Instagram launched Stories on August 2, 2016 — a near-direct copy of Snapchat's format that ended up reshaping how brands and creators approached everyday content, favoring frequent, disposable posts over the polished feed grid.
10 Professionals
Worth Knowing This Year
- 01
Valon Badivuku
Visit →Digital Marketer, ThisCom
In 2016, worked on digital marketing at ThisCom, the agency behind this site.
- 02
Dr. Pete Meyers
Visit →Marketing Scientist, Moz
Moz's longtime Marketing Scientist, best known for building MozCast, a daily "weather report" tracking Google SERP volatility.
- 03
Wil Reynolds
Visit →Founder, SEER Interactive
Spoke at MozCon 2016 on "Putting Trust into Domain Authority," arguing that authority metrics are a trust signal rather than a pure ranking number.
- 04
Andy Crestodina
Visit →Co-founder & CMO, Orbit Media
Continued publishing widely shared content strategy research through Orbit Media.
- 05
Gary Vaynerchuk
Visit →CEO, VaynerMedia
Was scaling VaynerMedia and pushing brands toward native, platform-first content.
- 06
Karen McGrane
Content strategy consultant
Remained a leading voice on adaptive content and UX.
- 07
Aaron Wall
Visit →Creator, SEO Book
Kept SEO Book running as an independent, subscriber-funded resource.
- 08
Eric Enge
Visit →General Manager, Perficient Digital
Led digital marketing at Perficient following Stone Temple's later acquisition.
- 09
Mari Smith
Visit →Facebook marketing consultant
Continued as one of the most visible voices on Facebook marketing strategy.
- 10
Amy Landino
Visit →Video marketing & personal branding consultant
Was building a following around video marketing and personal branding on YouTube.
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