Category: Branding
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4 Ways Churches Fail on Social Media
The following is a guest post by church social media guru, Andrew Spikes. He helps church planters through his ministry at churchmarketing.is, which focuses on full-service social media management and maximizing online ads. When you use social media correctly, you can have a huge impact on your community. Many churches and companies have grown solely […]
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Increase Your Response Rates with These Church Plant Postcard Design Secrets
The following is a guest post by Tim Speweik, Director of Ministry Development at Outreach.com, a provider of church outreach products and services around the world. Direct mail is still alive and doing well in today’s multimedia marketing world! Engagement has grown every year with the decrease of first class mail. But just like any […]
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Get Your People to Post Online Church Ratings
Having your team post online church ratings could make the difference between whether someone decides to visit your church gatherings or not. Have you ever looked up ratings for restaurants or contractors online? I have. I want to know something about the reputation and track record of that establishment before I go any further. Why […]
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Pros and Cons of a WordPress Church Website
As you plan your church plant website, you’ll have to decide which software to build it with. Consider these pros and cons of a WordPress church website. I’ve helped scores of church planters get started on their websites. The most popular site building software has been WordPress. A WordPress Church Website Has Advantages …including: Low […]
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Get These 12 Church Logo Files from Your Designer
As part of the branding process, you’ll be working with a designer to create a logo. When it’s finalized, you’ll want to get these 12 church logo files from your designer. You’re going to need to use your church logo in lots of different ways. You’d be surprised at what a challenge that can be. […]
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3 Tools to Claim Consistent Social Usernames
As you’re creating the brand for your new church plant, one of your challenges will be to claim consistent social usernames. Learn from my mistake. I already have this problem: On Twitter I’m @plantingtactics And on Instagram I’m @plantingtactics But on Facebook I’m /churchplantingtactics And sadly on Google Plus I’m /113079890154934621964 (I think that means […]
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3 Tests to Make Sure You Don’t Choose a Duplicate Church Name
So you’ve done the hard work of praying through a contextual church name for your church plant. Before you finalize it, use these 3 tests to make sure you don’t choose a duplicate church name. This gets a little tricky since there’s several different layers you have to check. I’ll make it easy(er) for you: […]