My wife and I have made a decision (which if you know my wife, well enough said J). Our next car is going to be a hybrid. Since gas prices have come down a bit, you don’t see a lot of folks that are proud to be driving a hybrid. And in our mind, if we [...]
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I get calls from businesses and church leaders alike. They were all excited when they mapped out their marketing campaign. They planned it, budgeted for it hit the ground running. 30 – 45 days into the campaign is when I typically get the call. I did everything you told me…yet we haven’t seen the growth [...]
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As you can probably guess, I am on a lot of lists and turn up on FaceBook groups having to do with churches in general and church marketing in particular. I received an email today that was put out to their congregation that asked members input about a new church logo. And I totally resonated [...]
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I was recently discussing with a client about the marketing efforts of their church to get a feel for where they were at marketing wise. The Minister told me they had roughly 50-60 members. I indicated that was great for a church as young as it was. The Minister said “Thanks, but our Board feels we [...]
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About 12-14 years ago, I took it upon myself to learn HTML and how to create websites. I had a very basic approach when I was looking for new clients at the time. My “marketing instincts” (kind of a laugh looking back) was to only call on companies that were currently advertising. If you didn’t [...]
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As you are probably aware, YouTube is one of several video-sharing sites on the internet where anyone, including you or even your church can upload videos for others to view. Business’s both large and small have used this type of service to promote their products or services. There are 100 million videos viewed daily! What [...]
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As you can probably guess from my other articles, I am a big advocate of social media. As I travel around the country and abroad, people are continually asking me one question when I talk to them about using social media to start and maintain relationships for their churches. Is it too late to jump [...]
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When you put your church’s marketing plan together, you knew that you were on your way to success. But something happened along the way and it isn’t close to where you want it to be. And everyone is looking at you because this was YOUR idea You are wondering yourself what went wrong. Here are [...]
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You see the church down the street filling up faster than yours. You and your spouse are at the coffee shop and overhear a couple talking with their friends about the same church. Over and over again, you hear about people loving the services that church is putting on, the new ministry they have just [...]
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If you are thinking about either participating or taking on the marketing at your church, you should be considering the following to help you and your church get the objective they are looking for. 1. Are you up to the task? Conversely, if your first campaign had less than desired results, it might prove useful [...]
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