
Social Buzz Top 50
Welcome to The Drum’s inaugural Social Buzz Top 50 – a list of the 50 most influential people in social media marketing in the UK.
In a bid to identify the trailblazers in this dynamic space, The Drum initially invited the industry to nominate notable individuals via thedrum.com. We then put the longlist to our esteemed panel of judges from this year’s Social Buzz Awards jury, who ranked individuals based on career success to date and participation in the industry.
Topping the list is Bruce Daisley, managing director UK of Twitter. He receives the additional honour of being named Individual of the Year at the Social Buzz Awards 2014.
Joining Daisley on the list are individuals of all different backgrounds, with one thing in common: their love of, and commitment to, all things social.
Click on each individual’s name to see their profile and career outline.
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head of Europe | |
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Vice President, Global Business Group | META |
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head of digital strategy | Salesforce Marketing Cloud |
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chief executive | immediate future |
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chief engagement officer | Ketchum |
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strategy partner | Digitas London |
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director and co-founder | Social Life |
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PO1 digital lead | PepsiCo |
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head of social, EMEA | Weber Shandwick |
10 |
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managing director | Sunshine |
11 |
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global digital partner | Carat |
12 |
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managing director, EAME, Social@Ogilvy | Ogilvy & Mather Group UK |
13 |
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senior director, marketing innovation | Asda |
14 |
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chief executive | The Social Element |
15 |
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founder | Burst, Brands on Vine |
16 |
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head of digital | Domino's Pizza Group PLC |
17 |
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chief executive | Deep Focus London |
18 |
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head of social media | Bauer Media |
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head of research and insight | The Social Partners |
20 |
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James Kirkham, Head of COPA90 | Leo Burnett, Holler |
21 |
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managing director | Havas SE Cake |
22 |
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social media marketing manager | Channel 4 |
23 |
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head of digital | Macmillan Cancer Support |
24 |
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senior manager, social & digital marketing, Europe | Activision Blizzard |
25 |
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head of digital marketing solutions | The Walt Disney Company |
26 |
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head of social | Manning Gottlieb OMD |
27 |
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founding partner | Byte London |
28 |
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director of community | The Student Room Group |
29 |
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social media associate director | Starcom MediaVest Group |
30 |
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senior agency lead UK and Ireland | |
31 |
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founding director | The Social Shop |
32 |
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Editorial Director for McCann LIVE | McCann London |
33 |
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social media manager | Red Bull UK |
34 |
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owner and managing director | |
35 |
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global managing director | We Are Social |
36 |
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general manager | AKQA |
37 |
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creative director | 1000heads |
38 |
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global managing partner, IBM social consulting | IBM |
39 |
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head of SEO, content and social media | Confused.com |
40 |
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community manager | Whitespace |
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chief executive | Bloom Worldwide |
42 |
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head of digital and communities | innocent |
43 |
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former head of social, Tesco (now freelance) | Jude Brooks Ltd |
44 |
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communications partner | YunoJuno |
45 |
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global senior social media manager | ASOS |
46 |
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Social Media Marketing Manager | Boots UK |
47 |
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director of digital content | The Telegraph |
48 |
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global director, social media | Microsoft |
49 |
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regional director, strategy, APAC | Mindshare Worldwide |
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head of digital strategy and social media | Brass |