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?&# Of course it’s not rally that simple and that leads to the inevitable and important metrics discussion. “Who’s going to do the measuring&# and “Is there an app for that?&#.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 20, 2020

Heather is a Mindfulness Meditation teacher and organizational consultant and has worked for over 20 years in the private, non-profit, and education sectors, taught courses at George Mason University, and delivered in-person and online. Listen to the podcast below: About Heather. training for numerous private companies and non-profits.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 27, 2011

Like Momentus Media’s application it can be quite revealing to see how it scores your friends and competitors and even compare them through a nifty drag-and-drop interface. Klout is all about identifying influencers on particular topics through their social media presence.Want to know the most influential colleges on Twitter?

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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. Gratitude is a basic element of society, but not used enough on social media. Practice gratitude.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Of course older generations like Boomers have also adopted technology and social media to research before buying and that age group holds 3/4 of the nation’s wealth. Let’s take a more mindful approach to marketing, especially through social media. Tweet this.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 6, 2013

When we talk to clients about using social media to grow their business we first define their goals for using it in the first place and then the discussion around content will often go like this: Me : Having a presence on any social media network is useless if you don’t have quality information to share. Stay tuned!

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We tend to think of social media as either a network of friends and family or a marketing channel–with a few variations in between. Few of us choose to think about the other uses for “social listening&# , or the military uses for social data. Photo by C. Todd Lopez.

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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.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

I just got back from a trip to Atlanta where I did some training on social media with a group of fortune 50 corporate travel partners for a major banking institution. I knew a bit about Art, and being a social media geek I looked him up on Twitter as well as the restaurant. Here’s a link to the Storify thread.

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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.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 30, 2014

Of course we can expect Facebook’s team to have more advanced measurement and a whole lot more data than the average company, but it’s still an issue. I asked a few of my social media friends about it. Corporate Social Media Facebook social business Social Media in Action'

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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. Just like merit badges in the scouts, or checking in on Foursquare to earn points.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 11, 2019

The course is 90 minutes in length and will take place on Zoom, via video or just audio, from wherever you are. If you’re finding yourself mired in self-criticism and frustration, you’ll get value from this course. Work with tools to have more self-compassion and kindness for ourselves and others.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I was invited to moderate a panel on social media strategy at the Public Radio Directors Association ( PRPD ) conference in Denver. The panel was about creating a social media strategy. KUT uses a lot of different social media tools. You can listen live to the station in their web site too of course.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 1, 2013

Obviously I couldn’t keep from sharing a few of my favorite social apps too, it’s what I do. I actually have quite a few apps on my phone but here are the ones most useful for keeping your business social. Of course there are the obvious apps like Linkedin , Facebook , Skype etc. Sprout Social. Tweetbot.

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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. Of course, being created by some or the brightest minds from Facebook doesn’t hurt. Social media is social and people appreciate a congenial answer that solves their problem.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 13, 2018

Of course, we are all aware of the privacy issues now in the news about Facebook and other major networking sites. Any website, including social media sites that gather data from EU citizens, must comply with these rules. Its goal is to give back control of data to citizens. It goes live in May of 2018.

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 14, 2011

Whether you work with a grass roots organization or a humongous nonproft you know that social media can be an effective way to make your message more visible out there in the world. Of course we’d rather have you attend and ask us your questions). Do you use video as part of the social media outreach for your nonprofit?

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Of course this only applies to people who are either curious enough to try to find out what the crazy looking boxes are all about or someone who knows what a QR Code is and scans all the ones they find just to see what the links are! Learn more about QR Codes and how they work at the Social Media Coaching Center.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 5, 2015

And of course, once you’re using the app you’ll get notifications when people you follow are streaming and can jump on to see what’s up. 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.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 8, 2010

They’re not alone of course. You don’t have to surf social media networks for very long to run into another ad for a coupon site offering “GREAT DEALS&# and “HUGE DISCOUNTS&# and there are plenty of them vying for attention on Twitter already. In fact, Groupon raised over $175 million in funding.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 7, 2014

And of course there was the infamous #MyNYPD designed to allow New Yorkers to share how beloved their police force is. Facebook Googleplus Social Media Tips and Tricks Twitter strategy Google Plus hashtags Twitter' Quantas thought they’d get a great deal of love from their happy passengers on the hashtag #Quantas Luxury.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The online social media magazine Social Media Examiner didn’t waste any time creating a page, and neither did most of the regular users of Google Plus. Save the Children UK launched their nonprofit page and did a great job setting off their profile with moving photos (hmm, just like Facebook pages eh?).

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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!” ” Of course, being the geek I am I had to take a look anyway and I’m glad did. Before I get into why App.net is worth your time, let me give you the back story.

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Janet Fouts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Of course you could just write a post about writers block… ( : Whatever, my block is gone (knock on wood) and I’ve got a pile of ideas, so expect me to catch up soon! Tags: Social Media Tips and Tricks blogger blogging social media coach writers block. I promise).

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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. Go give them some love by sharing their relevant content too. CircleCount. Another tool to look at is CircleCount.com.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 4, 2011

Of course they’re doing it for marketing. So here’s a thumbnail of just 4 “social networks&# and how community applies to them (in my opinion). Maybe it’s a bit naive or nostalgic to think business must develop true community to succeed with social media as a marketing tool.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 19, 2012

So you might think my position would be that Google+ is the be-all end-all social media network for business and people should be pitching their blogs and Facebook pages out the window in favor of Google+. Nothing proprietary of course, but perhaps there is a collaborative opportunity out there waiting to be discovered.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Of course this year is no different than any other year. Our family supports a fair number of causes though, so we are not going to miss the opportunity to play off your guilt and your social capital to help a worthy cause. Tags: Social Media in Action epic change non-profit nonprofit Tweetsgiving. Bah humbug!

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Janet Fouts

JULY 5, 2011

If you’re as into social media networks as I am you’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the launch of Google+ , a shiny new social network from Google. Which of course means you’ve got to have a Google profile. They’re working on making Profiles and Google+ available for Google Apps.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

Of course you’ll find lots more, but these are 10 people I can always rely on to have useful and interesting content. Steve Farnsworth Has lots of good tips about social media, marketing, PR and business. 10 people to circle who will add value to your experience.

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Janet Fouts

JANUARY 13, 2018

So of course people think this means now they’ll be seen even less and forced to spend money on ads to push their content in front of consumers. The effects of this announcement. It’s not just marketers who are panicking, Facebook stocks dropped nearly 9% on the announcement.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 10, 2010

And of course this happened less than an hour after we’d launched our new WordPress Classes ! Tags: Social Media Tips and Tricks JohhnyA Malware Media Temple Wordpress. It created new users with admin permissions on some of the blogs affected. We shut the offer down, it will be re-released soon, I promise!).

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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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

For brands, of course, it can be a bigger deal. Hacking isn’t something new to Twitter, but it’s generally been easy to get your account back through Twitter tech support, though not always quickly. For most accounts it’s not much more than embarrassing and annoying.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 16, 2011

Of course you could pick and choose but if you’ve got a lot of friends you could be tempted to just invite them all. I saw a message on Google+ yesterday from the-ever on top of the newest app-Louis Gray that made me cringe. It was about an import tool called Facebook Exodus. ARRGGGHHH!!

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 26, 2011

So of course when I was asked to volunteer a little time to live-tweet the TEDx San Jose event I jumped at the chance. With talks from amazing minds like Temple Grandin , Kary Mullis , talents like Sirena Huang , Sara Kay , how could you not spend a little time each day being inspired too?

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