The Break Forth Church in Tiano-Velez St., hosted a gathering/conference of Christian influencers last August 31 on “How to Become a Christian Influencer”.
In Google an influencer means an individual who has the power to affect purchase decisions of others because of his/her authority, knowledge, position or relationship with his/her audience and an individual who has a following in a particular niche, which they actively engage with.
Over the last decade, social media grow rapidly in importance. According to the August 2017 statistic, 3 Billion plus people actively use social media – that’s 40% of the world’s population. Influencers in social media are people who have built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a particular topic. They make regular posts about topics on their preferred social media channels and generate large followings of enthusiastic engaged people who pay close attention to their views.
Inevitably people look up to influencers in social media to guide them with their decision making. Speakers in the last Saturday’s event are in their own right Social Media Influencers; the founder and CEO of the Facebook page I’m So Blessed Daily Mr. Cliff Sumalpong who presently have 5,614,653 followers talks about “Growing and Managing Pages”. His journey in managing such pages have brought him wide experience in the pros and cons of being an influencer.
His pages have been hacked numerous time and have been brought back numerously. His outputs during the conference have been beneficial in the upcoming influencers and have raised quality interactions among the participants. Khan Santos the page manager of Khan Santos TV who has 96,036 followers shared about his experiences in “Viral Contents”, his viral videos reached out to million viewers and have influenced a lot of individuals.
Khan shared about what are the creative ways in attracting viewers and let them finished the whole videos. Kimmy Naïve of the Facebook page Kimmy’dventure ツ has followers of 251,614, he shared about “Live Worship” and how to inspire viewers and let them interact through messages and comments. Eli Dondoyano Balogo Jr. of Kristyano Squad Goals and the Mindanao mover of Christian Influencers United Philippines (CIUPh) shared about reaching out to other influencers and encourage each other to continue in sharing positive vibes in social media.
Becoming a Christian Influencer is about promoting positive influence in the social media flat form. In the age of open information, a lot of contents popping out on the internets are not suitable for minors and it is the advocacy of the CIUPh to counter these contents by promoting positive messages and uplifting stories based on the Christian faith. Be blessed and share the love of Jesus.
(Rhyan Casiño, an artist, a writer, a member of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro and Chairman of Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc. recipient of the national award Ten Accomplished Youth Organization or TAYO. For comments/suggestions please send to direhusi.rhyan@gmail.com)
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