Comments on: 26 people you could trust in the social media space.

By: Toby

Toby — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:56:24 +0000

Marc – Diva Marketing has been around for over 4-years so it’s not a big surprise that it makes it on lots of lists .. longevity has it’s rewards However, your list based on trust means more to me than the t-rati or alexa rankings. Thank you for the honor.

By: emersondirect

emersondirect — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:37:33 +0000

@Joseph, thanks for stopping by and showing us your prodigous lack of strength. Samson anyone?

Marc

By: Joseph Jaffe

Joseph Jaffe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:32 +0000

I personally wouldn’t trust the other 25 further than I could throw them

PS Got to add Greg Verdino, Adam Broitman and Mitch Joel to the list. They’re all bald. “What have they got to hide?” Or perhaps I should say, “where would they hide it?”

By: emersondirect

emersondirect — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:03 +0000

@Valeria, You’re quite welcome. In the end, isn’t that what we want from someone we trust? Pragmatic, realistic and reliable advice opinion and straight forward conversations?

Marc

By: emersondirect

emersondirect — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:06 +0000

@Drew, I don’t know about excellent judge, merely calling it as I see it. In the end it will be up to others to decide who they trust. But for me I will stick to this list and pass it on to others as my recommendation of who they should look to first for information, guidance and opinion. Thanks for stopping by and the kind words.

Marc

By: emersondirect

emersondirect — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:38:16 +0000

@Chris, Thankyou for putting on a great twebinar. Per the recommendations of others that we as a group could trust, I think it’s important to hear from notable people in the space of who they can absolutely trust. I think about it all the timie. Who in your circle of friends can you trust? Who in the business world can you trust? It’s not as big a list as we would like to think.

marc

By: emersondirect

emersondirect — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:33:04 +0000

@Rachel You bring upa good term: straight shooter. Which is a great way to describe this group. I want others to know that they can depend on what they are reading and who they are listening to as sources of information that they can run with.

Marc

By: Valeria Maltoni

Valeria Maltoni — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:32:40 +0000

Thank you for your vote of confidence, Marc. I echo the sentiments on trust. And I like your explanation of how you determined part of it – the pragmatic, realistic, and reliable representation of “why” that should be at the core of any marketing execution through and with social media.

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» Blog Archive » Who can you trust in social media? — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:14 +0000

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By: Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:19:10 +0000

Marc,

I think this is my favorite list — thank you! In today’s world, I can’t think of a greater compliment than to be considered trustworthy.

Thank you so much for including me.

I will also tell you — having met many of the people on your list, that they are just as genuine and generous in person as they are on their blogs. You are an excellent judge of character!

Again, thank you.

Drew