Chris Brogan (born April 1, 1970) is an American author, journalist, marketing consultant, and speaker about social media marketing.[1]
Early life and education
Brogan was born in Maine and has lived more than half of his life in northern part of Massachusetts.[2][3]
Career
Brogan's book, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust (2009), written with Julien Smith, became a New York Times bestseller,[4] and hit the Wall Street Journal bestseller list (#8),[5][6] and the Amazon top 100 list (#30).[7] Brogan's second book was Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online (2010).[8] His other titles include Google+ for Business and The Impact Equation (co-authored by Julien Smith).[1]
Brogan wrote for Entrepreneur magazine.[9] In 2012, his blog, chrisbrogan.com, was in the Top 5 of the now defunct Advertising Age "Power150" ratings.[10][11] Chris launched the PodCamp[12]unconference series (aimed at bringing together people interested in blogging, social media, social networking, podcasting, video on the net) with Christopher S. Penn. He Won the Mass High Tech All Stars award for 2008.[13]
Chris Brogan is the president of Human Business Works[14] and the founder of Kitchen Table Companies.[15] Additionally, he used to serve on the board of advisors of HubSpot.[16]
Brogan, Chris The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2014 ISBN978-1118800553[17]
Brogan, Chris and Carly, Jacqueline Just Start Here: Lose Weight, Get Stronger and FINALLY Succeed at Your Goals. Boston: BossFit/Owner Media Group, 2014
Brogan, Chris and Carly, Jacqueline Find Your Writing Voice. Owner Media Group, Inc., 2016 ISBN978-1537476865, 1537476866
Brogan, Chris and Fisher, Josh It's Not About the Tights: An Owners Manual on Bravery. Portland, Maine: Human Business Works, 2013
Brogan, Chris and Fisher, Josh Superheroes in the Basement . Portland, Maine: Human Business Works, 2013
Brogan, Chris and Smith, Julian The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?. New York: Portfolio Hardcover, 2012 ISBN978-1591844907
Brogan, Chris Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything. Indianapolis, Indiana : Que Publishing, 2011 ISBN978-0789749147
Brogan, Chris Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2011 ISBN978-0470563410
Brogan, Chris and Smith, Julian Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. New York: John Wiley & Sons], 2009 ISBN978-0470743089[18]
^Schuessler, Jennifer (September 6, 2009). "HARDCOVER ADVICE & MISC". New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2012. 13. TRUST AGENTS, by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith (Wiley)