Social media expert to give lecture at SAU

Erik Qualman
Erik Qualman

Erik Qualman, technology and social media expert, will speak Thursday at Southern Arkansas University.

The Murphy USA Lecture starts at 10:30 a.m. in Harton Theatre at SAU in Magnolia. The event is free and open to the public.

Qualman is the author of "Socialnomics," which made Amazon's No. 1 best-selling list for the U.S., Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, China, Korea and Germany. His recent book, "What Happens in Vegas Stays on Youtube," was nominated for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. He has spoken in 44 countries with companies such as Coach, Chase, Sony Playstation, IBM, Facebook, Starbucks, Raytheon, Chrysler, TEDx, Nokia and Google.

Qualman's work has been featured on "60 Minutes" and "ABC News" and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes and The Huffington Post.

The lecture series, now in its 33rd year, is sponsored by Murphy USA with headquarters in El Dorado, Ark., and by SAU's Rankin College of Business.

For more information, call 870-235-4300.

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