Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

You’re happy in your company, so why build a personal brand through social media? You’ll find a community of other people working in that very same space participating in social media somewhere. Learn about issues with your own products or the products of a competitor and put the fires out before they get big.

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Janet Fouts

JULY 13, 2020

As responsible and conscious marketers we are taking a closer look at how marketing is handing issues of culture, diversity and inclusion, especially on social media (this is mindful social after all!). Connect with Lynn: twitter.com/lajbiz. linkedin.com/in/lajbiz. facebook.com/lajbiz. instagram.com/lajbiz.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 27, 2023

Feelings of loneliness and disconnection can lead to a slew of health issues, including anxiety, depression, and even heart disease. On a psychological level, the lack of social connection can drive us towards maladaptive behaviors such as excessive drinking, media bingeing, or a sheer lack of motivation in life.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I spoke recently to a group of PR and marketing professionals about how to use social media in their work. One woman told me that she was trying to get the CXO’s to use social media as part of their brand awareness. Several other people in the room commented they had similar issues. They were ignoring her.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Then, as news spread, people started producing graphics representing how they felt about it and this collaborative Pinboard was created by Beth Kanter allowing others to add “pins” to the board about the issue as well. In the official statement Brinker also said she hoped people would now move on. I’ll just bet she does.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 18, 2014

Whether through social media or other means, you talk to a person who is representing the brand. It may be you are talking to the founder of a business, a marketing or sales manager, customer service or a social media manager, but you’re talking to a person at the other end of that conversation. No, you don’t.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 2, 2013

If you’ve got an engaged social media presence start looking at who those people are. Look through your social media engagements for issues people are having and help them resolve the issue. Social Media Tips and Tricks Content Marketing' Take the time to get to know your market.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This content may be curated from relevant news stories, breakthroughs in the industry you are related to, regulatory issues or re-shares to support the people within your networks. Content calendars aren’t a shortcut to social media engagement. Corporate Social Media Social Media in Action Social Media'

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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. Responding to issues within your company or customer feedback online before things get out of hand. Corporate Social Media social business'

Energy 144

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 17, 2010

I’m trying to keep my focus in this case on activists and their issues with privacy online. You can’t mention activism and social media without James Karl Buck coming up. This is one example of social media being used to secure the privacy of an individual.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 16, 2014

Equally, if you expect it to stand alone without the support of the people in your social networks you may as well rent a billboard in the desert. You write about issues that are important in your industry. Social media is a fluid thing, you can’t cram it in a box and expect to really engage.

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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. So let’s quit focusing on labels shall we? Who are they?

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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

JUNE 23, 2011

Even if you protect your tweets, people can still share them around you, and if you simply don’t use Twitter for fear of privacy issues you’re sticking your head in the sand. GovTwit a social media directory for government agencies and officials. JD Supra Really a great resource across several social media networks.

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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. “Your picture could appear in the November issue of Fast Company magazine as part of an amazing photo spread. Tags: Social Media in Action Fast Company influence Social Media.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

According to Altimeter Group’s Jeremiah Owyang , social CRM will give businesses a way to really focus on listening to what their customers want and still have time to do business. “Jeremiah Owyang’s vision of Social CRM where products that we want will find us, will be realized. Steve Farnsworth, Jolt Social Media.

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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. Do you use video as part of the social media outreach for your nonprofit? Register Here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/730428078.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

If you’re a social media geek you already know about Facebook’s live session today to introduce their new messaging system. And then there are the security issues. Tags: Social Media in Action Email Facebook FMail. If you’d like to see the re-caps go here. There will be bugs.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 21, 2017

Lack of empathy can lead to isolation and alienation, divisiveness within a team, highlight diversity issues and cause a brand to make catastrophic errors that alienate the customer base. Without empathy skills, conflicts can flare up from simple misunderstandings.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Have you been having issues editing link previews, titles or descriptions when you create a link post on Facebook? That’s just not cool, but you can fix issues that will help people understand the value of the content and click through to read it. I feel you. But your struggle may soon be over.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 19, 2019

I met and spoke to hundreds of family caregivers who were dealing with many of the same issues I was. I dove into training in Emotional Intelligence, Positive Neuroplasticity, and Mindfulness. It was the inspiration for writing When Life Hits the Fan–a Mindful Guide the Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 12, 2015

Most of the apps I’d tried also had accessibility issues. Social Media Tips and Tricks Social Media Tools productivity' It never does what I need it to do and I spend more time setting it up and loading stuff into it than I do actually using it. share some tips and tricks here. Got an even better app?

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

but what is the real impact through social media? Is this an issue with Facebook or the fans? Clearly Red Bull understands the value of entertainment content and leverages various online tools to maximize the viewer ship of these events, they have their own web TV channel called RedBullTV. Red Bull on Twitter.

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Janet Fouts

MARCH 5, 2017

Facebook ad delivery insights tell you a lot about how your campaign is going and help you get ahead of performance issues, saving you money!

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 30, 2015

resolves a lot of these issues. If your goal on social media is to reach an audience that is really interested in similar topics, Blab will boost your following with real organic connections. Sure, there is conversation in the comment stream but frankly, in a buzy stream it can hard to respond and focus. Bottom line.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 28, 2011

So, how do you feel about the issue of using your real name on Google Plus and your personal safety/privacy? 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?

Privacy 118

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Don’t even get me started on the personal promoted posts issue as reported by Mashable , it’s just not OK at all (rumble rumble) but for pages the freemium model makes some semblance of sense. It’s my belief Facebook is “encouraging” pages to promote posts in order to get them to seen by more people.

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Janet Fouts

DECEMBER 9, 2012

One of the biggest organizational issues we find when managing Facebook pages for our clients is often the page was created by someone who is no longer with the company and now nobody has the login information the account was created with. Maybe because social media is my business and I like geeks. What’s not to love?

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Janet Fouts

MAY 28, 2020

One issue is that community owners have been doing the same thing that traditional media has. Would you begin to recognize that we all have the same needs at the core of our beings? That need for safety for understanding for happiness and for Love? What’s gone wrong with online communities? Now it becomes viral.

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Now there’s a new issue with the school. Tags: Social Media in Action epic change non-profit nonprofit Tweetsgiving. Not bad at all. You have so much power in an email, a tweet, forwarding a donation request or making a monthly contribution of time or money to a cause you believe in.

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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. They’ve gotten seriously burned with security and privacy issues, and let’s face it, Google Wave was a bust.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 1, 2012

I used to say this to people about Twitter, and now I find people have exactly the same issue with Google+. That’s not how a social network works though. Steve Farnsworth Has lots of good tips about social media, marketing, PR and business. Clearly he’s not circling the right people on Google+.

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Janet Fouts

APRIL 24, 2013

Listen to customer service and find out what the sore spots are for the customer, then speak to those issues in blogs, videos, FAQ’s they can use as a resource. Look to your internal team for success stories a, tips and tricks or unique uses for the product and let them tell their stories. The same goes for your customers.

Marketing 134

Marketing Smart Phone FAQ Patterns 134

Janet Fouts

JUNE 13, 2011

Read the book online to learn more about the issue, read real stories in the letters of refugees around the planet, and help raise awareness in your own network. Then share with your friends on Facebook , donate a tweet a day, (tweet your own darn self too!)

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Price Feed Feedly Issues 132

Janet Fouts

JUNE 6, 2011

As far as the privacy issue goes, pretty much every application on Twitter requires this kind of authorization. For me the only potential issue is the geo-location feature, which in my case pinpoints me the last time I checked in with Google places up in the hills of Los Gatos.

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