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Archive for the ‘Promotion’ Category
Think Different: The God Pod
What if the church explored the same cross-promotional efforts as U2, arguably the biggest rock band in the world? You might come up with the God Pod. Yes, it’s a tongue-in-cheek ...
Lessons from U2
Anyone who reads my personal blog or has had contact with me in the past month probably knows that I’ve been obsessing about the release of How to Dismantle an ...
Church Sucks Flyer
We got an e-mail the other day about a fun church marketing story. Ryan Haack is involved in planting a new church in Madison, Wisc., the Journey, which will open ...
Spreading the Word about Porn
The New York Times covers XXXchurch.com in an article summarizing the anti-pornography ministry. Their marketing tactics include the slogan “the #1 Christian porn site” and a van covered with the ...
Guerrilla Church Marketing
A million dollar advertising blitz may work for the corporate giants, but that’s usually a joke in the church. Rather than trying to spend more, churches should be smarter. Jay ...
Chocolate in Church
Apparently chocolate Jesus isn’t so far fetched. The Church of England is launching a new program called “Back to Church Sunday” to entice people who have left the church to ...
Subway in the House of God
Speaking of business ventures as church advertising, how about opening a Subway in the house of God? Seems a bit more commercial than many of us prefer, though it also sounds ...
The Farmers Market: Is Your Church There?
I’ve been to a handful of local “farmers markets” around the U.S. and all of them are the same. Blocked-off streets in the heart of a small town, local merchants ...
Creating Church Evangelists
A big buzz in the world of business and marketing right now is the concept of word of mouth. The idea is that advertising is dying, and rather than wasting ...
I go to church.
Planned Parenthood is offering a T-shirt for upcoming pro-choice rallies with the simple statement, “I had an abortion.” The move is sparking plenty of debate and drawing fire from Christian ...
Get Consistent, Starbucks
Every once in a while, my wife gets a hankering for finding and using coupons. This past week was no exception when she came upon quite the prize: Starbucks coupons! ...
