Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Today, when we think of gamification there are thousands of examples, from games for learning specific tasks, understanding our emotions, encouraging employee engagement, and, of course, to develop mindfulness practices. An avid card player, Mendeleev used playing cards to help remember the elements in the periodic table. The naysayers.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

For example, coaching a group on a topic related to emotional intelligence like diversity is much more effective when broken up periodically with dyads (two people speaking one on one) and really listening to each other as well as revealing a part of themselves. It’s addictive, really.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Here’s an example. most cases brands are more interested in cost-per-click and cost-per-lead or cost-per-conversion metrics or developing discussion on their page, so these are the metrics you need to be able to generate. Here’s a great example of how promoting a page through Facebook worked for one brand.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 12, 2020

You tried to speak up in a meeting but a co-worker spoke first and took over the conversation. You start to see other examples of being under-valued and each time the resentment grows. You expected a project to go the way you envisioned it, but the other people involved didn’t know your plans and now it’s all wrong.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 7, 2014

Some lovely examples for your amusement are below. The soldier responded and started a conversation with the woman who sent the tweet. During the Obama State of the Union Address people shared their feedback live on #SOTU and talked with others in a carefully monitored conversation. Here’s the story.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 3, 2011

I frequently participate in Twitter chats and moderate some, for example the #TGTaste chats held by @BeaThirstyGirl and I’m participating in a few upcoming chats including #CabernetDay in September. Often they will assign a moderator to welcome participants, ask questions and generally keep the conversation on track.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 21, 2017

I’m pretty sure you can think of more than one social media example of how a brand simply did not understand their user-base and suffered for an unconscious tweet or Facebook post! We can work with these simple techniques to listen more effectively through active listening, be fully present in conversations, and understand more clearly.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 28, 2020

Think small, tightly knit trade communities or Facebook groups for example.). Whatever stimulates the most conversation gets the most attention and brings in more money in ads. The communities that pull that off often have a face to face component so when we post in the community we know the real person on the other side of the screen.

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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. Take my friend Shelly Kramer for example. If you’re using social media for your business, know this.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 2, 2011

For example: A page can’t follow you until you follow it first or mention it in a post. Pages can’t comment or even +1 a conversation unless that person is following the page. Look at H&M for example. All my clients are asking and it’s a tough question for many. That’s the really sad part.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 29, 2011

No really, if the communities at Empire Avenue started to actually contain conversation it could be interesting. For example it’s very hard to follow the threads of shout outs on your profile. Actually finding conversation is a needle in a haystack sort of thing and the notification system doesn’t help much.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Well, Google just changed the conversation in a big way and just in time. For example: Friend Mike Elgin created a page where he and his wife plan to share their new diet called The Spartan Diet and he says he’ll be sharing on this page instead of to the circles of foodies he had created.

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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. For example, say you attend a brilliant talk at a conference or even online.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 18, 2011

I’ll tell you a little story here as an example. Take the example above as a lesson. Creating conversation. Really, that’s all you have to do. You don’t have to send them flowers, just a simple thank you. Of course once in a while flowers don’t hurt. What if they’re saying bad things about me??Take

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 17, 2012

Unfortunately for me, they specifically called out some of my favorite apps like Tweetbot, Storify and Echofon as examples by name. ) :/. the last tweet chat I was in I posted 435 times in an hour and the conversation was flying so quickly there were over 1,000 tweets with the chat hashtag in that one hour alone.).

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Did they add value to the conversation or just re-tweet it because it mentioned them? Good examples of people with big numbers who engage their networks directly are Michael Port and Chris Brogan. Someone with 100,000 followers on Twitter re-tweeted you or responded? Cool, but does that number really matter at all?

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 17, 2010

Think of your online conversations as an aggregate whole and not just one network at a time. This is one example of social media being used to secure the privacy of an individual. I’ve always stuck to the “if you don’t want it public don’t put it online&# philosophy.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

People are constantly dissing this particular network even though it really has more intelligent conversation going on than many other networks. Twitter chats help contextualize Tweet conversations, but even they fade away away afterwards and everything is discovered out of context. you’ve got a better conversation.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Send traffic to your blog, where deeper conversations can take place. For example, I have one for a Google+ e-book. Use social media to create an approachable persona that encourages people to contact you and then follow through when they do reach out. Put your contact information everywhere. Basic, but often ignored.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The sharing of links, news and information are the most obvious examples of this, but even more important is generosity in supporting others. and uses the beer company Molson as an example of a company dominating their niche with a show of generosity in campaigns like this one. Add value to the conversation. Ask questions.

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