Barbara French

Barbara French

Influencer relations

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Senior Consultant at Influencer50
  • President & Managing Editor at Tekrati, Inc.
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Barbara French’s Summary

Barbara French is an expert on influencer relations, including identifying top influencers and engaging with them by building mutually beneficial relationships, creating influencer programs and transitioning from internally driven to influencer-led marketing.

She is co-founder and managing editor of Tekrati, the world’s most popular source for news and directories on the high tech industry analysts. Tekrati websites serve more than a quarter million unique visitors each year.

In addition to her role at Tekrati, Barbara is a consultant at Influencer50, a services company specializing in influencer identification and engagement.

She also sits on the editorial advisory board of Business Trends Quarterly magazine. She is based near San Francisco.

Barbara French’s Specialties:

Online media, analyst relations, influencer identification, influencer engagement, industry analyst, industry research, corporate marketing, corporate marketing tools and processes, alliances, online directories, demand generation, channel marketing, product marketing


Barbara French’s Experience

  • Senior Consultant

    Influencer50

    (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    August 2008Present (1 year)

    Pioneering Influencer Identification & Engagement Management company with offices in the US, UK, Australia, Germany and France. Clients include Microsoft, Oracle, Nokia, IBM, SAP, BMC, Netgear.

  • President & Managing Editor

    Tekrati, Inc.

    (Online Media industry)

    January 2000Present (9 years 7 months)

    Tekrati is the world’s most popular source for news and directories on the high tech industry analysts. Tekrati websites serve more than a quarter million unique visitors each year. Tekrati directories include Analyst Profiles covering 3000+ industry analyst biographies and contact information and priced at $379 per subscriber, a free directory covering 500+ analyst firms, and another free directory covering 300+ analyst-written blogs.


Additional Information

Barbara French’s Websites:

Barbara French’s Groups:

AMA, Churchill Club, FAMSF, Cal Academy of Sciences, Commonwealth Club, PRSA

  •    Novell Alumni
  •    University of Arizona Alumni
  •    Tech Policy Summit
  •    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Telecom Professionals
  •    Silicon Valley NewTech Meetup
  •    Technology Marketing Community
  •    Science Fiction readers, writers, and collectors
  •    Northern Arizona University
  •    Public Relations Society of America (PRSA National)
  •    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
  •    Association of Analyst Relations Professionals
  •    Association of Technology Analysts & Influencers
  •    Public Relations Professionals
  •    Bull Alumni
  •    Social Media Today
  •    Secure Computing Alumni
  •    Social Media Influence
  •    Ogilvy PR Worldwide/ 360° Digital Influence
  •    The Customer Collective
  •    Forrester
  •    PRSA Technology
  •    BtoB Marketing
  •    Churchill Club
  •    BuzzConnect
  •    BtoB Tech PR
  •    Influencer Marketing & Influencer Relations
  •    Marketing Operations Future Forum

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