{"id":49285,"date":"2020-01-31T10:39:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/?post_type=news&amp;p=49285"},"modified":"2020-01-31T10:39:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:39:06","slug":"top-social-media-expert","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/news\/top-social-media-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Schaefer named top social media expert by SEJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49286\" src=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.29.37-AM.png\" alt=\"top social media expert\" width=\"800\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.29.37-AM.png 1000w, https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.29.37-AM-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.29.37-AM-768x562.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/top-social-media-marketing-experts\/340567\/?fbclid=IwAR31ZnMGumI-_lVm0tHRvo8vPnrO-mSESOnNUhMFvn1SuZlUd35DuhK8Lvk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search Engine Journal<\/a> named Mark Schaefer as its top social media expert for 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In the write up, SEJ columnist Anna Bredava noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Mark Schaefer is an extremely prominent voice in marketing. He is an author and a keynote speaker, and his latest book \u201cMarketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins\u201d has changed the way many marketing experts approach their job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He writes about the importance of relationships and the sense of belonging in marketing turning to psychology and even sociology as the basis for his social media marketing analysis and predictions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to follow:<\/strong>\u00a0Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwschaefer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schaefer on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to get involved in deep discussions on the state of social media marketing and read his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog\u00a0<\/a>for eye-opening insights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My favorite piece:<\/strong>\u00a0There was a lot to choose from, but this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/03\/11\/business-value-of-social-media-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a> about the business value of social media engagement was a winner for me. Show it to your boss next time they ask what is it exactly you\u2019re doing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mark Schaefer is often recognized as a top social media expert based on his forward-thinking body of work:<\/p>\n<p><strong>First book on influence marketing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0071791094\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0071791094&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=schaemarkes09-20&amp;linkId=7df470c786b64c289bbcceb1c83314f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Return On Influence<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=schaemarkes09-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0071791094\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number one book on Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0692950745\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0692950745&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=schaemarkes09-20&amp;linkId=b79bdaf191ce96f43b579b176d3283cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tao of Twitter<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=schaemarkes09-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0692950745\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>Number one book on blogging<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number one book on SEO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0692372334\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0692372334&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=schaemarkes09-20&amp;linkId=380a8d9c9c2e4a13abe98fa3b7e385a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Content Code<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=schaemarkes09-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0692372334\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number one book on personal branding:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0692816062\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0692816062&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=schaemarkes09-20&amp;linkId=c9e789537e1300ca621164c32c7a4f52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KNOWN<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=schaemarkes09-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0692816062\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His new book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0578419866\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0578419866&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=schaemarkes09-20&amp;linkId=f4be954a9925f3431b348a5ea589f335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=schaemarkes09-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0578419866\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> hit number one in both the marketing and advertising categories on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Schaefer is the Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions, a faculty member of Rutgers University, and keynote speaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-49285","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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