August, 2011

Review: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Thu, Aug 25, 2011


So I recently watch the movie, “Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.” As I watched it I thought it was a hilarious concept that was also informative and of some benefit to any business wanting to come up with a marketing strategy. The film does have some cussing in it so you may not want your kids to watch it with you, but the information it provides can be extremely helpful in redefining a brand or exploring alternative marketing techniques than just a card that says, “Come Join Us” or “Buy Now”.

A few points that I thought could be helpful to now just the “Big Dogs” but the small local church as well were as follows:

  • How would you describe your brand? Are you a mindful organization that is well respected, clever, educational? Or are you a more relaxed organization that is playful, witty, and fun? Or a mix of both?
  • Marketing is most effective when you play off of several emotions. By deciding what emotions you want to emit on the front end, you can have a clear direction of where you want the ad to go and generate an effect ad that causes the viewer to feel something.
  • Product placement is effective. Advertisement has changed a lot; a commercial, banner, or flier just doesn’t have the same impact it once had. That is why top companies advertise in different ways, like placing a product in a movie, doing giveaways, or sponsoring an event or cause.
  • Until next time,
    _rec

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Huge Promotional Tip for New and Declining Churches

Mon, Aug 22, 2011


I am convinced that by and large all churches mean well and desire to help the people of the city they are in. Unfortunately when it comes to promoting our admirable vision, sometimes we miss the mark. Although we may not have as obvious a mistake like the one in the image above, we do miss the mark by missing our market.

Bad signage is usually a byproduct of not see through an alternate perspective, the perspective of the audience. The biggest advice that I can give to new and declining churches when it comes to promotions is to know your market, and to advertise through their perspective instead of your own.

One of the biggest mistakes that churches can make in marketing is advertising through a Christian lens when you are trying to reach the lost. What speaks to people that hate church, that can’t stand the idea of God, and think Christians are a bunch of hypocrites? What got them to that paradigm and how can we shift it so they would open themselves to truth even for a moment? When you start answering these questions you will start to see stronger promotional efforts that are right on target because there was focus and strategy behind every word, image, and element.

Best of luck,
_rec

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