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Archive for the ‘Public Relations’ Category
How Not to do Public Relations
Public relations can be quite the minefield. It’s easy to say something that when quoted on the front page of the newspaper doesn’t look so good. Like when the chief ...
Larry Ross: Billy Graham’s PR Man
We’ve talked about Billy Graham’s publicity man before, but the New York Times spend seven pages on Larry Ross, so maybe he’s worth another look. “Moses stood there on top of ...
Church Publicity that Doesn’t Work
This week’s poll is asking about press releases, and while we’ve recently covered how to do press releases, we haven’t talked about how not to do press releases. Jamey Tucker ...
Church Press Release Basics
The basic rule in getting media attention is to do something newsworthy. Those crazy MyLameSexLife.com guys at Granger Community Church know a thing or two about that. And I promise ...
A Story of Two Churches
Let’s take a look at two churches that landed in newspaper stories recently. The first is the 6,000-member CedarCreek Church in Perrysburg, Ohio. The second is the 75-member Bethanie French ...
Free Gas Church in New York Times
Earlier this month we talked about a church giving away free gas to visitors, and last week that church, Clearview Community Church in Sioux City, Iowa, was mentioned in The ...
Can You Hear the Voice of the Church?
If you thought Pat Robertson brought the church to a new public relations low, you haven’t heard of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kans. Let’s just say if you haven’t ...
Pat Robertson Assassinates Jesus
As you can expect, the news channels are swarmed with chatter over the latest stupid thing Pat Robertson has said: The U.S. should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (watch the ...
Billy Graham’s Publicity Man
We’ve talked before about Billy Graham’s marketing man, but how about his publicity man? Larry Ross has covered Billy Graham’s public relations efforts since 1981, and he’ll be especially busy ...
‘Hell-Bound Pope’ Sign Not a Good Idea
Hilltop Baptist Church in Newport, Tenn. has been getting lots of attention for a statement on their church sign that appeared a few days after the funeral of Pope John ...
Time’s 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America
This week’s issue (February 7) of Time magazine featured the cover story “The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America”. Considering the Time team were measuring influence politically, I think they ...
The SpongeBob Aftermath
The continuing controversy of SpongeBob SquarePants versus Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family just keeps getting messier, proving the advice of our own Andy Havens to not pick ...
Rolling Stone Accepts Bible Ad
After tons of media attention Rolling Stone has reversed their decision and agreed to run the Zondervan Bible ad they originally rejected. It doesn’t always work out this nicely, but ...
Don’t Spar with the Sponge
Earlier this week, Dr. James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, launched a diatribe at SpongeBob SquarePants. The lovable sponge, along with a cast of other children’s characters, ...
Moral Superiority on Beckham Nativity
You’ve probably heard the stories about a London wax museum with a nativity scene featuring soccer star David Beckham as Joseph and his wife “Posh Spice” Victoria as the Virgin ...
