Thankful for Digital Influencers Marketing Summit (DIM2012 Cebu)

Digital Influencers Marketing Summit 2012 - photo by Sir Herbert

I am proud to say that I was there! What more can I say but Thank you! I'd like to extend my gratitude to Digital Filipino for bringing Digital Influencers Marketing Summit here in Cebu. Thank you Miss Janette Toral for organizing the event and for introducing it to Cebuanos, thank you Miss Flaire Castro for the invite I owe you big time, :) and to all the speakers thank you! Men, you all rock! Learned so much! And to Elance too, for supporting the event. All praise here!! ^_^

Finally met Miss Jannette in person and men, her hair's long. :) Pretty! Met new faces; students, writers, entrepreneurs and bloggers, twas really great! The speakers were experts on their forte! You would've learned much and would've been INFLUENCED! 

The event tackled different topics: Do's and Don'ts of Blogging, Social Media Management, Earning in Freelancing, Self Motivation, Internet Branding and Entrepreneurship, being an Influencer, the upcoming 2013 Elections and my favorite topic Search Engine Optimization - SEO. Yes! It was a lot of topic to fit in a day and you've missed loads of lessons if you had not made it to the event. Lucky me! ^_^ Worth all the time. But don't worry, there will definitely be a next year (crossing fingers), time flies fast so be there next time!... ^_~

So who are these influencers and what do they do? 
I had asked this question before the event (I Googled it too, of course ^_^ ) and hearing from different stories my question was answered. Now, I simply define them as super heroes who doesn't need to wear capes (reminds me of The Avengers except for Thor), I define them as people who contribute to society without asking anything in return! I define them as the people with true advocacy, passion and will who makes lives, our lives at ease. The're those people who does action to every issue, the're those people who are changing our lives, the're those people who inspire and move us, and they were these people:

• Educator, Blogger, Internet Marketing Consultant Miss Janette Toral of Digital Filipino
• Blogger, Social Media Expert, CEO of Third Team Media Miss Fleire Castro
• Best Selling Author, Corporate Trainer and International Speaker Mister Khoa Bui
• Fitness Instructor, Biggest Loser Philippines' Finalist Mister Alan Choachuy
• Outsourcing Consultant and Internet Specialist Mister Ben Francia
• Publishing Consultang and Educator Mister Josephil Saraspe
• Managing Directory of RLCOMM and President of CBS Mister Ruben Licera
• SEO Expert and International Search Marketer Mister Tof Salcedo
• Marketing Head for Azalea Residence Miss Elisa Escobar
• Entrepreneur Mister Richard Eldridge of Lenddo
• Blogger and Online Marketing Expert Mister Orville Tadle from Elance
• Blogger and Social Media Expert Mister Kevin Ray Chua and Mister Rabsin De La Cruz

Imagine, I was in a room with these guys, wouldn't you be moved? Wouldn't you be motivated? Wouldn't you be inspired? - I was motivated, I was EMPOWERED!!

Credits to Mark for the images

With Miss Janette Toral of Digital Filipino and Mark Gallardo  - triptabai.com

With Leandro Padilla and Miss Janette Toral

Orville Tadle of Elance - Freelancing Tips

Sir Ruben Licera CBSi President - Lessons on SEO

Miss Elisa Escobar of Azalea Residences

Sir Khoa Bui motivating everyone "maaayyyoooon"

Leandro, Mark and Me with Khoa Bui

Leandro and Me with Sir Ben Francia

Influencer - Sir Ben Francia

Tof Salcedo - SEO Expert

Mark + Tof = SEO Gurus

With Ruben Licera and Dr. Narciso Tapia

With the Guys from Illigan - Leandro and Miss Fleire Castro of Third Team Media

The boys from Cebu with Miss Fleire Castro

Let's help Dr. Tapia continue his advocacy - image from http://www.youcaring.com/

So before I end this post, I'd like to knock on your heart and ask for a little help for Dr. Narciso Tapia who is suffering from polycystic kidney disease - "Through his blogs, he has promoted his city and his advocacies of public health and social change." Doc Buboy's Kidney Transplant Fund ( -

Let us help Dr. Tapia continue his work and advocacy any amount will do.