In 2009 Erik joined EURO RSCG (www.eurorscg.com) as VP, Executive Creative Director. Prior to that Erik Hauser was the founder/creative director of Swivel Media, a visionary marketer whose agency is focused on transforming the way people experience brands.

He's become an acknowledged thought leader because of his groundbreaking work with current and emerging technologies, highlighting all forms of experiential marketing that create positive brand experiences for his clients.  He's overseen the development and deployment of uniquely engaging and effective programs for a host of prestigious clients, among them:  Wells Fargo, TiVO, Toyota, kajeet, Careerbuilder.com, Epson, Oracle, Chevron/Texaco, Havoline, Reebok, Clearly Canadian, CNET, YAHOO, Mervyn's, Samsung, AT&T Broadband, and has become a much sought after speaker internationally and domestically.

Erik engages in discussion and education on a daily basis with colleagues from around the world through his blog, The Burns/Hauser Report, co-authored by Prof. Neal M. Burns of the University of Texas, and in his role as founder and moderator of the Experiential Marketing Forum, where they dissect the most current and effective methodologies that inspire purchase and brand loyalty.  Under his leadership the forum has grown to over 3,500 people in 159 countries and sovereign nations in a few short years.  Hauser is a published columnist, frequent expert panelist at marketing conclaves around the world, and contributing writer to several marketing and advertising industry publications and websites, among them a regular marketing column for "Chief Marketer Report" called BrandAnimation® .

Hauser also serves as a professional vice president of Pi Sigma Epsilon, one of the nation's largest sales and marketing fraternities for college students, as well as meets frequently with college student groups to discuss career opportunities in the marketing and advertising fields, and to keep himself current with emerging culture.