The Digital Influencers Marketing Summit  (#DIM Summit) of Digital Filipino / Janette Toral ,last October 10  at Best Western Plus Antel Hotel, was another notable experience for bloggers, online publishers, and grade one digital marketers like me.  It wasn’t only taught new lessons, it also motivated participants to pursue areas such as lead generation, ecommerce or online selling, and social media marketing that may help us to grow as influencers.

What I Like About #Dim Summit?

• Meet Professional Digital Influncers and encounter new people na like me ay eager to learn and willing to share their knowledge.
• Experience bonggang ‪sociallife– It’s hard to go in a place na you don’t know them or familiar ka lang (slight shy type ako e). But of course saan pa ba nag-i-start ng spark and connection kundi sa sa simple conversation.  And I like people who are willing to impart not only what they know, but also what they feel sa matured level.  Masaya lang din na may common kayong gustong pinakikinggan at pinag-uusapan.
• Humanized training with experienced individuals – Ang pagkakaiba ng  just experts at experienced practitioners  ay parang  mas  madali kang  ma-motivate na kaya mo rin kasi nagawa nilang tyagain.

4 Intriguing Topics That Blow My Mind

• Social Ecommerce – It is my first time to encounter One Network Ecommerce (major sponsor ng event –thank you), ganun din ang term na social ecommerce. Kung tama ang intindi ko ay para  itong  pinadali na online selling at direct selling kasi may iisa kang platform at kaya naman may ‘social’ kasi tulungan kayo sa community parang cooperative style. Pero yung mga products puwedeng branded at items na ibinebenta rin ng mga artista.  Tse-check ko pa ang company pero yung idea maganda.

  

  Actress – Entrepreneur Ara Mina demonstrated her products

  

  Jason dela Rosa of One Ecommerce Network owner

  
  
• Tactics in Building Following – Pareho kung trip yung talk nina Ms. Yam Dela Cruz ng Salamat Dok at Paul Andrew Pisig.    Ang nakakatuwa kay Ms. Yam ay base sa sarili niyang pag-aaral at experience ang ibinahagi n’ya sa #dimsummit. Sabi nga niya maiigi  na ang ‘test the water,’ ‘ mag-explore, and ‘use your senses.’ Mula nga sa mga ito ay mapupulsuhan mo ang tsika ng netizens, but of course dapat may kasunod  na steps d’yan gaya ng ‘identify your audience,’ and ‘know and give what they need.’

  

  Yam dela Cruz

  

  Paul Pisig

  
  
• Guerilla Marketing – Ang nakakatuwa kay Paul Pisig ay nakausap ko na s’ya one-on-one sa isang event last year. Tingnan mo nga naman hindi lang siya speaker at batikang digital influencer, kundi thriving businessman pa.  Tungkol naman sa talk n’ya about Guerilla Marketing – may idea na ako roon pero iba rin yung nadagdag n’yang input.  Ilan sa tatandaan ko sa mga sinabi nya ay
  • ‘to cause emotional reaction’
  • Do ‘ remarkable impression’
  • Be ‘unconventional’
• Online Lead Generators –  Ilang beses ko ng na-meet sa mga events sina Apple Allison, Genesis Reonico, at Grace Nicolas pero ito yung first time ko silang narinig na mag-talk about lead generation. Then it’s also nice to know other influencers like Emiliana Sison and Joemar Belleza.  Sa experience ko, matrabaho talaga ito na para bang madali ring i-itsapuwera pero kapag naman  may result ay ang shayahhh!
  

  Apple Alison

Gusto ko rin yung information na ibinigay ni Ms. Ila Cruz  na kaisa-isang nag-talk sa topic  na Profiling Bloggers and Social Media Influencers for Brand Engagement.  It’s cool kasi yung ibinigay niyang perspective ay doon sa possible clients ng mga bloggers.  So ang major lessons ko sa kanya ay know your ‘tone,’ be ‘original,’ and mind your ‘frequency.’ Sablay ako sa huli kaya kailangan sipagan pa.

Thank you again sa mga taong nasa likod nito at sa  iba pang sponsors ng event –  Alfox Printing and Infinity Hub.

Mabuhay!