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Archive for June 2009
Denominational Campaign Poll Results
Recently, Kevin covered the trend of denominations running ad campaigns focusing on branding individuals as members of specific denominations. For example, “I am a Southern Baptist.” Or, “We are Episcopalians.” ...
Church Marketing Lab: Bulletins, Web Sites and More
When the folks in the Church Marketing Lab haven’t been getting together or helping Michael get ready for his presentation at the HOW Design Conference, they’ve been working hard and ...
We Are Evangelists
A recent U.S. World News & Report article we already covered included a quote I’d glossed over. It comes from the director of communications for the Episcopal Church, Anne Rudig, ...
Hands-On Advice From Servolution
Having reviewed Dino Rizzo’s book Servolution, it’s clear that there are a number of lessons for church marketers that can be drawn from it’s pages. I just want to highlight ...
Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving
Dino Rizzo’s Servolution does two things: First, it tells the story of Healing Place Church (HPC) in Louisiana, and how in 1993, armed with a $400 check, Rizzo and his wife ...
Megachurches Are Hip, Young and Selfish
It’s not marketing news per se, but the Associated Press reported last week on a study looking at the differences in contemporary megachurches and their smaller Protestant counterparts (minichurches?). Anyone ...
Cussing Pastors Poll Results
Ed Young’s rant about cussing pastors got you guys all fired up. So we figured it was only appropriate to try and get our finger on the pulse of the ...
Quotes on Church Marketing
The Star Tribune recently offered a take on religious marketing, exploring whether or not religious groups are going overboard. The article has a token quote talking about consumerism and the ...
Build Awareness or Meet the Need
I got a call last week from a husband and wife team who are launching a new business going after people who own RVs/trailers. With boomer mobility on the rise, ...
A Church You Can Call Home
This idea has been tossed around from time-to-time, just here on Church Marketing Sucks, so I’m sure it’s made the rounds outside of our little world. But churches doing good ...
Marketing Myths
Recently, Kem Meyer mentioned an article from Chief Marketer entitled 7 Marketing Myths CMOs (and Their Bosses) Gotta Stop Buying. I think myth numbers five and six hit the closest to ...
Church Marketing Sucks Books Poll Results
A couple of months ago, we asked for some help from book reviewers, and we got a great response. As a result, we’ve been able to kick up our book ...
Finding Your Focus
Recently, Brad Abare asked you to pick one. Richard Reising had the same thing to say in different words in a post on Beyond Relevance. The article is a great ...
I am a Christian
The various “I am/We are [fill in your denomination]” ad campaigns that we mentioned last week (Southern Baptist, Foursquare, Episcopal) got me thinking: Who cares? I understand denominations needing to differentiate ...
Church Marketing Lab: Logos, Motorcycles and More
We see anything and everything in the Church Marketing Lab. Whether your church is hosting a motorcycle ride, a summer-long series or a “bring your gun to church” event, you ...
