While it's important to know the what and how of content marketing, it's equally important to know who is involved in the industry. We've complied a list of some of the most influential - and often most insightful - content marketers working in the industry.

In some cases, these individuals may not consider themselves content marketers, but more often than not, they're doing a fantastic job of marketing themselves online through content.

What follows in this section is an unordered list of people we think you should be paying attention to in the content marketing space. Each person, listed alphabetically, will have a brief bio, a link to their most active social networks, and a synopsis (and link) to their most indispensable work published online.