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Archive for December 2008
2008: The Year in Ads
It’s that time of year–2008 roundup lists are everywhere. All year, we get articles like Seven Ways to Turbocharge Your Productivity Output Efficiency and Twelve Optimized Brand-Solution Strategies. But for ...
Interview with a Church Planter: Joe Boyd
This is part three of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. For part 1 we talked to Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake ...
Santa Claus Marketing Poll Results
As Santa Claus was flying through your neighborhood to deliver the latest and greatest goods, we were curious how many of your churches have used the jolly fat guy in ...
For the Love of God Rethink Christmas
We recently talked about God’s bailout plan, and I brought up the point that some churches are doing some pretty dumb things, especially in relation to Christmas. The one that ...
Q Conference Discount
Just a quick reminder about the upcoming Q Conference: Who: Thinkers and doers.What: The non-hipster Q Conference.When: April 27-29, 2009Where: Austin, TexasWhy: Check out the knowledge dropped at previous events.Discount? Save ...
Bickering Issues Poll Results
Last week we asked how disagreements are handled between the lead pastor and other communicators. This can be a sticky point (and churches aren’t the only organizations who experience this), ...
Interview with a Church Planter: Don Record
This is part two of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. In part 1 we talked with Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake ...
Advice From Sages
You know those people who, when they speak, you listen? For us, two of those are Kem Meyer and Seth Godin. And recently, they each hit the sweet spot on ...
When Churches Market Like Airlines
For a bit of fun to help you through your week, check out Monday Morning Insight’s discussion of what the church would look like if it were run like an ...
Church Sucks
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Church Sucks Challenge. It’s a site (with a brand strangely similar to our own, but we have had no involvement in the project) where you ...
Financial Woes Poll Results
Many churches are having very difficult times dealing with the financial struggles of many in their congregation. There are tons of options available for how to help your congregation through ...
Interview with a Church Planter: Pete Hixson
This is part one of a four part series where Church Marketing Sucks discusses marketing with successful church planters. First up is Pete Hixson of Vinings Lake Church. Church Marketing Sucks: ...
God’s Bailout Plan
Things in Detroit are rough, and church leaders are having to decide how to help their congregations through these difficult times. The New York Times tells their stories. One churches featured ...
2nd Squidoo Charity Drive: Vote for CFCC
Back in October Squidoo did an $80,000 charity drive. They were giving away $2 per vote to nonprofit organizations, and we spread the word and raked in $800 to help ...
Church Marketing: Denied
MarketingWeek recently covered a church in Belfast who had an ad pulled for being too offensive. The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a regional press advert from the Sandown Free Presbyterian ...
