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.
Rank | Name | Job Title | Company / Organisation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Bruce Daisley |
head of Europe | ||
2 |
Nicola Mendelsohn |
Vice President, Global Business Group | META | |
3 |
Jeremy Waite |
head of digital strategy | Salesforce Marketing Cloud | |
4 |
Katy Howell |
chief executive | immediate future | |
5 |
Stephen Waddington |
chief engagement officer | Ketchum | |
6 |
James Whatley |
strategy partner | Digitas London | |
7 |
Laura-May Coope |
director and co-founder | Social Life | |
8 |
Aman Matharu |
PO1 digital lead | PepsiCo | |
9 |
Danny Whatmough |
head of social, EMEA | Weber Shandwick | |
10 |
Nadya Powell |
managing director | Sunshine | |
11 |
Jerry Daykin |
global digital partner | Carat | |
12 |
Marshall Manson |
managing director, EAME, Social@Ogilvy | Ogilvy & Mather Group UK | |
13 |
Dom Burch |
managing director | ||
14 |
Tamara Littleton |
chief executive | The Social Element | |
15 |
Michael Litman |
founder | Burst, Brands on Vine | |
16 |
Nick Dutch |
head of digital | Domino's Pizza Group PLC | |
17 |
Richard Costa-D'Sa |
chief executive | Deep Focus London | |
18 |
Akhil Suchak |
head of social media | Bauer Media | |
19 |
Gareth Price |
head of research and insight | The Social Partners | |
20 |
James Kirkham |
James Kirkham, Head of COPA90 | Leo Burnett, Holler | |
21 |
Jim Dowling |
managing director | Havas SE Cake | |
22 |
Ally Branley |
social media marketing manager | Channel 4 | |
23 |
Amanda Neylon |
head of digital | Macmillan Cancer Support | |
24 |
Tim Lion |
senior manager, social & digital marketing, Europe | Activision Blizzard | |
25 |
Shira Feuer |
head of digital marketing solutions | The Walt Disney Company | |
26 |
Tim Pritchard |
head of social | Manning Gottlieb OMD | |
27 |
Alex Miller |
founding partner | Byte London | |
28 |
Jack Wallington |
director of community | The Student Room Group | |
29 |
Graeme Winston |
social media associate director | Starcom MediaVest Group | |
30 |
Holly Dewsbury |
senior agency lead UK and Ireland | ||
31 |
Marc Shelkin |
founding director | The Social Shop | |
32 |
Chris Hamilton |
Editorial Director for McCann LIVE | McCann London | |
33 |
Will Gilgrass |
social media manager | Red Bull UK | |
34 |
David Parkinson |
owner and managing director | ||
35 |
Robin Grant |
global managing director | We Are Social | |
36 |
Ron Peterson |
general manager | AKQA | |
37 |
Robbie Dale |
creative director | 1000heads | |
38 |
Andrew Grill |
global managing partner, IBM social consulting | IBM | |
39 |
James Cuff |
head of SEO, content and social media | Confused.com | |
40 |
Jen Rankine |
community manager | Whitespace | |
41 |
Kate Cooper |
chief executive | Bloom Worldwide | |
42 |
Joe McEwan |
head of digital and communities | innocent | |
43 |
Jude Brooks |
former head of social, Tesco (now freelance) | Jude Brooks Ltd | |
44 |
Steve Cater |
communications partner | YunoJuno | |
45 |
Sedge Beswick |
global senior social media manager | ASOS | |
46 |
Sean Meehan |
Social Media Marketing Manager | Boots UK | |
47 |
Kate Day |
director of digital content | The Telegraph | |
48 |
Paul Fabretti |
global director, social media | Microsoft | |
49 |
Amy Kean |
regional director, strategy, APAC | Mindshare Worldwide | |
50 |
Ally Dowsing-Reynolds |
head of digital strategy and social media | Brass |