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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mystery Worshipper Poll Results
We’ve covered mystery worshippers here before. Twice. Some people loved it, others hated it. So we wanted to get your opinion on the idea of asking a stranger how to ...
How Would You Spend $5,000?
Over in the Church Marketing Lab, one church has a problem that lots of you would love to have. How would you spend $5,000 on marketing? Here’s how some folks have ...
Christmas With the Churches Advertising Network
How would you tell someone about Christmas in thirty seconds or less? The Churches Advertising Network in England looked to solve exactly that problem. They asked people to make their own ...
Church Marketing Lab: Christmas Around the Corner
Christmas comes in a mere three weeks, and you know what that means–living Christmas trees, hand bell choirs and old men in Christmas sweaters! It also means that a lot ...
CFCC Thanks Poll Results
For a little bit of Thanksgiving fun, we thought we would see what offering of the Center for Church Communication you’re the most thankful for. Here’s what you had to ...
