How To Influence Others

Tapping social media influencers to inform or mis-inform?

My blog post article on Gina Lopez and Senator Chiz Escudero got me in an interesting conversation with a few friends this past 2 days. Bottom line, I was asked, what do I intend to achieve in writing them? 1. On Gina Lopez and EDC When she spoke at the Visayas Blogging Summit,...

Getting 100 True Followers, Fans, Members

Kevin Kelly talked about creators (authors, artists, performers, among others) needing to have 1,000 True Fans in order to make a living. That made me think a lot from the aspect of manageability especially for "creators". Quality versus quantity In my case, instead of 1000, I always strive to have 100 members goal in...

Building closer connection through book giving

A few years ago, I bought a copy of Tim Sanders' book "Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends". Eversince, I became a lovecat. This is where you try to be a great source of information and share them as the opportunity or need arises...

13 Tactics to Influence People

B. Kim Barnes, author of the book "Exercising Influence," said that there are thirteen tactics to influence people: tell, sell, negotiate, enlist, inquire, listen, attune, and facilitate. When our authority to do such is not established, we can also influence indirectly through other individuals, being part of a group, debate,...