That's maybe an old concept but many country consider that having neighbour countries integrating the sphere of influence of other global powers has a bad sign. (politics.stackexchange.com)
The later one is what it is largely because of this influence of the earlier one. (religion-online.org)
Happy customers have reactions; they're compelled to spread the word about your business, and they have a lot of influence on the quality levels of your product or service. (smallbusinessesdoitbetter.com)