Top 15 Social Media Marketing Blogs You Should Follow In 2019
Finding for the best social media blogs?
Carry on reading below to discover the top 15 social media marketing bloggers and blogs you should be following in 2019.
1. Social Media Explorer
Social Media Explorer, founded by Jason Falls, is constantly pumping out great posts on social media’s impact on marketing and public relations.
Personally, I find the magazine style blog layout is very suitable as there are so many social media news in a day!
Takeaway: Magazine style and easy reading for the win!
2. Duct Tape Marketing
If you’re a small business owner, Duct Tape Marketing is a must-read for strategic and tactical advice about leveraging online marketing and social media to grow your business.
Duct Tape Marketing blog is more than just a social media blog. It is a blog talking about online marketing for business owners.
Takeaway: Social media blog for small business owners who want to learn about social media marketing.
3. Social Media Today
Social Media Today offers a diverse mix of news on social networks’ latest developments and cutting-edge tips to perfect your use of each platform. The blog also hosts live Twitter chats from its Twitter hashtag, #SMTLive, on various social media topics twice a month.
This blog is definitely one of the top social media blogs for 2019.
Takeaway: Easy to digest and constantly updated with social media news.
4. Social Media Examiner
Social Media Examiner blog is one of my top favorite social media blogs.
With tons of great guest authors and consistent how-to content, Social Media Examiner offers a ton of free advice for marketers across industries.
Not only the articles are long-form, they are very actionable and detailed!
Takeaway: Super detailed social media blog posts and highly actionable tips are two powerful reasons why this is a great social media blog.
5. Small Business Trends
You can find a lot of information on Small Business Trends and its social media section is not exception.
The Social Media section of Small Business Trends, a large news property for entrepreneurs, is filled with expert social media advice and multimedia content for the small business.
Takeaway: Business-style writing and professional. Social media strategies shared are heavily focus for businesses.
6. Rebekah Radice
Rebekah Radice is an award-winning social media influencer, and her blog is evidence of her expertise in this industry. Her blog packages common social media topics into solution-based content that tells marketers what they need to know. She also hosts a podcast called Brand Authority, further expanding on the challenges she examines on her blog.
Takeaway: Rebekah covers a wide range of social media related news. More importantly, she constantly shares information via blog posts, email newsletter and videos (which is a huge plus).
7. Mari Smith
Mari Smith has been called the “Queen of Facebook,” and her Facebook-specific blog is a testament to this generous title. Smith uses the latest Facebook trends to create up-to-date insights for the modern social media marketer — with ample video marketing advice to boot.
Takeaway: If you are looking for a blog related to Facebook marketing, this is (hands down) the best social media blog.
8. Social Media Hat
From social media to email marketing, this simple-looking property is an all-in-one resource for content marketers. The Social Media Hat also includes a recommended list of marketing tools, giving you opportunities to apply what you learn from the blog to your marketing operations.
Social Media Hat consists of several permanent writers/contributors who provide daily and weekly social media news and blog posts.
Takeaway: Powerful and easy to digest social media news. Social Media Hat oftens publish very timely social media news (even the ones which are fresh as hell).
9. Jon Loomer
If Mari Smith is the “Queen of Facebook,” Jon Loomer is definitely the “King of Facebook.”
He constantly shares many social media news and tips mainly about Facebook marketing.
According to Hubspot, Jon Loomer is a blogger and podcaster whose website offers both articles and video tutorials on all things Facebook marketing.
10. TopRank Blog
The TopRank marketing blog has a long history of delivering a great blend of search engine and social media marketing information in easily digestible lists and posts.
If you are looking for serious social media news and tips, this is definitely one of the best place to start in 2019.
Takeaway: This blog covers a lot (more than just social media). Definitely worth reading!
11. MarketingProfs
MarketingProfs is an online marketing blog that focuses in providing education, training courses and free resources related to marketing.
And yes, you are right,
They share some of the best tips related to social media marketing too!
Takeaway: Just like MarketingProfs, this blog covers a wide range of online marketing news including social media.
12. Ask Aaron Lee
As an entrepreneur and digital marketer myself, it is really hard to find someone in Malaysia who is known to the world.
And there is Aaron Lee.
Aaron Lee is a social media manager from Malaysia, who uses his experience as an entrepreneur to educate half a million readers worldwide on using social media to grow a business.
Takeaway: Unique voice and approach to social media marketing.
13. Convince and Convert
Convince and Covert is founded by top marketing influencer, Jay Baer.
Jay Baer provides actionable information about the best ways to use social media to improve reach and convert new customers.
What I love about Convince and Convert is that you will discover many tips and tricks to not only acquire new customers, but to convert them into paying customers!
Takeaway: Not updated as much as the rest of the social media blogs, but certainly shares many important tips related to social media.
14. Peg Fitzpatrick
Wait, who is Peg?
Peg Fitzpatrick is the author of the best-selling book, “The Art of Social Media,” and her blog is an equally creative take on social media marketing for today’s content producers.
Takeaway: Peg is a social media blogger that shares a lot of proven social media strategies to help bloggers and business owners leverage social media.
15. Razor Social
RazorSocial’s social media blog is one of nine content categories that shows you different ways of thinking about content strategy, as well as how to perfect your use of certain marketing tools.
Takeaway: Ian and his team publishes some of the world’s best social media tips and tricks. Highly recommended to read and follow.
16. Socially Sorted
Right from the Down Under, this award-winning marketing blog comes from Donna Moritz, an Australian content strategist who writes about using social media to become a better storyteller.
Takeaway: Fun and unique voice, Donna makes social media blogs look bad with her powerful and engaging social media posts.
What’s your favorite social media blogs for 2019?
Tell me all about it and leave a comment below!