

But what if I told you there were thousands of other marketers who have just as much — if not more — to offer?

These five marketers are poised to transition from “under the radar” to “household” name in 2019:

Suttida Yang

As the founder and CEO of Fastmarkit, Suttida has the uncanny ability to simplify the marketing process, all while keeping her sights set on the bigger picture.

My favorite blog post: 4 Marketing Analytics Hacks You Should Adopt

Connect with Suttida on Medium (Suttida Yang) and LinkedIn.

Charlie Rose

Charlie is the President of SEO Mechanic, a marketing agency designed to help its clients rank higher in organic search results while boosting ROI.

Charlie and his team offer a variety of services, but their collective knowledge of local SEO is second to none.

My favorite blog post: 50+ Content Marketing Ideas Worth Stealing

Connect with Charlie on LinkedIn or by visiting SEO Mechanic online.

AJ Agrawal

AJ isn’t new to the marketing scene. As the founder of Verma Media, AJ uses innovative marketing strategies to help clients raise money (over $150 million to date), improve online engagement, and make more sales.

This Forbes article from June 2019 provides an inside look at Verma Media, including AJ’s unconventional approach to marketing.

Connect with AJ on Medium (AJ Agrawal) and LinkedIn.

Dale Bertrand

Dale is a different kind of marketer. The kind who focuses solely on e-commerce marketing, with an analytical twist.

Before founding Fire&Spark, Dale built high-performance computers for the National Security Agency. When you combine this with his artificial intelligence experience, you end up with a marketer who sees things in a different light.

My favorite blog post: Sold Out Products Can Hurt Your SEO

Connect with Dale on LinkedIn.

Keran Smith (and his co-founders)

Social media marketing is simple, right? Well, that’s what many companies believe — until they give it a try.

This story about Keran — and his co-founders — tells you everything you need to know:

They’ve built a firm that pushed a simple ticket giveaway for the Atlanta Hawks to the top of Twitter as a trending topic. They boosted the brand of a new bleach tablet to reach well over 2 million people, and they marketed a local entrepreneur networking event tied to the ABC-TV program “Shark Tank,” attracting hundreds of people in the show’s fifth season.

My favorite blog post: Do Facebook Ads Work? (110% Yes & Here’s Proof)

Connect with Keran on LinkedIn.

In addition to closely following the advice of these five digital marketers, I’ve also been fortunate enough to have worked with several of them. I’m confident you’ll learn as much from them as me, if not more.

What other marketing professionals would you add to this list? Leave a response below or send me a note!