Janet Fouts

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The NOW Revolution-not just another book about social media

Janet Fouts

Authors Jay Baer and Amber Naslund sent me a copy of their new book The Now Revolution for review, and although I expected a lot from these two they delivered. The book is a smart and well written guide to how businesses can change the way they think about work and customers and get rid of the old kludgy practices that are holding them back.

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Social Media Listening – It’s About Emotions

Janet Fouts

Do you buy a book because of the emotion it’s cover evokes? We buy a book or a bottle of wine because we like the cover, even before we read the liner notes. Understanding how emotion comes into play in buying decisions can be extremely useful when listening on social media sites. Listen to social.

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A Hard Social Media Lesson for Hoteliers

Janet Fouts

If you don’t remember anything else I’ve ever told you about social business, remember this: ALL business is social. Even if you aren’t using social media–other people are–and they talk. If you have a website and you post anything online it is easily shared by people using social media.

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My bestseller and the next book is on the way!

Janet Fouts

I was honored to be invited to co-author a book with the legendary Jack Canfield this summer. The book, “ The Soul of Success ” was released in late July and I’m thrilled to announce it is now a best seller on Amazon in both the US and in Canada, not in just one category but in several! 1 Direct Marketing. #9

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Why I Killed My Facebook Page – Confessions of a Social Media Coach

Janet Fouts

A social media coach quitting Facebook? When I wrote my first book, “ Social Media Success! ” in 2009 I dutifully created a Facebook page for the the book, making what I now consider a classic mistake for many authors. Creating a Facebook page for a book can be short-sighted. Here’s why.

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Social Media PR Tweet

Janet Fouts

Public Relations is a changing field and it can be a challenge to manage and control corporate messaging in these times of lightning fast responses and broad data dissemination through social media networks. You can’t control social media so you’d best learn to understand how to work with it instead of against it.

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The Book of Joy is here! #sharethejoy with @thedesmondtutu + @DalaiLama

Janet Fouts

The Book of Joy by Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and Douglas Abrams chronicles a week with two legendary figures discussing compassion, joy and the power of humility.

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