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Archive for October 2012
Office Hours: Church Signs & Facebook
Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about effective church signs and examples of churches using Facebook.
Church Marketing Scares
A Halloween round up of some of the scariest church marketing you've ever seen, including Star Wars, church signs and more.
Boring vs. Fun: How to Prevent the Boring
There's a lot of fun work in church communication. There's also stuff that's boring. A lot of fun stuff eventually becomes boring, but there are ways we can keep that ...
Church Marketing Lab: Christmas
It's that time of year again for church communications folks: time to develop the branding for Christmas. Jump over and see some designs in the Church Marketing Lab.
Boring vs. Fun: Earning the Privilege
There's a lot of fun work in church communication. There's also stuff that's boring. But we need to earn the privilege to do fun stuff by being diligent with the ...
Boring vs. Fun: Embrace Them Together
There's a lot of fun work in church communication. There's also stuff that's boring. We need to embrace them both, recognizing that the boring work lays the foundation for what's ...
Office Hours: Social Media & Pastoral Blogging
Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about calls to action in social media and how to get your pastor blogging.
Getting Started: Josh Burns
"When it comes down to it, church communication isn't about the technology, methods or design. It is about relationships."
Church Marketing Lab: Videos
The Church Marketing Lab is a great place to get feedback on your print compositions; but, did you know you can also post videos and interactive elements in the Lab?
Church Communication Hero: Vincent van Gogh
Despite a messy life, the artist Vincent van Gogh modeled the creative life for us as church communicators. We can learn from this artist--if unhinged--hero.
Getting Started: Steve Fogg
"I don't equate boring with what I do," says church communicator Steve Fogg. "If something is boring yet informative and nails our mission... win!"
Job Board: Marketing Directory & Director of Communication
Check out a marketing director position in Kentucky and director of communications openings in Oklahoma and Texas.
Church Advertising Observations Part 2: 8 Tips
If church advertising doesn't work, how do we make it work? We explore eight practical tips that can help make your advertising more effective.
Church Advertising Observations Part 1: Why It Doesn’t Work
So much church advertising doesn't work. It doesn't resonate, it beats up on the church and it doesn't work on an emotional level. We explore why church advertising often falls ...
