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Church Marketing: Belgian Style
We had a lot of fun interviewing Drew from England a few weeks ago and hearing what he had to say about church marketing in the UK. So much fun, ...
Church Marketing Lab: Easter Countdown
There’s only one month and two days until Easter. Are all your graphics ready? If not, head to the Church Marketing Lab, get some inspiration and submit your designs. The ...
Association vs. Action
Over the last couple of years I was a part of the planning team for a Foursquare sponsored event in Anaheim, Calif., this past December. It was a gathering of ...
The 30-Day Sex Challenge
Here’s an interesting tidbit about a church campaign to promote, well, sexuality and um, effective sexual habits. (And their current series, of course.) Here’s the skinny: Married couples: Have sex daily ...
Valentine’s Day Poll Results
Cupid has come and gone, chocolate is now on sale and star-crossed lovers are no longer smelling the roses. Last week, we asked how many of you would be celebrating ...
Lessons from 15 Compassion International Bloggers
Last week the child sponsorship organization Compassion International took 15 Christian bloggers to Uganda to see what child sponsorship looks like firsthand. Among those bloggers are musician Shaun Groves, BooMama ...
Church Marketing Lab: Logos and Provocative Posters
We’ve had a great round of our typically beautiful and provocative designs in the Church Marketing Lab this week, and we’re here to show you a little bit of that, ...
One Word Marketing
Recently, our own Brad Abare raised the question, “What word do you own?” on the Personality™ blog. He discusses a recent Advertising Age article (subscription required) exploring the importance of your ...
Obama Disses Church Marketing
All right, so it wasn’t that bad, and it’s probably a statement most of you would agree with, but here’s a quote from a Barack Obama speech (video or text), ...
Wifi Sharing Poll Results
So we’ve talked about your church, the wifi sharer, and last week, we wanted to put stats to our speculation. Here’s what you told us about your own church’s wifi ...
Microsites, Through the Launch Lens
You’ve probably heard of it, seen it or even participated in it. Many churches launch microsites these days to go with new ventures. Some folks have never even considered a ...
How to Write Scannable Copy for the Web
I feel like I talk about how to write for the web all the time (and even wrote a long how-to back in August), but we could always use a ...
Jesus’ Ministry Marketing
If you have a free minute, you might want to check out what Kent Shaffer has to say over at Church Relevance. He’s currently on part three of a four ...
Church Marketing Lab: Drawing Board to Final Product
In the Church Marketing Lab, it makes us proud to see a project go from concept to completion. We get to watch the entire process and even have the chance ...
Paying for Church Poll Results
As you browse the Internet, you’re likely to find tons of church resources. Some are free, some are not. Some are free digitally, but not physically. We asked how you ...
21 Factors to Consider Before a Redesign
If your church is thinking about a redesign (and who isn’t?), you might want to check out 21 factors to consider before a redesign. It’s exactly what it sounds like ...
Church Marketing Lessons From Haiti, Part 3
This is part three in a three-part series about church marketing lessons learned from my recent trip to Haiti. Preach the Word, Not the ProblemIn a post earlier this year, I ...