Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Here are a few tips to make the time you spend working on social media marketing tasks, and your entire day, more useful to everyone. As a bonus, you’ll be more focused and engaged with the conversations you have on social networks, increasing your effectiveness. mindful social mindfulsocial' Doesn’t your job?

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Janet Fouts

MAY 11, 2011

People who want to use social media to advance their professional reputation, attract business or build a brand often struggle with deciding where the line is between personal conversations and professional ones. If you’re using social media for your business, know this. Take my friend Shelly Kramer for example.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 25, 2010

One of the questions people ask in our initial social media strategy sessions is “How will I know if I’m doing it right?&# Rather than go into yet another social media metrics debate let’s pretend for the sake of argument that you’ve already set up one or two social listening tools.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 16, 2011

Here’s what I think, but I’d love to hear your perspective in the comments. With social media networks you have a world of opportunities to reach out and create relationships with people who actually want to talk with you. That’s a question not a statement. Even if you don’t agree with it.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

a look at your engagement on your blogs based on actions taken by your users.They call them “engagement points&# and it’s basically a tally of page views, clicks, Tweets and shares on other networks, comments as well as how many are reading your RSS stream. Literally when someone actually engages with your content. Peer Index.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 23, 2011

Share others content with links and comments on the value of what they’ve contributed. Create good quality content people care about and want to share. Create content regularly. Preferably spread across all of the platforms you are present on. Be an information source about your area of expertise that people can turn to with questions.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 30, 2013

Here’s another Haiku Deck, Social Media 101 and another on Social Media for Sales. Add your own commandments in the comments! Social Media Tips and Tricks Twitter strategy' Both are examples of the “less is more” idea I prefer with presentations.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 6, 2017

Most students have a social media presence of some sort, but thinking about a professional brand hasn’t been high on their priority list. Tips to create and monitor your brand on social media. Find thought leaders on social networks and follow their posts. Add insightful comments and engage when possible.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Liking, viewing, sharing, commenting and link clicks are all ways to engage with the post.It Use Facebook as just another social media network in your toolbox but not as the be-all end-all of your marketing campaign. Comments and traffic to your website? Facebook Social Media Networks Facebook ads Facebook likes'

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 18, 2014

Especially in social media, taking the time to actively notice what’s going on before engaging can lead to a more focused, enlightening and productive experience for everyone. Instead of letting the cacophony of social media and business matters drive you, take control of what you allow to be important.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 5, 2014

When was the last time you saw a post from a brand on a social network and thought to yourself “Wow, they really get me!” More often than not brands post about their product, or maybe–just to be different–share a user comment about how great their product is. Social Media Tips and Tricks' I doubt it.

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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. Comment on blogs or social posts adding value to the discussion.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

While I write here about social media (hellooo I’m a social media coach!) So, some of these are frequent commenters on my blog, Facebook or Twitter and some are just favorites I go to for inspiration. As for you, why not take a few minutes to recognize the commenters and bloggers who enrich your life?

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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

JANUARY 3, 2012

We are already working with a number of non-profits to help them understand social media tools and techniques. in 2012 we plan to increase our pro-bono work through interactive training for nonprofits, particularly in inbound marketing practices and of course, using social media. Add your thoughts in the comments!

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 29, 2013

While I had only added a few presentations on social media Linkedin imported them all. Check out what you can add to yours , and share a link to your spiffed up profile in the comments. Mine updated yesterday with some unexpected (mostly positive) results. Fortunately it’s really easy to edit and delete presentations.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The only way to know if your page has new comments is to browse the feed for the page. Pages can’t comment or even +1 a conversation unless that person is following the page. Currently few social media management tools offer Google+ support, though Hootsuite will be soon. Social Media Coach!

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 30, 2015

Sure, there is conversation in the comment stream but frankly, in a buzy stream it can hard to respond and focus. Mention them in the comment stream with their username and they’ll be tagged with a notification. After a Blab go connect and comment on their posts. Thank them for comments and being on your show.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 5, 2015

Here’s how it works: Download the iOS app to see who is streaming or click this link to see who’s streaming #meerkat on TwitterUse mentions on Twitter to comment or comment through the app and join the conversation there. Social Media Tips and Tricks' Stay tuned!

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Page Moderator: Can respond to and delete comments on the Page, send messages as the Page, create ads, and view insights. Facebook Social Media Networks Social Media Tips and Tricks' Pages: Page Admin: Can manage Page roles, send messages and post as the Page, create ads, and view insights. Bottom line?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

You see it in the comments and on some of the best blogs the comments from the regular readers are as valuable or better than the actual post itself. Google loves WordPress, no question, and every comment adds value for the commenter and the poster. Are ideas like that holding back the evolution of social media?

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Janet Fouts

JULY 6, 2010

The site which recently launched entices a user to enter their name and view their social media influence. Then it encourages a user to try to get their network to respond to a comment or post about the site to show how much influence that user has. So what went wrong with the “Influence Project&# ?

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 1, 2013

If you have some must-have apps for your business, why not share ‘em in the comments? Sprout Social. If you use Sprout Social to manage your social media accounts you’ll love this app. Manage your social media team workflow, monitor brand buzz and share on the fly to keep your business social.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Sometimes just commenting on somebody else’s blog will get you to thinking about the topic and spark your own perspective or new tangents. Tags: Social Media Tips and Tricks blogger blogging social media coach writers block. If so, write that blogger and thank them!

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Learn more about QR Codes and how they work at the Social Media Coaching Center. Please share them in the comments! Tags: Social Media in Action fundraising nonprofit QR Code social media coaching center. Go ahead, scan the code. Just hold your phone up to the screen and scan it.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 26, 2019

Please enjoy the podcast below and add your comments. I’ve been following his work for many years and I’m excited to have an opportunity to dive into the study and application of forgiveness in an everyday setting.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 23, 2011

If you are at the panel tonight for Hastings School of Law please let me know what you thought of it in the comments. GovTwit a social media directory for government agencies and officials. JD Supra Really a great resource across several social media networks. The slides will be added below as well.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When I first heard about App.net my first reaction was probably very much like yours, “I don’t need another social media network!” Founder Dalton Caldwell created this new network–known to fans as ADN– a mere 12 weeks ago as an ad-free, real-time social network. Apps you already use.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 8, 2011

Even if you have listening tools set up that alert you to comments, that discussion takes place on the hosts’ web site, while your own post may sit with fewer comments. I think the trade-off is OK and I’ve gotten some good clients who followed the breadcrumbs back to my site.After all social media is about sharing right?

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Conversations tend to be casual often focus on the sharing of jokes and gossip, movies and social gaming. Maybe because social media is my business and I like geeks. Google+ has much less of this and–to me at least– the people are more interesting.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 12, 2019

Listen to the podcast below and share your comments here or on the podcast page. She’s taken her experiences owning several businesses and feeling “stuck” and rigid in her life, now she’s on a new career path, one that helps people be well. We’d love to hear from you!

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Social media is all about reciprocity and never more so than here. The initial screens are all about who is most popular and it’s the usual suspects found on most of the social media networks. Guy Kawasaki, Britney Spears, the Dalai Lama are some of the most re-shared and commented people on Google +.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

Comment and share some more. Commenting on another user’s post gets you into the conversation. Steve Farnsworth Has lots of good tips about social media, marketing, PR and business. What do you want to talk about? Stefan Svartling Is a wonderful curator of all things geeky and tech.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 2, 2010

Comment when it’s relevant, re-tweet them on Twitter and share links you think they will find useful. Make sure you make it personal, comment on a previous post that relates to the topic at hand or you enjoyed. Tags: Social Media in Action. Create relationships before you need them. Make it personal.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Probably the best new feature is “Login as Page&# which gives admins the ability to comment on other pages as the PAGE instead of themselves. Head over to the Social Media Coaching Center right now and give it a spin. It’s likely that Facebook will quickly create a way for us to manage this!

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Especially PR and marketing professionals who are watching social media speed up the reaction time of their customers to light speed. Basically leveraging social media to show the whole story and showing at the same time that transparency is ALWAYS best. How can we keep up? It’s good advice too. The lesson?

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 28, 2011

The comments are Carvin’s. In the case of an activist, a worker in a domestic violence shelter, public figure, or person who needs to have some level of privacy should they be using social media at all? The responses below are copied from Andy’s post on Google Plus ( here’s the original if you’re on G+ ).

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