Erik Qualman

Erik Qualman
Qualman in 2019
Born	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Author, keynote speaker, professor
Website	www.equalman.com

Erik Qualman is an American author of Socialnomics, Digital Leader, What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube, and The Focus Project.

Socialnomics is held in over 1,500 libraries, ^[1] and it was the American Marketing Association's 2010 Book of the Year finalist. ^[2] In 2012, he was a finalist for the "Most Likeable Author Award" alongside Seth Godin and JK Rowling. ^[3] In addition to authoring multiple books, Qualman is also a professional keynote speaker and currently teaches a Masters-level Digital Leadership course at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media & Integrated Marketing Communications in Chicago, IL.

Qualman Commencement Speech at Michigan State University

Biography

Qualman is from Rochester Hills, Michigan, and received a BA in marketing from Michigan State University. Qualman gave the commencement address at Michigan State University on May 6, 2023. ^[4]

He also holds an MBA from the University of Texas' McCombs School of Business. Qualman delivered the commencement address to the McCombs graduating class of 2011. ^[5] Lake Superior State University awarded Qualman an honorary doctorate for his work and accomplishments in the field of digital leadership. ^[6]

Career

Prior to his writing and speaking career, Qualman worked in online marketing and eBusiness functions at Cadillac & Pontiac (1994 to 1997), AT&T (1998 to 2000), Yahoo (2000 to 2003), EarthLink (2003 to 2005), and Travelzoo (2005 to 2008). ^[7] Qualman has also taught courses at the Hult International Business School ^[8] in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Qualman was a featured speaker at BookExpo America 2009, ^[9] presenting to those in attendance on how social media is transforming the way people live and do business. Qualman delivered the keynote address at IBM's 2013 Business Connect in Milan, Italy. Qualman also was the keynote speaker at Europe's Fiber To The Home (FTTH) Council Meeting in Lisbon. In 2021, Qualman became the first male speaker to address the audience at the Indy Women in Tech Summit. ^[10]

Qualman has been written about in Mashable, ^[11] BusinessWeek, ^[12] The New York Times, ^[13] Forbes, ^[14] and The Huffington Post. ^[15] He has also been interviewed on radio ^[16] and television, ^[17] where he discussed his view on digital trends.

Awards and recognition

• Top 20 Business Keynote Speaker (AAE) ^[18]
• Top 25 Communications Professors on Twitter (Stukent) ^[19]
• Top 50 Social Media Influencer (Forbes) ^[20]

Books

• Socialnomics
• Digital Leader
• What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube
• What Happens on Campus Stays on YouTube
• The Focus Project

References

1. Qualman, Erik (April 6, 2009). Socialnomics: how social media transforms the way we live and do business. Wiley. OCLC   310400230.
2. "Best Book 2010 AMA". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
3. "Announcing the 2012 Likeable Awards Finalists | Likeable". likeable.com.
4. Stein, Chelsea (May 2023). "Congratulations to more than 1,300 Broad Spartans in the Class of 2023". Broad. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
5. "Commencement - Erik Qualman McCombs". Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
6. "Honorary Doctorate Recipient - Erik Qualman". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
7. "BusinessWeek: So Many Ads, So Few Clicks"
8. "A game-changing sequel to Socialnomics by digital pioneer and Hult International Business School Professor Erik Qualman is making waves around the world. hult.edu". 26 January 2012.
9. "Book Expo America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
10. "IWiT welcomes new executive director, Melissa Jacobs | WBIW". 2 August 2021.
11. "30+ Impressive Social Media Stats Visualized [Video]". Mashable. August 14, 2009.
12. "BusinessWeek: Behind Those Web Mergers"
13. "Twitter Outage Spotlights 'Addiction to Social Media Crack' - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com.
14. Eaves, Elisabeth. "Why Write Books?". Forbes.
15. "The Huffington Post, August 2009"
16. "Building Social Media Radio Interview with Erik Qualman". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
17. ""CBS News: What is Socialnomics?"". CBS News .
18. "AAE Speakers Bureau Names List of Top Business Speakers in 2023". khon2.com. June 13, 2023.
19. "Top 25 Influential Communications Professors on Twitter". Stukent. November 15, 2014.
20. Shaughnessy, Haydn. "Who Are The Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers, 2013?". Forbes.