Archive for November 2007

peer-review Article
November 9, 2007

Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Languages & Share the Love

After a week off from the Church Marketing Lab roundup last week, we’re back to your regularly scheduled design genius. Here’s some of what’s been going on in the Church ...

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brand-identity Article
November 8, 2007

Churches Can Learn From Dove

Dove continues to blaze the authenticity trail with its latest campaign–this time from their UK office because of risqué imagery–called Onslaught (viewer discretion advised). This is the third in a series ...

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evangelism-outreach Article
November 7, 2007

Fall Church Shopping

USA Today seems to feel that autumn is the perfect time to find a new church. I guess when we asked you what would make you leave your church, ...

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poll-results Article
November 6, 2007

Church Marketing Support Poll Results

Last week, we asked how much support you could muster up for the idea of church marketing. When you go to your church staff, leadership teams and church friends, what ...

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technology Article
November 6, 2007

Death of a Podcast?

Tony Morgan, over at his blog, discussed the end of Yahoo! podcasts a while back. The service shut down, and it begs the question: Is podcast listenership in decline? He ...

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graphic-design Article
November 5, 2007

Lessons In Not Sucking, Communication In Print

This is part two in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss communication in print. This is all in the context of marketing so it’s important to ...

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brand-identity Article
November 2, 2007

Best and Worst Logo Redesigns

Judging from the comments and questions we get in the Church Marketing Lab it seems like logos have to be one of the hardest challenges for church marketers. But have ...

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web-sites Article
November 2, 2007

Lessons In Not Sucking: Communication Online

This is part one in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss communication online. 1. Lower the draw bridgeWhether it be your web site, blog, My Space or ...

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philosophy Article
November 1, 2007

Marketing Without Trying

Seth Godin offers us a simple and succinct lesson in marketing: Even when you don’t try, you’re telling a story. That’s why church marketing often sucks. We don’t want to admit we’re ...

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