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List of Corporate Social Media Strategists, Corporate Community Managers in 2010

Categories: Community Manager, Industry Index, Social Media, Social StrategistPosted on January 30th, 2010
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As an industry watcher, I look at trends, data, spending, technologies, yet what’s really important is watching the trend of professionals as they grow into these roles managing disruptive technologies.  Update: Brian Hayashi has created a spreadsheet of this with additional info –like Twitter handles. We’re staying coordinated so the data is matched, follow Brian on Twitter.

[Connecting with customers using social technologies is deceptively challenging, as most outsiders don't recognize the leadership to change internal cultural. Now, in public, let's recognize those who are paving the way]

Methodology: About this List
This 2010 list is an update from the original I started in 2008, it was woefully out of date as people moved around.  This list is updated, as I’ve separated the large technology section in HW vs SW and am only linking to LinkedIn accounts.

A majority of this data is based off submissions in the 2008 post, which most which are self-submissions or from their fellow colleagues and we only link to their already public profile in LinkedIn for verification.  We’ve spend days compiling this data, but due to the content ever changing, we expect there to be some inaccuracies, leave a comment if you see something that needs fixing. Thanks to Sonal Mehta a student at American University who I’ve hired helped me in this research.

Read Carefully: How to get on this List
In a world of noise, curation becomes very valuable, as a result, there are very specific requirements for this list, which include:  1) You must have a public LinkedIn profile page, as this is one of the best way to verify employment. 2) The profile indicates that social media is part of your full time employee role at the corporation–not just for personal or casual use.  3) You must work at an enterprise class corporation with more than 1000 employees, 4) Must be on brand side  5) You’ll kindly leave a comment below with the submission for review.   Due to excess volume, submissions by Twitter and emails or other channels will not be included, kindly leave a comment in this centralized area below.

In an effort to keep information in a tight scope, I’m not able to include folks who are doing great work in other sectors.  However, if you decide to create a list for other sectors, I’ll prominently link to it from this post.  Update: Here’s a growing list for non-profits.

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The Altimeter Group is developing a free research report, on “Skillsets of Social Media Strategists” and will identify the attributes, backgrounds, experience of this emerging role, if you’re interested in receiving a copy, please register on this form.  We will use portions of the data found in this post for the research report, so thanks for helping to update it.

Social Media Strategists at Corporations
The strategist is a program manager, who mainly focuses internally rather than being the external public face like the community manager. They are primarily responsible for resources, processes, teams, they are usually internally focused and ultimately, return on investment.

Airline

Automotive

Business Services

Consumer Product Goods

Electronics, Devices, Mobile

Financial Services

Health and Life Sciences

Hospitality, Food Service

Government, Armed Services, Education

Media and Entertainment

Retail

Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer

Technology, Software, Internet

Community Managers at Corporations
The  community manager is primarily externally facing, and interacts with customers as the public face of the company.  They are primarily customer advocates, evangelists, bloggers, community moderators,  and experts at using social technologies to communicate.  We honor them every fourth Monday of January on Community Manager Appreciation Day.  To keep the focus tight, this list is only of corporate community managers, and not those on contract at community platform vendors or service companies on contract.

Automotive

Business Services

Government, Armed Services, Education

Hospitality and Travel

Electronics, Devices, Mobile

Financial Services

Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer

Technology, Software, Internet

Social Media Researchers and Social Media Product Managers at Corporations
When I started this list in 2008, I didn’t have a specific slot for researchers and product managers who are creating these products. These roles are not folks who are using the technologies for marketing, support, or other business use cases (end users) but instead are researching and creating the products that the above professionals will use in their jobs.

I’m passionate about what these folks do, as I, myself, was a strategist/community manager at an enterprise corporation a few years ago.

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  • Thank you for your share,I like it.
  • Hi!
    I am already in the list (Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez. community manager at Grupo BBVA (Spain) (Financial Servicies), and recently I have been promoted to Social Media Manager,
    Thanks!
    http://es.linkedin.com/in/joseantoniogallego

  • I nominate Benjamin Gauthey (http://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingauthey) for this list.
    He is a Marketing Technopologist at Microsoft Corporation. Working on products such as Microsoft Tag, Microsoft Hohm, Microsoft Mousemischief and Microsoft Robotics
  • Kate Farber Gold - Social Media Director, Scripps Networks (Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, etc.) - http://www.linkedin.com/in/katefarber
  • MattW
    I really love this list, and appreciate the effort you're putting into keeping it updated. I'd like to submit Dan Anderson for T-Mobile USA under the "Electronics, Devices, Mobile" heading. His LinkedIn is here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-anderson/7/39b/139. Happy to provide any other info on his activities that definitely qualify him as a corporate social media strategist.
  • Hi Jeremiah - I'd be honored if you'd add me under the "business services" section - I'm a social media strategist with the Marketing Leadership Council of the Corporate Executive Board, a best practices research firm. I lead social media strategy for the Council.

    LinkedIn profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-mull/7/786/689

    Let me know if you have any questions!
  • Eric Oliver
    Jeremiah:

    This is a great idea - thanks for putting all of these professionals into a helpful list. I look after the social media planning and presence for Converse, home of the Chuck Taylor All Star and Jack Purcell sneakers, among others.

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericoliver
    @ejoliver77

    Thanks for the consideration.

    Eric J. Oliver
    Director, Digital Brand Communications
    Converse, Inc.
  • Gina Gotthilf
    Hey Jeremiah - add me! www.linkedin.com/in/ginafrombrazil

  • Hi Jeremiah - Thanks for compiling the list. I wanted to offer up a self-nomination. I'm the Manager of Digital Engagement here at REI (www.rei.com) and would fit on the Social Media Strategist list in the Retail section.

    LinkedIn profile is: www.linkedin.com/in/jordancwilliams

    Many thanks - Jordan Williams
  • Super helpful list, Jeremiah. It's great to be able to check out the work of peers in the industry since we're all still learning what works best in social media.

    I'd love to be included under Social Media Strategists, Technology, Software, Internet: http://bit.ly/aOpnfN
  • Hi Jeremiah, I'd like to be added to your list under Health and Life Sciences

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansquire
  • Hi Jeremiah!

    I would also like to be added to the list as a strategist under Electronics, Devices, Mobile. I'm working on the both roles (e.g. facebook.com/nokia & twitter.com/nokia), but more on the strategy side on global level at Nokia.

    Thanks! :)

    Jussi-Pekka Erkkola
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/jussipekkaerkkola
    @jussipekka
    Nokia
  • Ken Hittel, Vice President, Corporate Internet Dept., New York Life Insurance Co. Responsible both strategically and operationally for the Company's online branding and lead generation, as well as mobile and Social Web initiatives. On Linkedin at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenhittel
    Launched newyorklife.com in '96 and been at this stuff ever since...
  • Hi Jeremiah - I'm not sure if you're still curating this list. If you are, I'd love to be considered to be added under Technology, Software, Internet. I work at RealNetworks and specifically on the GameHouse brand.
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristybolsinger
    Thank you!!
  • I'm still curating. and planning to do a report on this topic soon. I'll be updating this soon.
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I'd be pleased if you would consider me in your social media strategist category (travel segment).

    Paul Dillon
    Head of Digital Communications
    Mondial Assistance Group
    @mondialassist
    http://fr.linkedin.com/in/pauldillon71

    Cordialement,
    Paul Dillon
  • Fabiokadow
    Whay not a "sports" category?
  • If you submit someone that falls into that category, I'll certainly consider.
  • Richard Huff
    I would like to nominate Brett Rudy: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brudy. He is a co-founder of Charity Hops and has brought multiple top-profile sports figures to consumer products for the purpose of raising funds for charity.
  • Jeremiah,
    Please add me to the list of Community Managers - Financial Services industry. Thanks.
    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leigh-mutert-cpa/7/135/344
    Leigh Mutert
  • I'd like to be added to the Social Media Strategist/Government section, please.
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjones04
    @kevindjones
    http://engagedlearning.net

    Thanks!
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    While I've not had the chance to meet you yet, I'd be very happy to be included. I'm Director of Communities here at Juniper Networks -- responsible for both our official community (J-Net) and many of our social media properties. I also have the pleasure of having Anton Chiang (listed) as a part of my team. Many thanks for you consideration and hope to cross paths one day soon. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-shimizu/4/716/602

    Cheers/Todd Shimizu
  • Thanks Todd, I look forward to meeting you too. I think I've met some of your predecessors.

    I'm going to update this list in the near future, thanks all.
  • Smart move. Would like to be included on this list. Do you require any more information? I assume you'll check out my profile on LinkedIn.
  • Tracy, can you read the submission details above? I spell it out clearly there. Thanks.
  • Jeremiah -

    I'd be honored if you included me in the "Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer" category under the "Social Media Strategists at Corporations" section. I'm the Director of Corporate Social Media Relations at Juniper Networks. Linkedin Profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanplewis

    Thanks,

    Brendan
  • interesting list @jowyang

    what about those of us, who are preaching and reaching for the "open leadership" and "open learning" quest, be it called Learning 2.0 or otherwise ... I suspect there is a new category that identifies those, like me, whom are utilizing social media as a way in which to bring about a new type of leadership in the organization, along with a new type of learning ... social learning

    that's the new cat's meow
  • jesssoul
    I serve in both of these capacities, though I mainly focus on strategy. You can find my LinkedIn profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasoulliere
  • beckycarroll
    Hi Jeremiah,

    I would like to be included in the next update of this list. Since October I have been the Community Manager at Verizon. This full-time role is focused on Verizon's forums and blogs, as well as being a part of Verizon's overall social media team.

    My LinkedIn profile can be found here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/beckycarroll

    By the way, I just found this list which is a great resource for reaching out to others doing what I do. Thank you!
  • Andrew Flynn
    Would love to get on the list...

    Andrew Flynn - Social Engagement Specialist, Sears Holdings (New Services)
    Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anflynn

  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I am supposedly the first "Chief Social Media Officer" in Belgium... I am lucky enough to work 200% of my time on social media for business communications (internal & external) and collaboration at the Van Marcke Group of companies, a family held international group active in B2B and B2C. I report to the owners of the company and have no other responsibilities apart from social media. We employ 1600 people in 7 countries and are headquartered in Belgium.

    Here's my LinkedIn profile: http://be.linkedin.com/in/philippeborremans

    I would love to meet/network with other people like me across the globe but also (especially) in Europe. There is a real need for sound case studies and examples here on the "old continent"...

    Thanks for your excellent work & information !
  • Hey Jeremiah!

    I'd like to be added to your list! I'm the Director of Social Media & Commerce for PETCO. Was Global Operations Manager for Dell's Social Program prior to joining PETCO.

    Natalie Malaszenko
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I'd love to be added to your list under Government/Armed Forces. I manage all of the social media efforts for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command at JWT in Atlanta.

    Here is my linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawhitlock

    Best,
    Christina
  • Hi Jeremiah -

    I have a new role, so could I kindly be moved from Electronics to Automotive? Thank you!
    Kelly Colgan, Social Media Specialist, ADP Dealer Services
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellycolgan
  • Roseanne Landay, Director, Corporate Strategy & Development and Social Media, Pleasant Holidays
  • Hello, I'd like to be included as well. I am the marketing and community manager for Hellotxt, a social aggregator that is a part of the Buongiorno new business line.
    LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rsommer
  • Thanks everyone for the many submissions, I plan on doing an update in the next few days.
  • Great list, Jeremiah. Thanks for the inclusion! I'm excited to see what everyone else on this list is working on and hopefully can learn from them.
  • LSCreasy
    Please add me to the list:
    New media specialist
    Penn State
    @laurie_creasy
  • This is QUITE a list! I'll have to grab a survival pack of sodas and a sub sandwich before wading through this. LOL!
  • From france seeing this list is really interesting. Ty Jeremiah!
  • I nominate Joe Rogel for the list under the retail section. He manages social media for Gaiam, Inc. and his personal twitter profile is: http://twitter.com/granolajoe . Gaiam's is http://twitter.com/gaiam . Joe deserves recognition for being a social media though leader here in Denver, Colorado.
  • Hi Jeremiah -

    Could you please move me, Kelly Colgan, from Electronics, Devices & Mobile to Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer? Thank you!

    Kelly Colgan, Media Relations Specialist, Schneider Electric
    @SchneiderNA
    @KellyJColgan
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I would like to be added under Technology, Software ...

    Venson Kuchipudi, Sr. Director, Social Computing Strategy, Infor
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/vensonkuchipudi

    For now, I'm acting as both the strategist and the community manager, but part of my strategy is building out the community management team and then focus on enabling them.

    @venson
    @infor

    Thanks!
  • Please add me. I am both a social media strategist and community manager in Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer

    Tonya Witherspoon
    eLearning Manager
    LSI, Engenio Storage Group
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyawitherspoon
  • gaillyon1
    Hi Jeremiah,

    What a brilliant list - thanks for keeping it current. Could you add me please? I am the Global Internet & Social Media Manager for Siemens Enterprise Communications - http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gaillyon . We would sit under Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer. I am also active on Twitter under my married name Gail Twist @gailtwist.
    Thanks in advance!
    Gail.
  • Please add me. I am both a social media strategist and community manager in Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer

    Tonya Witherspoon
    eLearning Manager
    LSI, Engenio Storage Group
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyawitherspoon
  • awesome and thanks Jeremiah! cheers, sam
  • Don't know how this fits into your list(s) exactly, but check out my new job as Director of Social Engagement for Microsoft's U.S. Public Sector division: http://www.briansolis.com/2010/01/my-new-job-corporate-public-diplomacy-via-innovative-social-engagement/
  • aaaj
    WOW good compilation, would you happen to know where I could find a list for India
  • This list is global --I didn't receive any Indian submissions.
  • Jeremiah - Under Business Services you'll want to include me! http://www.linkedin.com/in/nkinports Digital Integration Manager at Maddock Douglas and Community Manager for the Innovation Engine http://community.maddockdouglas.com
  • Nicolas. Thanks for submitting, there's a certain threshold of number of employees, LinkedIn shows Maddock Douglas as having 70, let me know if LI is incorrect.
  • It is not correct JO - we are just over 100 (recently acquired a Canadian office in Vancouver) - not sure if that meets your threshold. We are niche innovation people, but our clients are 25% of the Fortune 100 so that's gotta count for something :)
  • Thanks everyone for the latest submissions, I see them, and will start reviewing in the near future --thanks for your patience.
  • slazarus
    Hey Jeremiah, I would love to get added to your list under "Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer". I am currently the Lead Strategist, Social Media for the AIM organization within IBM. This covers all of Smart Work, WebSphere, SOA and some BPM. I also manage all of the social profiles under this categories including the twitter ids @SmartSOA, @ibmsmartwork, @ibmimpact, and my personal @slazarus as well as Facebook, LinkedIn groups, Blogger Communities, and more.

    We had also worked together in the past when I was on Sandy Carter's team and you were at Forrester for Impact last year.
  • But of course! I remember you Steve. added.
  • dianaplazas
    Hi Jeremiah, I would like to be added under Social Media Strategist for Hospitality,Food Services. I'm the Director of Doubletree Online Marketing at Hilton Worldwide and manage our brand Twitter account (@doubletreehtls) and our Facebook page (facebook.com/DoubletreeHotels).

    My LinkedIn profile is available at http://www.linkedin.com/in/dplazas

    Thank you so much!

    Diana
  • But of course! I hope we'll be talking soon.
  • jimgoldstein
    Here you go:
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgoldstein

    Thanks for putting this together and making available the link to signup for the report.
  • Mariam shehata
    I am AMINATA MARIAM SHEHATA from IRAQ. I am 18 years old. My father was a serving director of the

    oil company in Iraq (IRQOILBOARD) until his death on a bomb attack 2004. Before his death he

    deposited some money somewhere. The amount is to the tune of $15M.I have plans to do investment

    in your country. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me,

    indicate your interest in replying soonest.
    Thanks, ALLAH bless you.
    Ami Maraim.
  • Thanks Jim! I looked at your company's profile on LinkedIn, is the number of employees listed as correct? This list has a threshold of 1000 min, let me know if LI is incorrect.
  • I'd very much appreciate being included in this conversation. In addition to educating staff and customers on our solutions, I also wear a community manager hat for an ever-growing portion of my work week. We are using an online community to support, educate and connect our customers. The results: faster track to success, increased customer references and improved customer experience.

    Connect with me on:
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/palko
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/mpalko
  • Thanks Michael, added.
  • Hi Jeremiah, this is a great resource. If you decide to expand the list to non-US folks, I would be thrilled to be in the Financial Services list: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisngpg.
  • This is a global list Chris. I've been to Singapore and love it! Can you please update your LinkedIn profile and list out how you've used social media? That's a criteria for this list.
  • kimpatrickkobza
    Great job on this Jeremiah. First rate!
  • Kim thanks!
  • Hey Jeremiah and Brian, thanks again for maintaining this excellent list. A personal update, including a few new colleagues:

    As of February, I'm Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media, for Red Bull North America, based in Santa Monica, as reflected on http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdeannystrom .

    My new boss, Kevin Doohan (http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindoohan), and counterpart, Nate Warner (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nate-warner/1/217/85), who now leads Red Bull's global social strategy from our Salzburg HQ, would both slot nicely into your CPG Strategists categories.

    I've tweeted about your updates and will eventually add everyone to my Social Media Twitter list: http://twitter.com/adnys/socialmedia

    Cheers, in social adventure. ~ Andrew
  • Please add me under Government, Armed Services, and Education. Community Manager
  • please aGovernment, Armed Services, Education
  • Added you! Thanks Chase
  • sherrimaxson
    Please add me to the list under the following category:

    Government, Armed Services, Education
    Sherri Maxson, Director Social Media, DeVry University
  • Sorry for delay Sherri, I've done this!
  • iizLiz
    Hi Jeremiah,
    Nice speaking with you the other day! I have a new role at HP as chief blogger and community manager hp.com/appstudio, an online portal for customers of web-connected printers. I'll be building the community from the ground up and am currently focused on developing influencer/internal community strategy and external social media strategy.

    Please consider adding me to your list of Community Managers at Corporations/Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer.

    You can find me on LinkedIn here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lizphilips
    You can find me on Twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/iizLiz and http://www.twitter.com/LizatHP <- new account

    Thanks - have a great week and hope to see you soon.
  • hi Jeremiah,
    I'd like to be listed in the Govt, armed services and education section please. I work at the open university in the uk. you can find my linkedin profile here http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-brown/6/558/1a6

    Thanks!
  • Thanks Stuart, added.
  • Jeremiah - LinkedIn profile is at http://uk.linkedin.com/in/niallcook. Be keen to get listed in the Social Media Strategist section under the Business Services sector.
  • Thanks Niall. I'm holding off on agencies for the time being, as the list would become unmanageable.

    Can you help me understand? Are you in corporate marketing at H&K that represents the brand that is called H&K?

    or, are you customer facing?
  • JaimeeClements
    Hi Jeremiah! I would be thrilled to be on your list of Corporate Social Media Strategists... I work for AAA of Northern California, Nevada & Utah as their Social Media Strategist (working on internal as well as external SM strategies) & Senior Online Product Manager for eBusiness (primarily our Discounts and Telematics/Mobile lines of business).

    You can see my LinkedIn profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimee. As a side note, I'm speaking at the Social Media & Community 2.0 Strategies Conference (http://www.iirusa.com/socialmedia) on May 3rd in Boston where your partner Charlene is giving the keynote - looking forward to introducing myself there if I get the chance.

    Thanks Jeremiah! I'm a regular reader of your blog -- where I've gained more valuable insight than anywhere else -- and an avid follower on Twitter :)
  • Jaimee

    Thank you for the kind words --that inspires me to do more. I've added you under business services.
  • Hi Jeremiah
    My name is Eran Barak. I am the SVP, Community Strategy at Thomson Reuters, leading our social media initiatives in the financial sector. I'd appreciate if you can add me to the 'Social Media Strategists at Corporations' list. Also glad to see you have some of our community managers already listed.
    Cheers
    Eran

    e: eran.barak@thomsonreuters.com
    l: www.linkedin.com/in/eranbarak
    t: eranbarak
  • This is done Eran, great to meet you.
  • lauralevitan
  • Laura

    It was great speaking to your team recently on a briefing. Right now, this list is for enterprise class companies, please let me know if LinkedIn's count of Mr Youth's employee base is incorrect.
  • lauralevitan
    Hi Jeremiah - Thank you so much for this list - I look forward to the updates. As Chief Evangelist/Partner of Mr Youth, a leading social media agency, I wonder if you would consider adding me under "Business Services"? I look forward to your response.

    Warmly,

    Laura
  • lauralevitan
    Hi Jeremiah - This list is fantastic - I always look forward to the updates....as Chief Evangelist/Partner of Mr Youth, a leading Social Media agency, I wonder if you would consider listing me under "Business Services"?

    Respectfully,

    Laura Levitan
  • Hi Jeremiah! Thanks for all the hard work you do in this space, your posts and twitter have been a source of valuable information and inspiration throughout my young(ish) career.

    I'm Tom Fishman, Manager, Social Media & Community for MTV Networks. I drive brand awareness, community building, engagement and listening strategy on-site and across social and emerging media platforms. Would love to be included in your directory. Here's a link to my public LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/thomas/fishman/

    Thanks again!
  • Nice to meet you Tom, are you in NY? I'm coming out in May.
  • Yes, I'm at the Times Sq offices. Would love to get a coffee and talk shop if you have time during your visit!
  • tiffanymonhollon
    Hey, Jeremiah! Great list. What a great resource for connecting with others in enterprise social media. I'm communications & social media manager for Express Employment Professionals (Business Services). http://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanymonhollon
  • Tiffany, nice to meet you. I've added you. How do you use these tools to recruit?
  • tiffanymonhollon
    Hey, Jeremiah, thanks for the add! We have a knowledge-based approach to our social media programs, both in the recruiting and client marketing aspects of our business.
  • Thanks Tiffany.
  • Would love to be added as well. I've even interviewed Charlene Li last year for my video blog...I'm a video blogger/social media strategist at Cisco in WW Channels. I manage the Channels blog, @Cisco_Channels, CiscoChannels You Tube account, and also a Cisco partner community called Channels Buzz.

    Here's my LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/akrasne
  • Thanks Alexandra, are you a full time employee of Cisco?
  • Perhaps the criteria being used to place people on this list needs to be revisited. As an example, when you perform a Google search on the person's name, especially the one's that aren't common names, I'd think there *should* be more than a handful of links to minimal content. It begs the question, should "leaders" demonstrate that they've been proven practitioners?
  • I agree there dhdeans, but proving this level of detail is going to be very difficult to ascertain.

    What's interesting is that I know about 33% of these folks professionally, have met them, or they were former clients. Those listed at the top of most of these sections I can personally vouch for and know about their programs.
  • Jeremiah, understood. But, I'm not questioning if you know these people, or if they are in fact "managing" the programs for the companies that employ them. In contrast, I'm merely making the observation that many don't appear to have an apparent history of substantive online engagement.
  • There are flaws to this methodology, but the research required to find out their extensive backgrounds isn't within my means.

    I am however, doing research on key themes and trends across these roles --more to come.
  • Jeremiah, you can quickly determine real online engagement, and it's easy to get the background on any individual. Just perform a Google search with the person's name in quotes -- like "david h deans" -- and you'll see if they're an active "practitioner" (with multiple profiles, a history of commentary, and a meaningful point of view). With this simple test, you can then list people who have truly "earned" the right to be profiled as a corporate SM strategy leader.
  • suzannestulllazo
    Jeremiah, I'd love to get on the list. I work with Steve Furman. Here's my profile on Link in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannestull
  • You have the honor working with Steve? Sounds like a powerhouse team. Added.
  • Thanks for adding me to the list. I have two Kaiser Permanente colleagues for you:

    Vince Golla, director of Digital Media and Syndication: www.linkedin.com/in/vincegolla
    Keith Boswell, director of Digital Marketing Strategy: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/keith-boswell/3/9b5/a44
  • Holly thanks

    Vince does a good job discussing the programs on his LinkedIn page, there wasn't as much on Keith's page, but I'm going off your recommendation.
  • Please add me to your list of social media strategists under Technology, Hardware, Networking, Component, Computer. Thank you.

    Colleen Seery
    Social Media & Customer Relationship Marketing
    ECI Telecom
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenseery
  • Nice to meet you, added Colleen
  • I'd like to be added to the list.

    Frank Days
    Director, New and Social Media
    Novell, Inc.
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/tangyslice

  • Done. Thanks Frank.
  • This is great Jeremiah and thank you for always offering up your help with these informative lists. I really want to have a panel at Blog World Expo on the social media manager/director/collaborator or whatever the title is, to discuss their duties and roles and corporate structure. Perhaps I could get you to moderate it? Let me know.
  • Of course, count me in. Maybe we could make the upcoming report available to attendees Jim.
  • Great list of folks here, Jeremiah. I recently jumped on board with DeVry University as their Social Media Manager - and though I'm not a big 'lists' person, I wouldn't mind being thrown into the mix with the rest of these smart folks: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnygill1
  • Nice to know Sonny, I added you
  • Jeremiah - would humbly like to add my name to the Social Media Strategist list as I currently lead Booz Allen Hamilton's social media practice for our government clients (http://www.linkedin.com/in/sradick). I've got a team of people here who support our clients in integrating social media into their communications plans. Great post and great resource as always Jeremiah - looking forward to talking with you at the next event!
  • Steve

    Nice to meet you. Can you better help me understand your job? Are you a consultant that helps clients with social media? Or, are you working in marketing or support that uses social to reach prospects and customers?
  • Hi Jeremiah
    Would you consider adding my name to the list under Technology Hardware...?
    I handle Emerging Media strategy and serve as a community manager for Pitney Bowes
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/anetahall
    @anetah
    blog: anetahall.com
    Thanks,
    Aneta
  • Did I meet you or your colleague Aneta at Shel's place? Added by the way.
  • Yes, we did meet during Shel's book release breakfast... I'd like to think you remembered b/c I had something interesting to say, but in fact we talked about the "hub-and-spoke" model of social media governance in corporate America... sounds familiar? Thanks for adding me.
  • Michael Ricard
    Michael Ricard, Community Manager, Connected Employee Community, Reed Elsevier
    http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mricard
  • Thanks Michael, added.
  • Michael Ricard
    Jeremiah,

    My bad. I should have made it clearer, I am an internal employee community manager, ergo, I should be added to the former list under Social Media Strategists at Corporations. Could you add an 'r' to the end of my company's name, please? It should read 'Reed Elsevier'.

    I don't know how you keep up with all the comments/replies. Nice job Jeremiah.

    Mike
  • You're on there Michael, thank you for replying.

    How do I keep up? Passion and commitment to the industry.
  • Jane Schachtel
    Thanks so much for assembling this list as it's long overdue that we have a group like this to connect with.
    I'd like to nominate Lynn Rowe Girotto, Senior Director of Social Media and Engagement Marketing for Bing at Microsoft. You can find her profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lynn-r-girotto/0/1a2/244

    Cheers
    Jane
  • I've added her thanks Jane
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I would appreciate the honor of being on the list of Community Managers in the "Technology, Software, Internet" category. My public LinkedIn profile is at http://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingaines.

    Thanks,
    Ben Gaines
    Community Manager
    Omniture, an Adobe company
  • Hiya Ben, I'm sure we'll be chatting soon. Added.
  • Donna Tocci
    Hello Jeremiah - great list! I know it's not easy to keep it up to date. Takes a long time, I'm sure. Would like to be added in the social media strategist at corporations list. Don't see a category for diversified industrials, though...
    Donna Tocci
    Director, Web/New Media
    Ingersoll Rand
  • Donna, added, nice to meet you.
  • Donna Tocci
    Nice to meet you, too, Jeremiah! Thanks for the add!
  • Hi Jeremiah,
    I've been quietly following your blog since your early days as "Site/web strategist". Following your lead :) I've moved from a web strategy role to the social media marketing team at Cisco. I had a few short months working for and learning from Brian Ellefritz before he left for SAP and am now eagerly looking forward to working on Jeanette Gibson's new team. I would love to be added to your list.

    Stephanie Marx
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemarx
  • You work with Jeannette? Well I hope we cross paths soon. Added.
  • Yes, I'm thrilled to part of Jeanette's new team. I'm based in Seattle but hopefully will bump in to you at one of the CA events this spring or summer. Thanks for adding me to the list.
  • I'm sure we'll be crossing paths very shortly.
  • Hi Jeremiah - I work as an Emerging / Social Media Consultant at CareerBuilder (within our consulting division, Personified). Currently manage ~20 client social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Also, tweet on @CareerBuilder and @PersonifiedLLC.

    Would love to join your list! http://www.linkedin.com/in/murraymelissa
  • Melissa, I have simliar questions to others with consultant title. Are you working at CareerBuilder as a full time employee? Can you help me understand? I wasn't sure from your profile.
  • Bill Robb
    If you wouldn't mind adding me to the list with my Cisco compadres. Bill Robb, Social Media Marketing. LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamrobb
    Thanks.
  • Bill, how could I forget you! Added.
  • I would love to be added to this list! I currently work as Community Manager (for the past year) for Panasonic's only online community - LivinginHD.com. Was hired initially by crayon (now a part of Powered).

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/katedickman
  • Kate. Nice meeting you. Can you help me understand your role? I had similar questions with other folks that are consulting, are you a full time employee of Panasonic? I'm seeking folks in FTE positions. Say hi to the crayon folks!
  • Ah yes, right now I'm not full time but that may change soon. :) Thanks for providing a great list anyhow!
  • erin_m
    Thanks for the add, Jeremiah. A great list/resource for us all...
  • Keith Paul
    Hello, please add me to the social media strategist list for Financial Services firms:
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/keithpaul
    Thanks.
  • Thanks Keith, I added you.
  • Great to see so many companies embracing community.

    I humbly ask to be added the list. I manage social media for Ariba - including our blogs, LinkedIn groups, twitter strategy, YouTube and customer community.

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/justinfogarty
    http://exchange.ariba.com
    http://www.youtube.com/user/AribaSpendManager

    Thanks for putting this together and keeping it updated. Great resource.
  • Thanks Justin, adding you now.
  • Thanks! I'm honored (seriously)!
  • Justin

    This list isn't about honor, you've earned it, we look forward to seeing what you do.
  • mikeboehmer57
    Please consider adding me to your list. Our organization has been recognized in the government/social services arena for its social media strategy.
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelboehmercincinnati
  • Thanks Mike, I've added you under Government.
  • mikeboehmer57
    Please consider adding me on the list. We've been recognized in the government/social services arena for our use of social media.
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelboehmercincinnati
  • brianlusk
    Hi Jeremiah,
    I am honored to be on your list, but our social media efforts here at Southwest are really a team effort, and I am just one member of that team.
  • But of course Brian, thanks. Yet, in every team, there's often a lead, especially in corporate.
  • erin_m
    Hi Jeremiah,

    Can you please add my name to the list of my industry colleagues under the Health and Life Sciences category? I handle social media for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation: Erin Macartney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/erinmacartney). You can also find me at http://www.twitter.com/emacartney.

    The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) is a not-for-profit health care organization that is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine. PAMF's more than 900 affiliated physicians and 4,300 employees serve more than 655,000 patients at its medical centers and clinics in Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. PAMF is part of the Peninsula Coastal Region of Sutter Health, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers. For more info, visit http://www.pamf.org, http://twitter.com/paloaltomedical, http://www.facebook.com/paloaltomedicalfoundation.

    Thank you, Jeremiah!
    Erin
  • Erin

    Wow, I just saw your comment two weeks ago, I don't know how it evaded me, sorry, that wasn't intentional.

    I've added you. I'm close to Palo Alto btw.
  • Hi Jeremiah,
    I would love to have you add me to this list. I am the community manager for the recently launched http://appdeveloper.intel.com . I have met a couple of times at different events. You can find my profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/amungara. thanks
  • Thanks Ajay. Goodness, there's a lot of folks at Intel involved, which is interesting.
  • terriandrews
    Great list - thanks for sharing! I'll definitely use this info to make some connections. My LinkedIn address: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/terri-andrews/a/862/873
  • Terri, I'm looking for more info on RSM McGladrey but there's no LinkedIn page about the company, can you share more details with me?
  • terriandrews
    Sure. You can visit our Web site (www.rsmmcgladrey.com) or find us on Facebook (McGladrey News) or on Twitter (McGladreyPRNews).

    If there is anything else I can do to assist, please let me know.

    Thank you.




    Terri D. Andrews
    Public Relations Manager, RSM McGladrey
    4725 Piedmont Row Dr., Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28210-4280
    Office: 980.233.4710
    Cell: 704.877.1730
    Follow me on Twitter @ McGladreyPRNews
  • Terri

    I found your company page, it meets the threshold number. I'm so sorry to be a pain, but could you please update your LinkedIn profile page with details on how you're using social? I'm taking the time to vet this list and want to keep it at a certain level of consistency.

    I'm not picking on you, honest! Thanks, and email me if you get stuck.

    jko
  • terriandrews
    Jeremiah -

    We do not currently have a corporate LinkedIn account (other than our recruiting account, which is managed by our HR team).

    Thank you.



    Terri D. Andrews
    Public Relations Manager, RSM McGladrey
    4725 Piedmont Row Dr., Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28210-4280
    Office: 980.233.4710
    Cell: 704.877.1730
    Follow me on Twitter @ McGladreyPRNews
    Facebook Fan Page: McGladrey News
  • Tom Buchheim
    Please add me to this list as a community manager in the financial services sector for American Family Insurance.

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/tombuchheim
    @tombuchheim
    @amfam
  • This is done Tom, thanks
  • Great list - thanks for updating it. Happy to see some fellow Toronto people on it. I'd love to be added if I qualify - Social Media Specialist at Softcom, http://ca.linkedin.com/in/melissasmich.

    Cheers and keep up the great blog!

    Melissa Smich
  • Thanks Melissa. One of the thresholds of this list is to look at enterprise sized companies (1000 employees) LinkedIn shows that Softcom has about 50 folks, is LinkedIn incorrect?
  • Thanks - updated the company's Linkedin profile to include our newly formed Turkish office :)
  • Thanks Melissa, but I still see Softcom on LinkedIn being less than 200 folks.
  • rhondasloan
    Hi Jeremiah:
    I would love to be added to your list. I handle social media, web and PR strategies for a national insurance company -- I think we fit all of your criteria. (www.linkedin.com/in/rhondasloan)

    Thanks,
    Rhonda
  • Thanks Rhonda, I added you.
  • Hi Jeremiah

    This list is a great idea and a great resource (to go along with your blog, which is already a great resource). I'd love to be included on the list under the Social Media Strategist area in Financial Services. I am Director of Digital/Web Strategy at The Hanover Insurance Group. Here's my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeiselman

    Thanks!

    David Meiselman
  • Thanks David, nice meeting you. I added you. Curious, what are you doing with social at Hanover?
  • Thanks Jeremiah. After being a reader and very occasional commenter of your blog, it's great to "meet" you too!

    We are at the early stages of strategy development in using social to support our partner agents, provide service to our policy holders, and help to empower our employees. Happy to share more details as we progress and would love to hear your thoughts and findings as they apply in our space.
  • Thanks David, we may reach out to you.
  • sonnyadcock
    Would like to be included on list. Winton "Sonny" Adcock.. Intel Corp. Strategist & Community Manager. Sales & Marketing Group/Support Engineering.
  • Sonny, I know many of your colleagues, but don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting you yet. Hope to cross paths soon.
  • sonnyadcock
    We met at the ISF in Portland last year. Looking forward to this year.

    Sonny Adcock
  • Aha! Well I hope to see you shortly.
  • rebecca_kowalewicz
    I am excited to be at the forefront of the Social Media Initiative that A.C. Moore has started. Since our September launch we've grown leaps and bounds--and look forward to expanding our role in the Social Media field this year (and beyond)!
  • Hey, Jeremiah. Thanks for pulling this list together; not only am I honored to be a part of it, but I am a big believer in the value of lists curated by experts (look for more on that subject out of Humana's innovation center soon!).
    I also have some suggestions to add to the list:
    Alexandra Wheeler, Director of Digital Strategy at Starbucks
    Ed Bennett, Director of Web Strategy at U of Maryland Medical System
    Nick Dawson, Director of Community Engagement at Bon Secours Health System
    Holly Potter, VP of Public Relations at Kaiser Permanente

    And I'll probably think of a few more ... it's amazing how rapidly this field is growing in the health space.
  • Thanks Greg, I'm glad you thought of others.

    I added Alexandra, ya know, 'Starbucks Ideas' ends up in my presos (and Charlene's too) frequently.

    I didn't see any indicators on Ed's profile he's involved in social, that's a criteria for me, could you kindly ask him to be more descriptive and then comment on this direct thread? I'm all ears.

    I need your help, what's Nicks' LinkedIn profile?

    I think I was on a panel with Holly recently in SF. She's done amazing things, if I recall correctly.

    Greg, thanks for being a community advocate, appreciated.
  • That's great, Jeremiah. You can find Nick here http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickpdawson, and I'll pass your comments on to Ed Bennett. With regard to Holly, you're right. She's something else - recently won PR News' "PR Team Leader of the Year."
  • I added Nick thanks
  • Hi Jeremiah - I'd like to add myself for consideration to this list. I am the social media strategist (but do serve the community function as well) for Western Union. I manage all of our social properties and have big plans for 2010. Thanks!
    http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=6441903&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro
  • Did I speak to you or your colleagues on an inquiry call about a year ago? Sounds really familiar. I added you Brian thanks
  • You spoke to me - back when we were just getting off the ground. Thanks for adding me!
  • Thanks Brian, I have such a hard time keeping track sometimes!
  • Mara Tolja
    Hello Jeremiah,
    I would like to considered for your list. My LinkedIn profile is http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/mara-tolja/11/3a4/77b
    I am the Community Manager for the Collaboration Community of Practice at Deutsche Bank. Let me know if need more information.
    Speak with you soon.

    Mara
  • Thanks Mara. I assume your role is for external 'extranet and internet' usage? It wasn't clear on your profile. I added you just the same.
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I'd also like to add Polly Pearson at EMC for inclusion, too, on the Community Managers listings. She does wonderful sm work on a global basis for EMC both internally and externally.

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/pollypearson
  • Now that's an interesting use case. It looks like Polly helps with the EMC image for recruiting talent? Did I read that correctly? I added her.
  • Hey Jeremiah,
    Thanks for including me and Len! While Polly doesn't officially work in SM or Community, her passion for social media has certainly helped us move forward by showing employees that VPs too "get it" and the power of social media as an effective channel for recruiting new talent. We're lucky to have such a great group of voices!

    Cheers,
    Jamie
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I'd like to nominate Debbie Curtis-Magley at UPS. She's terrific. Debbie does great sm work at UPS as well as being very active presenting case studies in the Social Media Business Council!
    I think Business Services may be the best fit for the category.

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiecurtismagley
  • I added her. I saw some folks on Twitter suggesting that "this isn't social media, it's just PR folks using social" or something to that regard.

    My hope is the titles are as important as the work that's being done. I spend time reading each profile and understanding their responsibility.
  • jennefermeyer
    Hi Jeremiah,
    Thanks for the list. This is great networking help. I'd also like to be included on your list going forward. I'm the new social media strategist and community manager for BBVA Compass, the U.S. subsidiary of one of the top 10 financial services organizations in the world. My linked in profile is: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennefermeyer
  • Jennifer, added. I've never heard of BBVA Compass, but read the profile, to learn it's not out here in the West. Thanks for submitting.
  • A couple things, though our Feed division is further along than dairy at the moment, connecting with customers with "ask the expert" advice, though more is in the works. Dairy has a number of things in the works for 2010, and those will make it live by mid summer. Internally, there is ongoing education opportunities and challenges that I'm working on. You can find our Horse Feed folks on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/PurinaHorse?r...) and twitter (http://twitter.com/purinahorsefeed).

    Thanks Jeremiah!

    Rick
  • Hi Jeremiah, I run Social Media Marketing at Webtrends, which is both an internally facing strategy role and external engagement. Do I make sense to add to your list?
  • Gotcha. added.
  • Excellent stuff Jeremiah as I am about to embark on a campaign for three of my father's Nationwide Insurance agencies. Trying to get in touch with Shawn Morton of Nationwide to see how he can help me. Would've been tough to find him if it wasnt for you!

    Thanks again!
  • gurmeetdhaliwal
    Thanks for putting this list. Already see some familiar names. Would like to get on the list as well. I am VP, I Internet Marketing with focus on Social Media strategy. http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhaliwal
  • Thanks Gurmeet, I've added you. It would be great to hear more about what CA is doing in social.
  • Hi Jeremiah - Would love to be on the list -- Thanks! (And thanks for the VMW community shout-out as well.)

    John Mark Troyer, Senior Social Media Strategist at VMware
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmarktroyer
  • John

    I *already* had you on. I look forward to your comments as you often share your relevant work at VMware.
  • Jeremiah - I'll try not to be hurt that I didn't make your first pass! - but seriously, great idea and would love to be included when you update (for The Estee Lauder Companies of course; think I'd need a whole other category for Executive Moms). :)

    Let me know if you need anything, and thanks! Hope to talk soon,


    Marisa Thalberg
  • Marisa, My mistake, I've added you (4 mins after your comment here), I hope we can speak again, love to hear about the impacts your group has made.
  • Social Media Manager and Strategist with SPEED Channel, Inc
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/kjophoto

    Hope to make it on the list! Thanks for keeping it together and attempting to update!
  • Kelly thanks for submitting. According to LinkedIn, SPEED channel has less than a thousand employees, which is the threshold for the way I'm defining enterprise companies. Let me know if LinkedIn is incorrect.
  • SPEED falls under FOX, Inc. This is who pays everyone there. Does that help? Thanks Jeremiah!
  • That makes the difference yes, thanks, added.
  • Thanks so much! Appreciate all you're doing.
  • MuchMusic & MTV Canada social media/digital marketing http://ca.linkedin.com/in/casiestewart
  • Thanks Cassie, I've added you. Curious how CTV is using social, can you share more?
  • Great List. I'd like to apply for inclusion under the Hospitality and Food Service Category. I'm the Social Media Administrator for the Mario Batali & Joe Basitanich Hospitality Group. I manage Mario Batali's social media accounts, as well as those of all of his restaurants nationwide.
    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-b-moore/a/359/848
    http://www.resnecon.com
  • This is done John. Tell us what you're working on, that sounds really interesting. Do you empower each restaurant or do you manage it for them?
  • Hi Jeremiah, It was good to meet you on your recent trip to Memphis. Great work compiling all these people.

    When you start your non-profit list, I'd love to be a part of it. I handle social media strategy for a large non-profit. My team is responsible for the long-term vision of our overall web properties. Here is my profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rhazlett

    Bob
    @onehalfamazing
  • I added you, but under Health, thank you.
  • grokfun
    This is a great resource - thank you so much for putting it together. I'm with HP Software, part of HP Enterprise Business. When you were at Forrester you a talk for EB. My linked in profile is www.LinkedIn.com/in/MichaelProcopio I'd like to be put on a future list.
  • Michael, added. Thanks
  • Such a list could be useful. I am afraid I totally disagree with some of your criteria. Mainly 3) You must work at an enterprise class corporation with more than 1000 employees, 4) Must be on brand side - Many Social Media strategists are not in corporations. I'll just mention for example Miguel Membrado from Kimind, who created hist own company. While it is easy to collect corporate social media analysts, many of the innovators are not in the corporation side.
  • Pierre

    I actually agree with your disagreement ;)

    This isn't a list of innovators, but of those using the technologies that the innovators have created. Well, let me back up a bit, as some of the projects these folks are doing are indeed very innovative, but you get what I'm saying.

    I focus on THREE spheres as an industry watcher: Community (aka consumers), Business (primarily this list) and Technology (Where you'll find those innovators). I'm cognizant of being balanced on all three spheres, and agree with you, this list is focused on the business sphere alone.

    The great news is, if you wanted to create a list of innovators and keep it updated, I'll be happy to link to it from this post.

    Here's those three spheres:
    http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/08/26/web-strategy-the-three-spheres-of-web-strategy-and-the-skills-required/
  • Yep-- Robyn and I work together often-- you have me on there twice now :)
  • Robyn is a gem. You must be 'double' important, I removed the duplication. Thanks :)
  • I'd like to be considered for the SMS managers list for Technology, Software, Internet . That would be for Google. See my profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kwickre
    Thanks,
    Karen
  • Karen, I've added you. I enjoy the voice of the Google corporate blog, clever headlines. Great to meet one of the many voices behind it.
  • Jerimiah--great seeing you at Smash Summit Supper a few weeks ago. Love the list and we still need to catch-up a bit more. Wanted to share this list with you from Sree Sreenivasan of social media editors and executives at media outlets for inclusion - http://twitter.com/sreenet/socmedia-editors. Doesn't have links to their LinkedIn profiles but should be a good resource. Hope this helps. See you soon,

    Robert

    http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmichaelmurray
  • Great to connect with you again Robert. I added you. Hope you come to the SMASH conference.
  • I nominate Lee Aase of the Mayo Clinic as a Community Manager - Lee is a leader in the social media health care community, and also runs an training site called SMUG - http://bit.ly/aoqYIF

    Here is his linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leeaase
  • Ed

    Great submission. I've known Lee for years, and his work, shame on me for not adding him earlier. I put his name up.
  • Totally Iove that you do this list but am of course sad not included and am asking to be added - I do Social Media Strategy for Microsoft's Bing, have done so since before launch of the product and I'm in LinkedIn with that listed. http://bit.ly/ca5Mcj Find me on twitter @baoki .
  • My failure for not including you Betsy, even after the phone calls we've had! Oh dear, adding you immediately, will you forgive?
  • Thanks Jeremiah! You've inspired me to stop being a slacker on LinkedIn so it's all to the good. I've a New Year's resolution to clean it up and add people and you've inspired me why it's so important. ;-)

    Have a great year - hope to see you soon.

    Betsy Aoki, Bing
  • sweetser
    I nominate U.S. Navy Commander Scott McIlnay (http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmcilnay) for this list. He is the director of the Emerging Media Integration division in the Navy Office of Information, essentially he's the guy behind the entire Navy's social media efforts. So a little disclosure on my part ... In addition to my life as a professor at UGA, I am a Navy Reservist assigned to his team :) GO NAVY!
  • Sweetser, great idea, added. I created a brand new category for this. I was invited to join the USS Stennis, but it's been postponed, hoping to come aboard soon.
  • Scott_McIlnay
    Thanks, I'd like to pass on the contact info. for a few of my colleauges from DoD and the other services:
    Jack Holt with DoD: www.linkedin.com/in/jackholt1
    COL Kevin Arata with the U.S. Army: www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home
    LT Connie Braesch with the U.S. Coast Guard: www.linkedin.com/in/conniebraesch
    Ms. Lindy Kyzer with the U.S. Army: www.linkedin.com/in/lindykyzer
    Mr. Paul Bove with the U.S. Air force: www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-f-bove/0/81/313

  • Hey Jeremiah, great list - I'd love to get on it :)

    I am Senior Product Manager for Martindale-Hubbell Connected, the site Mike Mintz (here on this list) is a community manager of. We have over 25,000 members from the legal industry and is a thriving and exciting community.

    Here's my LinkedIn profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/alinwagnerlahmy for references to my involvement in the social media and communities world in past 10 years. I have worked to grow different communities (from kids, music, art through gaming, and now - lawyers), devised social media strategy for different large organizations of over 1000 people, and have done my Masters majoring on New Media, Information and Society on a research track.

    Thanks for considering me!

  • Thank you Alin, how cool, I added your profile to the lnist.

    Interesting, you're helping lawyers with social, what are you doing for them? It it for lawyers to support each other, or to use the tools for their own marketing?
  • Fragmintz
    Hi Jeremiah (and Alin - can't wait to have dinner this week!),

    I saw this string after I posted my last comment. One of the big things we are working on this year is creating engaging opportunities for lawyers on our network. Helping them to see how social media platforms can be a useful part of their workflow rather than a distraction is one of our main goals. By using more evolved social tools than email, time can be saved, best practices better shared, and clients better served.

    As Alin mentioned our most powerful offerings are member events, where we focus on a topic for about a week or two. Most recently we did one called "Navigating the Ethical Pitfalls of Social Media," which culminated in a webinar for CLE credits. Along with our panelists we plan on crowdsourcing an e-book on this topic to be presented to the community at the end of March.

    The skype video interview I keep bugging you about (=P) is another tool we are using to give people a voice in our community. I have posted 5 of these so far on our YouTube channel and my goal is to collect at least 30 by the end of the year, highlighting the work of lawyers, social media experts, and technology innovators. Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/user/MartindaleHubbell

    Hope you can check out our community, and it would be great to get your feedback.

    Thanks,

    Mike
  • Thanks for adding me to the list! as I am performing less of a community management role and more of integrating social media elements into a product, processes and organization, wondering if I should be on the Social Media Strategist list? Happy to be one both :) happy to be on it at all - so wherever you think is right!
  • Thanks Jeremiah!

    Great question - what the service is offering and building towards is a good mix of both business development as well as marketing tools, mainly B2B, and I see it growing to offer knowledge management tools via social tools. Platform wise we offer online networking tools, blogs, groups and forums as communication mechanism, and this year we're looking to add some more cooler features tailored to the legal industry.

    On the engagement level - as Mike can tell you - we offer monthly events that are a mix of webinars, twinterviews, guest blogs, all centered around a dedicated, contextually and timely relevant topics. The two recent events, for example, we reviewed social media in 2009 and how it changed the way lawyers do business http://tinyurl.com/yacynk9 (an event we did for Dec 2009), and this month we're looking into navigating the ethical pitfalls in social media - Mike can tell you all about it :) http://tinyurl.com/y8mvfme.
  • Hi Jeremiah. Would love to be on this list (Automotive or Retail). I am the Senior Marketing Manager for US Auto Parts (NASDAQ: PRTS) and I handle the young Social Media Programs for our brands.

    http://linkedin.com/in/mikevillar
  • Mike

    Your linkedin profile does not resolve. Please resubmit, thanks.
  • donaldaly
    Jeremiah,
    FIrstly, love the stuff you guys at Altimeter are doing. Your new perspective is refreshing.
    On this topic - I know that you might get flooded with submissions if you don't put guidelines in place - but the 1,000 employee floor might, I believe, exclude some of the most creative work going on.
    Donal

    http://ie.linkedin.com/in/dalydonal
    @sales20network
  • Thanks Donald.

    For quality information, enforced criteria really helps to keep things organized.

    The good news is, anyone who wants to create a similar list for companies under 1000 employees can start one. I'll prominently link to it. However expect to spend weeks building and maintaining it

    (this one took us a hours and hours to get in order)
  • Jeremiah, I'd like to be included under the CPG category for Land O'Lakes - I'm the social media strategist, working with Interactive Marketing, Corporate Communications and IT.

    When are you making it out to Minneapolis again? :)

    Regards,
    Rick
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmahn
  • Thanks Rick, I grew up on your products.

    What is Land O'Lakes doing with social technologies lately?
  • bobduffy
    Great list Jeremiah. Thanks for keeping this going, it's a great resource
  • Thanks Bob, I've been admiring Intel's work in social for years. Keep it going.
  • kurtschlatzer
    Hi Jeremiah,

    I'd appreciate being included in your list. Although my role with SchoolDude.com didn't start out to include community management, it's a responsibility I have inherited recently by way of a corporate reorganization. I have been following your blog for over a year and have found your insights invaluable in preparing me for my expanding role.
    LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/schlatzer
  • Kurt, thanks for the kind words. It always makes me feel satisfied that I can help folks, using these tools. I checked out your profile, very impressive, however I'm keeping the scope tight, and at this time, looking for folks at companies that have an employee base at a certain size. I'm encouraging someone to create a list for SMB space, which I'll prominently link to. I hope you continue to expand in your career and role, thank you so much for reading.
  • duzins
    Jeremiah,

    Thanks for keeping your list up to date. You have no idea how helpful your list is for those of us in this industry to network w/each other! There are a few others at Yahoo! too, though. Elsa Chang of Upcoming, Heather Champ at Flickr, Zach Sheppard at Flickr, Marilyn Jaynes at Answers and Brenda Law at Shine. There used to be many more of us, but I think that's it for us at present. Let me know if I need to post their LI profiles.
  • Robyn my long time friend. It's great to hear from you since our podcasting days.

    How is this list helpful to you? I'd love to hear.

    Can you please leave their LinkedIn addresses, I couldn't figure out Elsa's. I'll add those folks as suggested.

    Also, BTW: I'm trying to get the attention from Yahoo Mail, can you assist?
  • Jeremiah, here are our colleage's LI profiles

    Heather: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hchamp
    Marilyn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marilyn-jaynes/1/59a/1a1
    Brenda: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendalaw
    Elsa: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elsa-chang/10/894/34


    Robyn-- I don't have Zach's LI profile-- do you?

    -M
  • I added these four, thanks! It's exciting to see how Yahoo is so involved with community.
  • duzins
    Good to talk to you too! I miss doing the podcast sometimes :) One example of how this list will help is that I'm trying to put together a 'developer community' networking thing, since there are more than a handful of us who are CMs or similar for developer communities now, and I think we could all learn a great deal from each other. The list is a great way to know who does what, where, and that's very helpful... Your earlier list served a similar purpose for me.

    This is what I found for Elsa, though it's not the prettiest url so there may be a better one: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elsa-chang/1/90b/306 (her profile is not completely up to date).

    I'll be glad to help you w/mail. Ping me via email and we'll get you some help! Cheers :)
  • Thanks Robyn, I miss chatting with you too. Please let me know when Elsa's profile is up to date.
  • Hey Jeremiah,

    Thanks for including me (and Yahoo!) on your list of Technology/Software/Internet Community Managers :)

    It's always great to be included-- am currently working on CM efforts for Y! Groups, Answers, and Delicious (phew!)-- it's great to see so many SM strategists and CM's in the corporate sphere. Love to know that the efforts are being recognized on such a broad scale.

    -Melissa Daniels
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadaniels
  • is this only for CMs located in america? because yahoo! answers has over a dozen CMs located around the world that aren't included here.
  • You must know Robyn? I added you Melissa.
  • Yep-- Robyn and I work together often-- you have me on there twice now :)
  • Would like to be added under Technology, Hardware ...

    Colleen Swanger, Director, Graphics and Digital Marketing, NCR Corporation
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenswanger
    Both a strategist and a community manager - am responsible for both.
    @cswanger
    @ncrcorporation

    Thanks!
  • Colleen

    Thanks, I've not heard much about NCR, so it was interesting to check out the website, sounds like a big part of consumers every day life, but we probably don't even know it. I added you.
  • pamelanaumes
    Hi Jeremiah: I work for a large & public hospitality company that has a marketing team of 3 (myself included). As a result, and as the Web/Interactive Marketing Manager, I wear (truly!) all 3 social media hats with majority focus & time being spent on Community Manager (Facebook & Twitter) followed by Strategist. Would be honored to be added to your list.

    Many thanks for your consideration.
    Pamela
  • pamelanaumes
  • Thanks Pamela (and for submitting the LinkedIn profile) I've added you.

    I visit your Palo Alto location, but only on an empty stomach, the portions are huge!
  • pamelanaumes
    Thank you Jeremiah. By the way, I read your posts & tweets faithfully and want to thank you for helping me become a better digital marketer by providing relevant learning, news & information that I'm able to apply every day.

    PS: Our portions ARE huge making them perfect to share or as a second meal! Love the Palo Alto location; been there a few times myself.
  • I'll have to return on an empty stomach, I always bring it home --never waste!
  • Do you also handle the work for RockSugar?
  • pamelanaumes
    Indeed!
  • We should talk, then. Someone from the organization - or the PR firm - went with an ad hominem attack against me because they didn't like my review of RockSugar on Yelp.
  • pamelanaumes
    Hmmm...first time hearing about this so unfamiliar with the situation. Can you send me a note (to my LinkedIn account: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelanaumes) & provide any details so I can investigate?

    Many thanks,
    Pamela
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    I would be happy to join your CM list for Technology, Software and Internet - I am a Social Web and Communities Manager at Nokia, and I've been in charge of www.nokia.com/discussions since 2005.

    Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juhish
  • J-MH
    Oops - you also have a section for Electronics, Devices and Mobile - that sounds just right :)
  • This is done Juha.
  • Great list, thank you Jeremy. I noticed that Paula Berg is no longer with Southwest Airlines, recently joining a PR firm.
  • This was fixed, although I really am impressed with Paula, she's great. (see Tim Walker below)
  • We are lucky enough to have Paula out here in Denver, Colorado. Haven't met her myself but hope to soon. She is great.
  • Great list and requirements Jeremiah!
  • Thanks for taking the time to compile such a great resource, Jeremiah.

    FYI, Paula Berg is no longer with Southwest Airlines.

    (By the way, I think I would fit all the criteria for inclusion here, but only by counting the size of our parent corporation Dun & Bradstreet [c. 5,000 employees], not just Hoover's [c. 500 employees].)
  • Tim

    I moved Paula (Who I've met) she must have just moved, as we did a data check. Yup, she just moved in Jan says her LinkedIn profile. I added you.
  • Thanks, Jeremiah -- I only found out about Paula's move in the past few days myself.

    Cheers!
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    Just as a point of clarification, the majority of my professional time is dedicated to using New Media to drive measurable business results. Is that really any different from anyone else on that list?

    If you're worried about the bar being set too low, suggest a possible litmus for additional inclusion would be those sm practitioners who have successfully presented award-winning social media case studies for unbiased peer review that have tied social media strategies to meeting business objectives and establishing ROI.

    The Mobile Marketing Association and Forrester Research did not make a distinction about the industry I am in when objectively reviewing the sm work I had submitted for peer review. They judged it on its merits. I think you should, too. I hope you do.

    Thanks,

    Mike

  • Thanks Michael, No doubt you've achieved quite a bit. I understand your point of view.

    Let me think it over for a few days, as more requests come in, I'll have a better sense for scope. Check out the previous post I did on this, this discussion on 'scope' went on for hundreds and hundreds of comments.

    Can you give me some time to carefully think it over? If there's a greater trend here in the recruitment space, I want to properly address it.
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    Absolutely.

    I am passionate about what I do in this space. That's what makes it fun for me and worthwhile.

    I am a fan of Charlene's and by extension Altimeter. I look forward to reading your posts, especially. Saw a recent online video interview you had done. It was very good and was shot in your office. They even panned a few times on the "altimeter" you had by the bookcase. You had a colleague who presented with you that came more from the tech side which provided a nice balance.

    If I don't make your list it's not the end of the world and I certainly won't sour on Charlene, Altimeter, or you.

    Keep aspiring to move the "needle". It inspires me.

    All the best,

    Mike
  • Hi Jeremiah,

    If you are able to squeeze me in on the list of Social Media Strategists, based on the work I do the "Business Services" category would probably be the best fit.

    Thanks,

    Mike
  • Would like to be placed on your list of Social Media Strategists. I am a 2009 Groundswell Award & 2009 Global Mobile Marketing Association winner for my work in social media. I work for a corporation with over 1,000 employees. My LinkedIn profile is http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvangel
  • I hadn't considered recruitment professions for this list, let me think it over. This scope could get really large if I start including folks that use these technologies as part of their job vs a majority of their job.
  • Fragmintz
    Hi Jeremiah: we've spoken before via email. I am the community manager for Martindale-Hubbell Connected, a network of 25,000+ legal professionals. Our company LexisNexis has over 10,000 employees, and you can check out my Linkedin profile here: //il.linkedin.com/in/mikemintz. Thanks! Mike
  • I remember you Mike. I added you under business services as a community manager, thanks.
  • Fragmintz
    Thanks Jeremiah! I've been in NY for the past week attending Legal Tech and other meetings. When I get back to Jerusalem, I'd love to set up a Skype video interview if you have some time. I know you are busy so anything you can do will be great. Mike
  • Love the requirements... can't wait to see what you end up with. Woohoo!
  • Would love to get on your list under Business Services.
    I am the Vice President of Social Media for Proximity BBDO... see my linked in here: http://bit.ly/99rQHY
  • I added you Collin, you certainly fit the criteria.

    BTW: I use LinkedIn for verification as I know colleagues can confirm titles and responsibilities.
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