Archive for July, 2006
Broadcast to Church Tire Kickers
Posted by: | CommentsI’d love to see a church use this technology to pull in people who drive by to check out their facilties after hours.
Real estate agents and car dealerships are already using this FM transmitter to send messages about houses and automobiles while onlookers sit in the comfort of their car.
Here’s the idea … record a message from the pastor, post a sign prominently near the most visible entrance where guests may come to look (like to the worship center), and offer some sort of an incentive for them to visit in the broadcast message (like a special pastor’s guest reception at noon on Sundays).
(Link via MinistryMarketingCoach Blog)
Should churches market?
Posted by: | CommentsThere has been much discussion within the church community as to whether churches should market themselves to the people they want to reach. It appears that there are camps who feel that branding, marketing, advertising, or promoting a church is a cardinal sin and that church leaders who use these heathen methods should be flogged for their ungodly behavior. So should churches market? What do you think? As The Branding Shed explores this heated topic, we would like to know your thoughts as well.
Marines Use MySpace.com for Recruiting
Posted by: | CommentsThe United States Marines are using the popular teen/young adult networking portal MySpace.com to recruit, according to the Associated Press. So far some 12,000 have visited their profile on the site. In six months, 430 have asked to be contacted with 170 being considered potential recruits.
Other companies using MySpace to market: “Toyota Motor Corp. has a page to promote the Yaris, its new subcompact car. Verizon Wireless sponsored a contest on MySpace for the best single by an unsigned band.”
Take a Tour of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Churches
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a map showing the top 25 fastest growing churches in America, by Church Growth Today (full PDF list of top 100 here):
This map is interactive, scroll over the red balloons to see the churches.
Get the widescreen version here.
Note: Church locations are approximate to the city they are located in.
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What’s Hot with College Students
Posted by: | CommentsFacebook, the social networking site aimed at college students with more than 7.5 million registered users, has a great feature where they list the most popular music, movies, books, and TV shows with their users for the previous seven days.
It’s called “Pulse” … if you’re ministering to college students, check it out and bookmark it.
Here’s some fascinating facts about Facebook (from their site):
The site’s also estimated to be worth $2 billion …. here’s a profile on their under-30 CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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