Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

My portion of the book holds the kernel of an idea that I’ve been building on for some time now, and will be the focus of my 6th book “ Mindful Social Marketing – How Authenticity and Generosity are Transforming Marketing “, due for release in October 2015, published by Substantium. Get the MindfulSocial newsletter.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 16, 2014

Social media managers are then charged with locating supporting content and resources to support the editorial calendar, locate influencers who are interested in these topics and begin to engage them on the appropriate social media sites. social business Social Media Tips and Tricks'

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Lots of people will tell you ”Social Media Influencers” are the key to social media marketing but what does that really mean? Do they get comments and do people share their content through social media? Now take your refined list and do searches on your favorite social media networks.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Use Facebook as just another social media network in your toolbox but not as the be-all end-all of your marketing campaign. Every brands needs are different of course, and if you need help evaluating how your brand is using social media as part of your marketing strategy let me know. Here’s an example.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

While I write here about social media (hellooo I’m a social media coach!) Note: Not one of these blogs are about social media (Though they are great examples of social media at work). Tags: Social Media in Action blogging. Give it a spin! I left you guys out on purpose.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 8, 2010

In these times what’s not to love about buying a coupon for a dinner at 40 or 50% of it’s market value? I guess the investors are buying it too! Tags: Social Media Networks Discounts Earlybird Groupon Twitter. I’m a big fan of group coupon networks, deals and discounts offered through Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Well, at least in social media circles anyway. Say you send me a friend request on a social network. Now granted, sometimes this is a two second decision, but taking the time makes all the difference in the quality of the conversations we have in our social networks. Tags: Social Media in Action.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 21, 2012

Lots of salespeople looked at us as a one-time sale and if we didn’t buy right away they just moved on to the next one. How many deals are you leaving on the table because you’re in a rush to get to the next sale? Online or offline? One instant sale isn’t going to get you rave reviews like this one.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 29, 2010

One of the beauties of social media is the opportunity to ask your network and extended networks a question and get an answer quickly. Social media is social and people appreciate a congenial answer that solves their problem. Often it comes from from people with hands on experience. Downside?

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 13, 2018

Any website, including social media sites that gather data from EU citizens, must comply with these rules. Buying a list or adding people randomly because you found their email address is NOT compliant. Its goal is to give back control of data to citizens. It goes live in May of 2018. See what others are doing.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 19, 2010

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great for Groupon and it’s users, and I might even buy this one for my niece, but does it spell doom and gloom for the niche businesses it has served so well in the past? Tags: Social Media in Action Facebook foursquare Groupon the Gap Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Michael shares with us what’s really at the root of being disengaged and miserable in our jobs, and spoiler alert, sometimes it’s US, our attitude, expectations or even our victim mindset.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 23, 2010

Nothing to buy, no shipping or distribution centers needed, just good old practical know-how. Tags: Social Media in Action Abundant Water. What if you could come up with a simple filtering system that would provide clean water with a handful of readily available ingredients that the villagers could make themselves?

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 5, 2015

It will be very interesting to see how long Twitter let’s this Meerkat live or if they snap it up and buy it (as they should). In the meantime come follow me on Meerkat , I’ll be posting tips and tricks and random thoughts about mindful use of social media for business and just for fun. Stay tuned!

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Tara Hunt calls it “ Whuffie “ Whatever it is, the better your social capital the more likely it is your followers will take action. That action could be a response, sharing with their network, donating to a cause, buying your book or product or translating your words into an action you never conceived of. Numbers game.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 24, 2013

Use a system to identify characteristics and buying patterns of your customers so you can fine tune content that fits their needs. Segmentation and testing. What content is getting you the best results. Each level of the campaign needs to have messaging relative to where the prospect is in the campaign. Email Marketing.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 1, 2011

This buys you some time to decide if you want to use FBML or you’re ready to jump into iframes. So what’s a girl to do? Go follow this tutorial to add FBML tabs to your Facebook Page now, in case you need them. Nobody will know, you remove the tabs from the navigation like this. Now for the exciting part!

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Here’s the big deep dark secret about using social media for business; you’ve got to have discipline. People tell me 5-6 times a day that they can’t make time for social media. Now look at social media where you can break the ice and get that initial conversation10, 20,100 or thousands at a time.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 10, 2013

Sometimes I’ll buy from them just because they are so good at their job I just want to support them. Think about it, good sales people have always been social. Now let’s look at how a sales person works within a social business. Think of social media as a huge focus group. Asks good questions.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. “ LOVE live streaming!

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Janet Fouts

MAY 4, 2015

We all know video is wildly popular across the board and people love the experience of sharing their life experiences with others in real time.When Meerkat launched in March it got a huge bump from social media marketers who created live video in real time from the South by Southwest conference. “ LOVE live streaming!

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 21, 2013

It’s likely users will get much more out of this search tool than businesses unless business page owners really step up to the plate and work at encouraging users to share photos on their page, engage users on a different level than “ Buy my stuff, buy my stuff! and Aren’t we cool we’re on Facebook!!!!!

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 12, 2010

There’s a saying in social media that goes something like this “You know you’ve “arrived&# when you’ve got trolls commenting on your work&#. It’s true, the more connections you have on social media networks the more likely someone will disagree with you. That’s right. The trolls.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 27, 2014

27,000 people poured into Moscone center in San Francisco, and Cisco invited 20 of us to attend as VIP social media ambassadors hand picked by Bryan Kramer of PureMatter. Cisco predicts that soon everything we buy will have some form of sensor or chip in it. Corporate Social Media social business'

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 10, 2011

My reports didn’t stop ignoramuses like Michelle Malkin Fraudkin from blindly urging people to buy goods at jihadist-enabling Whole Foods, merely because its CEO was under fire for opposing Obamacare. &#. By the way, Debbie’s gone after Whole Foods before, including this gem.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

I’m a stickler for making sure the images I use on the site are not violating any copyrights and I often buy images from sites like Fotolia for my presentations instead of pirating something from the interwebs. Click the post above to read more of Simply Measured’s findings. Images for bloggers and presenters. Also awesome.

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