Category: Marketing
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3 Reasons to Use Facebook Check Ins
Facebook check ins are one of the lesser known and even lesser used tools built in to Facebook. But if you figure out how to use Facebook check ins, it could be an incredibly useful tool. When you use Facebook to post an update on a mobile device, your options are: Status (text) Photo (including…
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Easy Ideas to Create Church Facebook Page Content
It can be a part-time job to create church Facebook page content, but it has become an indispensable part of establishing your church plant online and in your community. The first and best thing you can do for your church Facebook page is posting interesting and useful content. “Content is King” has become such a…
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Using Facebook Dark Posts for Church
Using Facebook dark posts for church planting is almost as mysterious as it sounds. But it can be a great way to connect with people and get the word out about your church plant. You don’t have to be an online ninja to figure it out. Let me break it down: How to Pay Facebook…
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How to Use Facebook for Church Planting
I started supporting church planters in 2007. At that time, planters were saying, “This new social media thing seems to be catching on; I wonder how I could use Facebook for church planting?” Now it’s a given. With 222 million Facebook users in the US & Canada alone, it’s a communication and connection tool you…
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5 Ways to Use Your Church Plant Target Area Map
Whether you’re planting a church in a community that’s new to you or returning to plant in your home town, you need to be an expert on your community. Here are 5 great ways to use a church plant target area map to help you make a difference in your town. Free Church Plant Target…
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Free Soft Demographic Reports
This is an update to my post about free soft demographic reports from July 2012. Experian, whom you may know as one of the big three credit bureaus, has been amassing both hard & soft demographic data for years that gives them (and now you) insight into people in your area. They’ve carved up American…
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Handling Church Direct Mail Complaints
The following is a guest post by Sarah Blackmon of d2design, an expert in church direct mail. I invited her to give us some pointers on handling church direct mail complaints. Is your church sending out direct mail to your community? If so, you are probably hoping that your mailer makes a good impression and…
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Why You Should Arrange for Church Launch Food Trucks
There are lots of things you can do to celebrate your church plant’s Grand Opening. Here’s a great idea I got from Grace City Church which recently launched in San Diego: Arrange for Church Launch Food Trucks As he was networking in the community, Randall ran into a local food truck event that donated 10%…
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Prevent Church Plant Sign Team Burnout
Putting out road signs and then picking them up after service every week can be a big job for your church plant sign team. You need to figure out ways to make that job manageable so that you don’t burn your workers out. I remember the initial excitement of being on the church plant sign…