Archive for 2010

The Top 10 Posts of 2010
December 31, 2010

The Top 10 Posts of 2010

We look back on the best Church Marketing Sucks blog posts of 2010, from Twitter and Facebook to responding to Muslims to basic marketing lessons.

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news-updates Article
December 30, 2010

The Best @cmsucks Tweets of 2010

Our 2010 recap continues with our favorite @cmsucks tweets of the year. It's church marketing fun in 140 characters or less.

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news-updates Article
December 29, 2010

Top CFCC News of 2010

2010 has brought a lot of changes here at Church Marketing Sucks and with our nonprofit parent, the Center for Church Communication (CFCC). We recap some of the top news ...

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poll-results Article
December 28, 2010

2010 Favorites Poll Results

As 2010 winds down, we took a week to ask you what your favorite post of 2010 was, and we're back with your results this week.

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news-updates Article
December 27, 2010

Most Hotly Debated Posts of 2010

The new year is in sight and it's time for a nostalgic look back at 2010. We'll start with the blog posts that generated the most discussion.

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Merry Christmas from St. Paul’s Church
December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas from St. Paul’s Church

How did one church in New Zealand end up a viral Christmas video? We talked with James Bowman, one of the brains behind the video, to hear their Christmas story.

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How Churches Around the World Are Celebrating Christmas in 2010
December 22, 2010

How Churches Around the World Are Celebrating Christmas in 2010

Churches across the world celebrate Christmas in myriad ways. Steve Fogg has been compiling a list to appease your curiosity and get your brain churning for next year's Christmas celebration.

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poll-results Article
December 21, 2010

Church Marketing Direction Poll Results

Missional? Attractional? Both? Neither? Folks have been discussing these approaches for some time, but where does your church fall? We asked in last week's poll.

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Kent Shaffer: Stats, Progress & Christmas
December 20, 2010

Kent Shaffer: Stats, Progress & Christmas

We talk with CFCC board member Kent Shaffer about important stats, church communication making progress and enjoying Christmas.

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Churches Aren’t Paying Attention on Twitter: A Post-Mortem
December 17, 2010

Churches Aren’t Paying Attention on Twitter: A Post-Mortem

Last week, we published an experiment that suggested churches simply aren't paying attention on Twitter. This week, our resident social media expert, Justin Wise, gives his prescription for the problem.

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A Christmas Billboard War Between Catholics and Atheists
December 15, 2010

A Christmas Billboard War Between Catholics and Atheists

Steve Fogg has some questions before he determines a winner in the dueling billboard campaign between the American Atheists and the Catholic League near New York's Lincoln Tunnel.

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poll-results Article
December 14, 2010

Copyright Church Poll Results

Let's cut out that Christmas joy and talk about whether your church has been on either side of a copyright issue. Here are your answers in last week's poll.

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Dawn Nicole Baldwin on Starting Out & Being Special
December 13, 2010

Dawn Nicole Baldwin on Starting Out & Being Special

We talk with marketing expert and CFCC board member Dawn Nicole Baldwin about where to start, what's happening in church communications, mobile tech and more.

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2010 Gift Guide
December 9, 2010

2010 Gift Guide

Merry Christmas! Ready to do some Christmas shopping for your favorite church communicators? Welcome to the 2010 Gift Guide!

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Churches Aren’t Paying Attention on Twitter
December 8, 2010

Churches Aren’t Paying Attention on Twitter

Are churches paying attention on Twitter? Not really. We did a quick little experiment to find out if churches are paying attention and the results are not encouraging.

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