Talking Socialnomics with Erik Qualman

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that one of the hottest social media videos around is “Social Media Revolution” by Erik Qualman. It has received over 2,000,000 views since it debuted in July of 2009.

So, call it good karma that we booked Erik to speak and mere weeks before his scheduled appearance, he released an updated version of his smash viral hit called “Social Media Revolution 2 (Refresh)”

We had a lot of newbies a this event, thanks in part to Erik’s national exposure. It was great to see some fresh faces in the room!  Erik’s appearance also brought out a few of our local super-stars, like Cali Lewis and Giovanni Galluci.

Thanks to Colin Alsheimer for this picture inside the Magnolia Theater.

Becky Pearce tweeted, “Really excited to have met @CaliLewis in person tonight. I was a bit star struck. Should have asked for a pic but didn’t.”

Next time, please ask! She’s very approachable… promise.

Theodore Kim tweeted, “Standing room only tonight at #smcdallas. That young professionals are knocking down this club’s doors should tell us something.”

My special thanks goes to Victoria Harres who tweeted me a shout out to say, “The coolest kid at #smcdallas is @ohsocynthia who has a cosmo on the podium as she speaks.” What can I say… that’s just how I roll.

Adam Robinson tweeted, “Pretty amazing vibe at the #smcdallas event w/@equalman”

Thanks to Andy Lawson for the picture

The first thing you notice about Erik Qualman is that he is tall. I mean, really tall. Like basketball player tall.  No offense, but you don’t see a lot of men in Texas over 6’2″.

Erik kicked off his talk with a naughty cartoon that got Elysa Rice to tweet, “I think @equalman just started new trend. All #smcdallas events should start with cartoons & music!”

Here are a couple of points from his talk , taken from tweets sent during the event:

“Acceptance: the number 1 need for humans. Social engagement thrives social media.” @AmandaHawk

“Social media has over taken porn as the #1 activity on the web according to @equalman“  @JoyHays

“Key to long life? Be socially and mentally engaged.” @RoryEllis

“How to go viral w/ videos? 1) music 2) keep under 5 minutes 3) don’t push your message it’s not about u 4) help others” @ChrisYates11

“What is socialnomics? In short – Word of mouth on digital steroids” @KirbyRenee

“Wannabe a superstar? Put together a one pager of aggregated SM data around your co on a weekly basis. Then show it to your CEO.” @Andy_Lawson

“Don’t beg, borrow, and steal. Beg, borrow, and make better!” @JenWinn

“How big is social gaming? Green Giant sells vegetables that come with free Farmville cash.” @MichaelMolinar

Thanks to our awesome volunteers!

“78% of consumers trust peer recommendations. Start the conversations in your community and watch it spread word of mouth.” @RunningCouple

“Again what an amazing #smcdallas event tonight. Erik Qualman really is a must see speaker. Can’t wait 2 dive into his book #socialnomics.” @YoBlake

And I think Jeana Plas summed it up best with this tweet, “#smcdallas is the BEST networking group I have ever been to! Everyone is fun!”

We hope to see everyone at our July 22 event!