Five years ago the guys at ‘The Story of Stuff‘ released a brilliant film that challenged societies’ need for “more stuff”.
A couple of weeks ago they released their latest film called “The Story of Solutions”:
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Five years ago the guys at ‘The Story of Stuff‘ released a brilliant film that challenged societies’ need for “more stuff”.
A couple of weeks ago they released their latest film called “The Story of Solutions”:
In their brilliant book ‘Made to Stick’, the Heath brothers describe a fascinating phenomenon called the curse of knowledge.
I’ve noticed over the years that many, many techies suffer from it.
So the big question is:
Do you suffer from the curse of knowledge?
by Eric Dye
Jared Rypkema works for Molehill and does an awesome job with Buzzsprout‘s customer support.
He loves Church and technology, but his real passion comes with writing.
We sat down and talked with Jared on this ChurchMag Spotlight about his work with Buzzsprout, his passion of writing, and the most #EPIC tip on customer support — ever!
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by Eric Dye
Email marketing is highly effective.
We spend so much time talking about social media and the likes, we often overlook this key tool.
Whether you’re a ministry or non-profit organization, here are 7 common myths of email marketing:
Finally, after much conjecture, Facebook is admitting that teens, specifically “young teens,” have begun to lose interest. I think we all saw this coming, but it’s nice to have them verify for us, rather than continue to let the anecdotal evidence mount.
Personally, as soon as Snapchat was released, I could smell blood in the water. One teenaged Facebook friend of mine often posts the following for his Facebook status: “Please Snapchat me!” His user name generally follows, and that’s all I’ll see of him on Facebook for the rest of the night.
I think Facebook “jumped the shark” with some of their gaming choices. Rather than pull in teens, Farmville and the like drew adults in droves, which in turn chased kids away. Teens want a place to hide online. This isn’t necessarily because they want to be naughty and unnoticed—though that happens—it’s a natural part of wanting space from your parents and their circle of friends-turned-stalkers.
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by Eric Dye
The Center for Church Communication has just released a new ebook!
It’s called Church Communication Heroes and I am happy to say that it’s volume one. You know what that means?
We can look forward to more!
Edited by Church Market Sucks Editorial Director Kevin D. Hendricks, you’ll find all kinds of insight and inspiration from those Church communicators who have gone before us:
[Read more…] about Church Communication Heroes Volume 1 [eBook]