Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on CRM for 2024. Congratulations to all our CRM influencers who participated!
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on CRM 2024
2024 Annual Ranking
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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on CRM 2024
Rank | Picture | Thought Leader Info | Thought Leader Score (Normalized) |
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1
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Sam Gupta ElevatIQ Inc Contact Sam Gupta |
Score: 100 | |
2
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Heverton Anunciacao, CSM University of Consumer Contact Heverton Anunciacao, CSM |
Score: 50.32 | |
3
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Chenthil Eswaran Aspire Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd Contact Chenthil Eswaran |
Score: 42.34 | |
4
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Gill Walker Opsis Contact Gill Walker |
Score: 39.12 | |
5
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Michael Fauscette Arion Research LLC Contact Michael Fauscette |
Score: 35.76 | |
6
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J. Kelly Hoey J Kelly Hoey Contact J. Kelly Hoey |
Score: 33.40 | |
7
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Duncan Chapple Elisa Contact Duncan Chapple |
Score: 33.31 | |
8
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Adrian Swinscoe Punk CX Contact Adrian Swinscoe |
Score: 32.95 | |
9
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Karl A L Smith Agile World ® Contact Karl A L Smith |
Score: 32.77 | |
10
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Dr. Oleg Konovalov VALUEKOD Ltd Contact Dr. Oleg Konovalov |
Score: 32.72 | |
11
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ANTONY WELFARE Commercializing Blockchain Research Centre (CBRC) Contact ANTONY WELFARE |
Score: 32.72 | |
12
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Jukka Ala-Mutka jukkaam.com Contact Jukka Ala-Mutka |
Score: 32.72 | |
13
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Edwin Best The Best CRM & Cx Contact Edwin Best |
Score: 32.72 | |
14
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Akin Arikan Contact Akin Arikan |
Score: 32.72 | |
15
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Astrid van Dorst CloudAnalysts Contact Astrid van Dorst |
Score: 31.72 | |
16
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Anika Sharma LTIMindtree Contact Anika Sharma |
Score: 31.32 | |
17
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Henry Hernandez Enterprise MarTech Contact Henry Hernandez |
Score: 30.95 | |
18
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Ahmad M. Salih, DBA Khatib & Alami PTE, Singapore / Heriot-Watt University Contact Ahmad M. Salih, DBA |
Score: 30.91 | |
19
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Isaac Sacolick StarCIO Contact Isaac Sacolick |
Score: 30.73 | |
20
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Deepak Lalwani Deepak Lalwani & Associates, LLC Contact Deepak Lalwani |
Score: 30.73 | |
21
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Paul Peterson Contact Paul Peterson |
Score: 30.59 | |
22
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Ralf Ladner Netzpalaver Contact Ralf Ladner |
Score: 30.54 | |
23
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Prof.(Dr.) Sanjay Rout Innovation Solution Lab Contact Prof.(Dr.) Sanjay Rout |
Score: 30.54 | |
24
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Vladimer Botsvadze VladimerBotsvadze.com Contact Vladimer Botsvadze |
Score: 30.45 | |
25
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Paramita Bhattacharya Blurb Contact Paramita Bhattacharya |
Score: 30.45 | |
26
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Peter Dorrington XMplify Consulting Ltd Contact Peter Dorrington |
Score: 30.45 | |
27
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Don Davis 5280 Life Sciences Consulting, LLC Contact Don Davis |
Score: 30.45 | |
28
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Gordan Volaric BOOM Strategy Consulting Contact Gordan Volaric |
Score: 30.36 | |
29
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Kunal Mehta Tata Consultancy Services Contact Kunal Mehta |
Score: 30.27 | |
30
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Charlie Beveridge Contact Charlie Beveridge |
Score: 30.27 | |
31
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George Affleck Curve Communications Group Ltd. Contact George Affleck |
Score: 30.23 | |
32
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Susan Walsh The Classification Guru Ltd Contact Susan Walsh |
Score: 30.23 | |
33
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Jeremy Cox CX-Create Contact Jeremy Cox |
Score: 30.23 | |
34
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Kelly Barner Art of Procurement Contact Kelly Barner |
Score: 30.18 | |
35
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Lance Mercereau Xiatech Contact Lance Mercereau |
Score: 30.18 | |
36
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Arun Sharma Contact Arun Sharma |
Score: 30.14 | |
37
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Dana Gardner Interarbor Solutions Contact Dana Gardner |
Score: 30.14 | |
38
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David Gyori Banking Reports Contact David Gyori |
Score: 30.14 | |
39
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Ayelet Baron ayeletbaron.com Contact Ayelet Baron |
Score: 30.14 | |
40
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Stephanie Atkinson Compass Intelligence, LLC Contact Stephanie Atkinson |
Score: 30.14 | |
41
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Mitchell Levy Credibility Nation Contact Mitchell Levy |
Score: 30.14 | |
42
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Greg Kihlstrom The Agile Brand Contact Greg Kihlstrom |
Score: 30.14 | |
43
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Kalilur Rahman Contact Kalilur Rahman |
Score: 30.14 | |
44
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Daniel Newman Futurum Research Contact Daniel Newman |
Score: 30.09 | |
45
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Robert Larrivee Bob Larrivee Contact Robert Larrivee |
Score: 30.09 | |
46
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Dana Small Ms Category Management Contact Dana Small |
Score: 30.09 | |
47
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Maribel Lopez Lopez Research LLC Contact Maribel Lopez |
Score: 30.09 | |
48
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Aarron Spinley Field Bell Institute Contact Aarron Spinley |
Score: 30.09 | |
49
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John Bruno PROS Contact John Bruno |
Score: 30.09 | |
50
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Asokan Ashok UnfoldLabs Inc. Contact Asokan Ashok |
Score: 30.09 |
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Our differentiation from the various influencer leaderboards on social media, is that we take a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and look across all the hats they may wear – such as academic, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.*
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Frequently Asked Questions
What specific criteria were used to select the top 50 thought leaders and influencers?
The Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards are by participation and everyone is invited to join by signing up at Thinkers360.com. There is no difference in how we calculate the rankings between free and paid members.
The Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s personally authored content and experience curated from around the web and added to their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio, and media kit.
Unlike social media leaderboards which can be gamed via the purchase of fake followers, spamming of hashtags, and sharing of third-party content, the Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s real content and accomplishments. Something that’s a true measure of expertise and hard to fake.
For more information, please see our article “Understanding the Thinkers360 Leaderboards”.
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* The Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm helps to produce leaderboards that look across all thought leader roles and across the quantity and quality of their thought leadership content. It provides a valuable measure of thought leadership content, encourages genuine content creation, incorporates social media influence as one of the measures, and encourages richer profiles and portfolios through gamification.
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