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Archive for the ‘Promotion’ Category
Scott McClellan on Announcements
“Churches are like announcement factories that pump toxic levels of noise pollution into the atmosphere.”
How to Write Church Announcements
The standard announcement is the bane of the church communicator. They're important, necessary and dull. Here's a simple way you can save time and make announcements more effective.
Office Hours: Cutting Back on Bulletin Printing
Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about how to convince your church leadership to cut back on wasteful print bulletins.
Office Hours: Announcements
Our own Justin Wise has online office hours and takes your questions. This week he talks about how to make your announcements as effective as possible.
The Epic-Fail of Church Announcements
Why are announcements so chronically bad? Too often we focus on inane details instead of life-giving change.
How E-mail Can Enhance Sunday Morning
A weekly, congregation-wide e-mail offers an opportunity to connect with your church members and help them prepare for the worship service before they get there.
Church Signs on 100 Huntley Street
Our own Josh Cody appeared in a story on the Canadian talk show 100 Huntley Street about the effectiveness of church signs.
Who Is Your Competition?
At some point in the life of almost anyone attending or running churches, a strange thing happens. We become confused. We forget the unique business that we’re in, and we ...
Communication You Can Believe In
If you’re like me, it’s often easy to be more focused on communicating the hope of what’s next than it is to heed the need for accurate communication about what’s ...
People Gotta Know
Earlier this week my wife and I were part of a conversation with a handful of churches brought together in Northeast Los Angeles. Those present were about as eclectic as ...
Starbucks’ 3-Hour Downtime
From 5:30-8:30 this evening, there’s going to be trouble. Feet will tap, heads will ache and sweat will trickle down restless foreheads. Starbucks is closing. 6 weeks ago, Howard Schultz took ...
The 30-Day Sex Challenge
Here’s an interesting tidbit about a church campaign to promote, well, sexuality and um, effective sexual habits. (And their current series, of course.) Here’s the skinny: Married couples: Have sex daily ...
Lessons In Not Sucking: Common Communication Mistakes
This is part three in a series on Lessons In Not Sucking. Today we discuss common communication mistakes. Here are some choice mistakes I believe get in the way of ...
How to Generate Grassroots Buzz
A few months ago, you may have found yourself pondering the veracity of a PC game called “Mega Church” for sale on Amazon. It was a parody; I created it ...
No One Reads Your Church Brochure
Marketing guru Seth Godin recently talked about brochures and said the one thing no marketer wants to hear: Nobody reads brochures. I didn’t say it wasn’t important. I just said it ...
