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Chapman University, Digital Marketing class, Niklas Myhr, The Social Media Professor

Chapman Social Media Aid

*** Thanks for all the submissions, our Call for Projects now closed as all student teams have picked projects to work with. Even if your organization didn't get picked this time, … More

BBC News Interview: Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban

Australia’s teen social media ban gave me a chance to discuss, live on BBC News directly from my Chapman University office, why an all‑out prohibition on platforms for young people … More

Robb Fahrion speaking at Chapman University, Influencer & Social Media Marketing class, Niklas Myhr, The Social Media Professor

6 Influencer Marketing Lessons from Real Life

Pleased to have Chapman Class of 2011 alumni Robb Fahrion, Co-Founder & CEO of Flying V Group, visit both my classes at the Argyros College of Business and Economics on … More

Threads, an Instagram app, graphic

Quoted in Reuters story on Threads

Meta with its Instagram service is going after Twitter with its new text-based social media platform Threads to become the new digital town square for text-based conversations, … More

Ted Sarandos, Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, Chapman University

Netflix Masterclass with Ted Sarandos at Chapman University

Chapman students were in for a treat this week with a masterclass by Netflix Co-CEO & Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. Mr. Sarandos, also a parent of a Chapman alumni, spoke … More

Monica Myhr, Walter Isaacson, Niklas Myhr, Tulane University

Elon Musk Biographer Walter Isaacson on Creative Geniuses

Imagine an early morning with Elon Musk at a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral and ending the day chatting with The Social Media Professor in New Orleans. Well, that was a … More

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The Panther Podcast, Chapman University, Niklas Myhr, Elon Musk, Twitter

Elon Musk Flips the Twitter Coin

Trying to make sense of all that is going on at Twitter under Elon Musk, Abby Little of Chapman University’s The Panther Podcast reached out to me for an interview. Thanks Abby for … More

BeReal, Stenskär Island, Piteå, Sweden, Niklas Myhr

The Core Premise of BeReal

The premise of countering the stylized, staged, manicured, perfectionist, big-time influencer post is sustainable, but the idea of taking a photo in a random two-minute time slot … More

Quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Twitter’s Edit Button

Twitter certainly got some attention this week after it became known that Elon Musk with a 9.2% stake now is the platform's largest shareholder. He also launched a Twitter Poll … More

Professor Clas Wihlborg and Niklas Myhr, Chapman University

In Memoriam: Dr. Clas Wihlborg

I hate to share the sad news that my dear friend and Chapman University colleague Clas Wihlborg recently passed away in a heart attack during a walk, 73 years young. Clas was … More

Jon Rognerud, Chapman University, Niklas Myhr, Performance Marketing

Performance Marketing and Google Tag Manager with Jon Rognerud

Students in my Digital Marketing class got a great opportunity to learn about performance marketing with Google Tag Manager when Jon Rognerud, Founder and CEO of Chaosmap.com came … More

Anna Bellman Niklas Myhr

Keynote Speaker at Public Sector Digital Transformation Conference

Got the opportunity to serve as a keynote speaker in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 700 public sector executives at a major digital transformation conference … More

Recent Articles

6 Ways Professional Speakers Can Help Meeting Professionals

March 11, 2018

Enjoyed a very enlightening talk by Deborah Gardner CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) at the monthly meeting of NSAGLAC (National Speakers Association, Greater Los Angeles Chapter). Deborah Gardner has a rich background to draw upon including […]

Facebook Marketing in 2018

March 1, 2018

Michael Stelzner, CEO and Founder of Social Media Examiner, kicked off Social Media Marketing World 2018 with a bang in the form of a keynote in which he began by instilling fear amongst the thousands […]

Featured on CBS LA TV

February 6, 2018

The story by Stacey Butler of CBS LA was about a statement that PepsiCo’s CEO Indra Nooyi made on a podcast. During this interview, she speculated about targeting women with a special kind of Doritos. […]

The Fire Funnel Process by John Lee Dumas at Youpreneur Summit

November 11, 2017

The opening keynote speaker at the inaugural Youpreneur Summit John Lee Dumas, founder of the popular Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast, shared his Fire Funnel process for digital entrepreneurs. John started out by suggesting that you […]

Swedish Tech Musketeer to Build Mega Battery Factory

May 17, 2017

[Update: On June 12, 2019, Northvolt announced that they have raised the capital required to build “Europe’s first homegrown gigafactories for lithium-ion batteries”!] In the midst of final exam week, I enjoyed a brief visit […]

Navy SEAL Agility in the age of Spaghetti Customer Journeys

April 25, 2017

Had the honor of having two exciting guests in my International Marketing MBA class at Chapman University, Mr. Chris Brull, VP Marketing for Kawasaki Motors and Mr. Scott Shaffstall, CEO and Founder at Gen Now […]

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