Erik Qualman
Erik Qualman
Erik Qualman is an American author of Socialnomics, which according to WorldCat, is held in 1090 libraries. He is also the author of Digital Leader and What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube. In 2010, Socialnomics was a Book of the Year finalist as voted on by the American Marketing Association. In 2012 he was a finalist for the Most Likeable Author Award alongside Seth Godin and JK Rowling...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
Erik Qualman quotes about
jobs counter-culture together
It had not yet been named Silicon Valley, but you had the defense industry, you had Hewlett-Packard. But you also had the counter-culture, the Bay Area. That entire brew came together in Steve Jobs.
world links four
Twenty-five percent of search results for the world's top 20 largest brands are links to user generated content and thirty-four percent of bloggers post opinions about products and brands.
media necessary-change social
The power of social media is it forces necessary change.
media fundamentals fads
Social Media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.
media trying ethics
Why are we trying to measure social media like a traditional channel anyway? Social media touches every facet of business and is more an extension of good business ethics.
information needs social-media
To effectively leverage the social graph, every company needs to understand that they need to make their information easily transferable.
strong integrity thinking
Integrity is what you do behind closed doors or when you think nobody is watching. Integrity is the true essence of who you are, your beliefs and your values. Reputation is the public perception of who you are. It is how others view your integrity or strong moral principles.
dying reputation privacy
Privacy is dead. Reputations are dying.
media attention social
Increasingly, consumers don't search for products and services. Rather, services come to their attention via social media.
communication talking skills
You're talking about a younger generation, Generation Y, whose interpersonal communication skills are different from Generation X. The younger generation is more comfortable saying something through a digital mechanism than even face to face.
running technology media
As social media is less about technology and more about relationship building, we are starting to see more women have a heavy influence if not dominant role in the social media space. It's no wonder that Facebook is being run in part by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
technology thinking media
At a minimum the majority of search dollars will flow to a social media model because people care most about what their peers think and the technology is there for that information to be quickly shared on products and services.
hero technology creating
With the advent of radical and accessible technology, each one of us, for the first time in history, is creating an influential mark forever - we are all mini-digital celebrities and heroes to someone.
referrals priceless ownership
Consumers are taking ownership of brands, and their referral power is priceless.