Crowd manipulation is the intentional use of principles and techniques of crowd psychology. This is used by advertising firms to engage, control, and/or influence the desires of the consumers to make them believe that there is a great demand for the product being advertised.
Examples of crowd manipulation
Marketing: Businesses use advertising to influence consumers to buy products. For example, instead of selling a piano, a company might sell the idea of a music room.
Political rallies: Political rallies use crowd manipulation to create a sense of unity and mobilize support.
Social movements: Social movements use crowd manipulation to achieve specific goals.
Media: Media can be used to create a narrative or perception. For example, news can be used to influence people's opinions about controversial topics.
Techniques used in crowd manipulation Persuasive messaging, Rhetoric, Social proof, Emotional contagion, Conformity, and Influencing leaders of social groups.