32+ Influential B2B Social Media Profiles (People) to Follow on Twitter

It’s no secret that social media is an important channel of digital marketing. For B2B marketers, there are endless opportunities for leveraging social media platforms and strategies.

Research from Optify’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report supports these statements. While the report reveals that, in 2012, social media as a whole brought in a smaller fraction (5%) of traffic and leads to B2B websites, it shows great potential. Twitter in particular proved to be the strongest performing platform for generating leads through social media. Optify’s data shows that Twitter contributed to 82% of social media generated leads, beating out Facebook and LinkedIn 9 to 1.

How are you going to develop and augment your organization’s B2B social media strategy? Twitter is one solution. The information and references shared are invaluable for developing one’s own social strategy. Equally important is the ability to analyze successful Twitter users and learn from their process, particularly when it pertains to social media.

Here are 33 Twitter users that we rely on for B2B social media recommendations and information:

	Artillery Marketing (Douglas Burdett) (@ArtilleryMarket): “B2B marketing agency principal. Former artillery officer, Madison Avenue ad man. In lieu of mid-life crisis, started performing stand up comedy.” Follow Artillery Marketing at https://twitter.com/ArtilleryMarket
	Stacey Acevero (@sacevero): “Social Media Manager, @Vocus @PRWeb. SM/PR/Marketing/SEO/Brand ninja. Speaker. Video Gamer. Car freak. I love @NASCAR, @driveSRT, MOPAR & rock music.” Follow Stacey at https://twitter.com/sacevero
	Ardeth Albee (@ardath421): “B2B Marketer, Content Strategist, Writer, Storyteller and Author of eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale” Follow Ardeth at https://twitter.com/ardath421
	Debra Andrews (@marketri): “Marketri specializes in serving as an outsourced marketing department for small-to-mid-sized B2B firms.” Follow Debra at https://twitter.com/Marketri
	Connie Bensen (@cbensen): “Global Community Strategy @Dell” Follow Connie at https://twitter.com/cbensen
	Kipp Bodnar (@kippbodnar): “Inbound Marketing @HubSpot. Co-Author of The B2B Social Media Book (http://www.B2BSocialMedia.com). Founded http://www.SocialMediaB2B.com (@smb2b)” Follow Kipp at https://twitter.com/kippbodnar
	Michael Brenner (@BrennerMichael): “Sr. Director of #Marketing and #Content #Strategy @SAP. Managing Editor for @Biz_Innovations. Speaker, Author and Blogger @Forbes and @B2BMKTGInsider.” Follow Michael at  https://twitter.com/BrennerMichael
	BtoB Online (@btobmagazine): “The resource for #marketing strategists” Follow BtoB Online at https://twitter.com/btobmagazine
	Cheryl K. Burgess (@ckburgess): “CEO & CMO @BlueFocus | Author, social branding, social business | Winner MarketingSherpa Best Social Media Marketing Blog | Huffington/Wharton/Shorty Awards” Follow Cheryl at https://twitter.com/ckburgess
	B2B Online Marketing (@B2BOnlineMktg): “The latest B2B online marketing facts, stats and strategies from http://Business.com” Follow B2B Online Marketing at https://twitter.com/B2BOnlineMktg
	Brian Carroll (@brianjcarroll): “Executive Director MECLABS, founder InTouch, author, B2B, sales, marketing, lead generation, nurturing, management, Helping Ethiopian orphans @Foreverfamproj” Follow Brian at  https://twitter.com/brianjcarroll
	Joe Chernov (@jchernov): “VP of Marketing at @Kinvey. Content Marketer of the Year winner. Words are my own, for better or worse. More here: http://about.me/jchernov” Follow Joe at https://twitter.com/jchernov
	Ksenia Coffman (@KseniaCoffman): “Interests: wireless, physical security, smart grid, ITS & B2B marketing. Moderator of #B2Bchat (@B2B_chat).” Follow Ksenia at https://twitter.com/KseniaCoffman
	Jeffrey L. Cohen (@jeffreylcohen): “Dad, Manager of Content Marketing: @Salesforce @MarketingCloud, Author: The B2B Social Media Book, Managing Editor: @smb2b, B2B Social Media Speaker” Follow Jeffrey at https://twitter.com/jeffreylcohen
	Constant Contact (@ConstantContact) “More than 500,000 small businesses, nonprofits, and associations worldwide rely on Constant Contact to help create and grow customer relationships.” Follow Constant Contact at https://twitter.com/ConstantContact
	Paul Gillin (@pgillin) “Speaker, writer and B2B social media marketing strategist. Author of five books about online communities. Also love @RedSox, @Patriots @Bunnylvr and my kids.” Follow Paul at https://twitter.com/pgillin
	Ed Hadley (@edhadley) “Senior Marketing Manager driving content creation @Neolane. Proud papa. Music, fiction, photography & craft beer fanatic. Views are my own.” Follow Ed at https://twitter.com/edhadley
	Ann Handley (@MarketingProfs) “Head of Content here at ‘Profs. People seem to like my writing: http://www.contentrulesbook.com http://www.annhandley.com” Follow Ann at https://twitter.com/MarketingProfs
	Matt Heinz (@HeinzMarketing) “Revenue acceleration via sales & marketing strategy, demand generation, sales pipeline & process improvement, retention & renewals.” Follow Matt at https://twitter.com/HeinzMarketing
	Dianna Huff (@diannahuff) “A B2B Web marketing expert who focuses on results for clients. In the trenches since 1995. Mom to geeky son, two dogs. Fueled by mocha lattes.” Follow Dianna at https://twitter.com/diannahuff
	Michele Linn (@michelelinn) “B2B content marketing consultant; Executive Editor of Content Marketing Institute; blogger and one of the founding members of savvyb2bmarketing.com” Follow Michele at https://twitter.com/michelelinn
	Marketing Sherpa (@MarketingSherpa) “MarketingSherpa provides B2B and consumer marketing professionals practical Case Studies, research and training on email, demand gen, search, social and more.” Follow Marketing Sherpa at https://twitter.com/MarketingSherpa
	Optify (@Optify) “Optify delivers a simple digital marketing software suite that is the industry standard for agency marketers.” Follow Optify at https://twitter.com/Optify
	Lee Odden (@leeodden) “Author: http://OptimizeBook.com  CEO @TopRank Online Marketing w/ insights on strategic Content Marketing, Social Media PR & SEO. Proud dad, world traveler, foodie.” Follow Lee at https://twitter.com/leeodden
	Savvy B2B Marketing (@Savvy_B2B) “Savvy marketers sharing insights, tips, resources, and war stories.” Follow Savvy B2B Marketing at https://twitter.com/Savvy_B2B
	Mark Schaefer (@markwschaefer) “Chieftain of the social web’s most unique blog, {grow}. Consultant, college professor, author of Return On Influence and Tao of Twitter. Social Media Bouncer.” Follow Mark at https://twitter.com/markwschaefer
	Social Media B2B (@smb2b) “The leading B2B industry social media site, which is highly ranked on the Ad Age Power 150. Managing Editor: @jeffreylcohen” Follow Social Media B2B at https://twitter.com/smb2b
	Elizabeth Sosnow (@elizabethsosnow) “MD at B2B integrated marketing firm with personal roots in PR. Focus on professional services, pop culture fanatic, mom to 3 mad men” Follow Elizabeth at https://twitter.com/elizabethsosnow
	Andrew Spoeth (@andrewspoeth) “B2B marketing, social media, and tech. Moderator for #B2Bchat. Team lead for Social Media at CA Technologies.” Follow Andrew at https://twitter.com/andrewspoeth
	Stephanie Tilton (@StephanieTilton) “Content marketing consultant for B2B high tech. Write case studies, eBooks, white papers, etc. that advance the buying cycle: Founding member @savvy_b2b blog.” Follow Stephanie at https://twitter.com/StephanieTilton
	Tim Washer (@timwasher) “Actor, writer, presbyterian. credits: Conan, The Onion, SNL, Comedy Central http://bit.ly/s0OAt . Social Media Speaker, emcee, Cisco” Follow Tim at https://twitter.com/timwasher
	Wildfire by Google (@wildfireapp) “Your social media needs in a powerful and easy-to-use platform. Use Wildfire, a division of Google, to grow, engage & monetize your social media audience.” Follow Wildfire at https://twitter.com/wildfireapp

This is our short list, and we know there are other Twitter profiles that post important and relevant B2B social media information. Let us know who are we missing. Is there anyone you would recommend? We would love to hear your feedback in the comments section of this post or you can add your recommendations to a post on any of our social pages, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.