Affiliate Marketer's Research Toolbox: 7 Twitter Accounts to Follow

Market Research: who to follow on TwitterIt is hard to overestimate the importance of market research for affiliate marketers. Whether you are a merchant, or an affiliate, you cannot afford not to keep your finger on the pulse of the market. Francis Bacon’s famous maxim “knowledge is power” says it all, but merely realizing this fact is not enough. You gotta know where to get the knowledge.

Besides things like RSS subscriptions to important blogs and Google Alerts, I find Twitter’s concise 140-characters-a-message format extremely helpful in keeping an eye on the market.

So, I suggest every affiliate marketer (or anyone involved in online marketing, for that matter!) adds the following 10 Twitter accounts to his/her follow list:

  1. eMarketerDigital intelligence for marketers & advertisers on social media, mobile, media, advertising, retail, consumer products, and more.
  2. Forrester Research — Independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology.
  3. Google Retail Team — Uses their Twitter account to provide the latest industry news and data.
  4. Pew InternetThe Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization.
  5. BigResearchConsumer intelligence firm providing solution-based insights of consumer behavior.
  6. FocusOnline resource where professionals can freely access the research and expert advice they need to make better business decisions.
  7. American Marketing Association — Official Twitter account of AMA, a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing.

If I have missed your favorite one(s) (for market monitoring and research), please post those Twitter handler(s) below.

5 thoughts on “Affiliate Marketer's Research Toolbox: 7 Twitter Accounts to Follow”

  1. This is a pleasant surprise, Geno. When I just read the title, I thought this will be the list of affiliate marketing bloggers on twitter (who are great but that would be “just another list”). Your list is just what I really need

  2. Thanks for this, I’ll definitely add the ones I don’t already have to my list.

    Funny, I just posted my followfriday blog post which highlights 6 Internet Marketer Types that I think people should follow on Twitter as well, lol.

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