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About Mari

Business HeadshotsMari Smith is one of the world’s leading social media thought leaders, widely recognized for her Facebook marketing expertise. She is author of The New Relationship Marketing and coauthor of Facebook Marketing: An Hour A Day.

Fast Company described Mari as, “A veritable engine of personal branding, a relationship marketing whiz and the Pied Piper of the Online World.” Forbes named Mari as one of the top ten Social Media Influencers three years in a row, and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility named Mari one of the top ten Most Influential Small Business People on Twitter.

Mari Smith’s background includes over twelve years in the fields of relationships, marketing and Internet technology. As a passionate social media leader since 2007, Mari travels the United States and internationally to provide engaging social media keynotes and in-depth training to entrepreneurs and corporations.

She frequently shares the stage with notable leaders and celebrities; previous co-presenters have included Sir Richard Branson, the Dalai Lama, Tony Robbins, Guy Kawasaki, and Paula Abdul.

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[L-R: Mari with Arianna Huffington, Sir Richard Branson, Guy Kawasaki, Steadman Graham, Suze Orman, Jack Canfield, Eckhart Tolle]

Through her consulting and training agency, Mari teaches and consults with businesses and brands to become a true social business, with measurable profits from integrating proven social media marketing strategies. After applying Mari’s methods, her clients typically achieve significant increases in traffic, subscribers, lead generation and conversion, client growth, affiliates, lucrative strategic alliances and targeted media attention.

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Mari Smith and her team have mentored countless social media departments and individual social media professionals in a variety of specializations. Tens of thousands have gone through the ‘Mari Smith’ intense social media training over the past several years.

With her popular blog at MariSmith.com, and her large, loyal following on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus, Mari is considered one of the top resources and thought leaders in the world of marketing. She regularly appears in media locally and nationally in publications such as The New York TimesThe Wall Street Journal, Inc.ForbesFortuneChicago Tribune, and Success Magazine.

On a personal note, Mari is Scottish-Canadian; she was born in Ontario, Canada, then lived in Scotland for two decades before moving to San Diego, California in 1999.

If you’d like to hire Mari to provide social media marketing consulting and training for your business and/or to speak at your next event, please visit this page.

Meet Team Mari!

Mari feels blessed to work with a wonderful team of local and global professionals. Meet the team here.

 

24 Comments

  1. Harleena Singh on September 1, 2011 at 6:18 am

    It’s so nice to hear about you Marie, as I only got to know more about you, after I circled you on Google+ !
    You do inspire and motivate all of us 🙂

    Thanks for sharing a part of your life with us 🙂



  2. Jeanette on July 21, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    Wow! You are very inspiring and encouraging!  I love when you said, “God did not put a dream in your heart that you cannot manifest”.  That is so awesome and has really resonated with me, as I presently working on that dream he has put in my heart.

    I wish you continued success!Jeanette



  3. stan nesi on June 20, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    Wow!!! she’s awesome!!! cool!!



  4. Beth Blair on April 23, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Lovely video interview, Mari. I found you via your insightful feature in Success Magazine. Keep up the inspirational work!



  5. Steven G. Howard on April 17, 2011 at 4:17 am

    After reading this blog, I’ve found that Mari Smith is energetic and intriguing – refreshingly mentally stimulating! She brings her vigor and extensive experience in showing you how you, too, can attain the level of success you desire. You GO, girl! Best Wishes Always, Steven G. Howard



  6. Susan on April 4, 2011 at 1:35 am

    You are inspiring! My sister and I have started a new online Virtual Assistant business helping local companies brand with social media tools and a great website and blog (BlogSite). There is a wealth of information out there – it is hard to keep up. Watching your videos at Social Media Examiner and your online webinars have helped to keep me in focus. Thank you! Susan – elSue



  7. Don on October 15, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    I am thrilled to join you in developing contact in the social media. The future is unlimited in what we will be able to do here. The money people make in selling their products and services is just part of the total picture. My ultimate goal is to connect the world with each other so that we can truly understand other cultures and bring world peace to this planet. What we fear is what we don't know or who we believe to be our enemies. Only governments make enemies. People make friends.



  8. Monico Perez on June 8, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    I look forward to seeing you and an upcoming SANG convention!



  9. Diane Sellers on March 18, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Hi Mari,
    I attended your talk at the Seattle NW Women’s Show; very informative. At the show you said if we need help just to ask you so here I am asking. Marlene’s Market & Deli was on FaceBook and we were recently pulled off without any notice. We did not think we had anything offensive, we are a natural and organic food store. Would you have any idea why we were pulled off. We have sent a message to the FaceBook people but have had no response.
    Can you help us solve this mystery.

    Thank you.

    Diane Sellers



  10. Michael in the UK on February 15, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    ……the power of that “folk tale” for good.
    Connecting with people and empowering them to realise their passion and potential – then doing the same for other people.

    BRILLIANT…



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