ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Erik Qualman is the author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business. Socialnomics made Amazon's #1 Best Selling List in the U.S. and U.K after only three weeks of publication and later went on to be #1 in Korea, Germany, Japan, and Canada. Qualman is a frequently requested International speaker of the Fortune 500 and has been highlighted in numerous media outlets including: BusinessWeek, The New York Times, CNET, San Francisco Chronicle, Mashable, USA Today, Forbes, CBS Nightly News, and The Huffington Post.

He has been fortunate to share the stage with Alan Mulally (Ford CEO), Lee Scott (CEO/Chairman Walmart), José Socrates (Prime Minister of Portugal), Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (Nokia CEO), Julie Andrews (Actress), Al Gore (former Vice President), Tony Hawk, and Sarah Palin. He also has one of 2010's most viral videos on YouTube "Social Media Revolution" [http://bit.ly/RTzPe]. Qualman is a MBA Professor of Digital Marketing at the Hult International Business School. For the past 16 years Qualman has helped grow the online marketing and eBusiness capabilities of many companies including Education First, Cadillac, EarthLink, Yahoo!, Travelzoo and AT&T. He is a columnist for ClickZ, while also owning the social media blog socialnomics.com.

Qualman holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Texas. He is currently the Global Vice President of Online Marketing for EF Education. EF Education is headquartered ...

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