Comments on: Can Advertising and Faith Coexist? http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2005/09/16/can-advertising-and-faith-coexist/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:08:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Robert http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2005/09/16/can-advertising-and-faith-coexist/#comment-105 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:03:18 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2005/09/16/can-advertising-and-faith-coexist/#comment-105 Interesting points. I'm always tickled by the UMC ads about open hearts and open doors. (As long as you subscribe to their ideas.) Keep up the good work. Interesting points. I’m always tickled by the UMC ads about open hearts and open doors. (As long as you subscribe to their ideas.)

Keep up the good work.

]]> by: Leigh http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2005/09/16/can-advertising-and-faith-coexist/#comment-41 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:37:23 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2005/09/16/can-advertising-and-faith-coexist/#comment-41 It is somewhat hard to reconcile yourself to the ideas presented in something like Crown's program -- while remaining positive about our lines of work... Our job is to create and perpetuate need (or desire), in the end. We'd be in a real pickle if all our customers were content just the way they are. With regard to church marketing - I agree with your statement regarding churches and ministries RELYING on advertising, and how - in attempting to be clever - they may not be authentic. It would seem that word-of-mouth would be the best indication of a truly customer-centric church. That is, a church that meets the needs of the local community, takes care of people, etc. On the subject of church marketing, I wrote an article ( http://livepath.blogspot.com/2005/08/ice-cream-you-scream.html ) about church here that's doing ome really unusual stuff to market themselves. They don't necessarily view it as marketing per-se. They are committed to finding unique ways to connect to the community. While you're in the article, be sure to check out the Baby Got Book video... (hysterical) which was a video produced for one of the sermons. The blog for the church ice cream truck also has a few funny stories. The church's web site is atrocious - something they ought to fix, IMHO... Leigh It is somewhat hard to reconcile yourself to the ideas presented in something like Crown’s program — while remaining positive about our lines of work… Our job is to create and perpetuate need (or desire), in the end. We’d be in a real pickle if all our customers were content just the way they are.

With regard to church marketing - I agree with your statement regarding churches and ministries RELYING on advertising, and how - in attempting to be clever - they may not be authentic. It would seem that word-of-mouth would be the best indication of a truly customer-centric church. That is, a church that meets the needs of the local community, takes care of people, etc.

On the subject of church marketing, I wrote an article ( http://livepath.blogspot.com/2005/08/ice-cream-you-scream.html ) about church here that’s doing ome really unusual stuff to market themselves. They don’t necessarily view it as marketing per-se. They are committed to finding unique ways to connect to the community. While you’re in the article, be sure to check out the Baby Got Book video… (hysterical) which was a video produced for one of the sermons. The blog for the church ice cream truck also has a few funny stories. The church’s web site is atrocious - something they ought to fix, IMHO…

Leigh

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