Creative advertising ideas

Hey all-

I don’t know about your church’s budgets this year but we are strapped. In fact, we have cut back on all advertising for the coming year. So…yeah, that affects my department a ton!!

I’m sure I’m not the only one who is in this situation, so here is my question to you all: what are some creative ways that we can advertise to our south FL community without using the typical means of communication – postcards, letters, newspaper ads, etc.

Let’s really think outside the box about how we can reach our community in different and innovative ways without spending much money or any at all! Leave some comments and let get the discussion going.

Recap from last meeting

Wow! I am still amazed at the incredible group that came out on the 26^th to Calvary for our 3^rd network gathering. It was awesome to meet some new friends as well as catch up with some old ones. I am so thankful to those who came. We had somewhere between 16-18 people! Wasn’t the food delicious? 

I just wanted to mention a couple of things that I didn’t get to at the meeting. 

• First, did you know that we have a blog? (you’re here!!) You can check it out at http://www.commnetwork.wordpress.com. Subscribe to the RSS feed so you can get updates on your computer without having to visit the page a lot. I’d love to have some of you send me ideas for blogs or even write a guest blog. I don’t update it as much as I’d like to…I need help! Write me back and let me know if you’d be interested in helping in that area.  
• Second, we have a group on Flickr.com where you can post your designs for critique and feedback from the rest of us and even have discussions about anything related to church marketing/design/web, etc. Come join the group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/soflacommnetwork/. The group was created off of the large Church Marketing Sucks Lab on Flickr. I also recommend joining that group. It is a large community of people just like us: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cfcc/.  
• Third, we are on Facebook! Find me at Jenn Rizzo Collins and the group is called Communications Network of South Florida. All meeting dates will be posted there as well as pictures and links. It’s also a great way to connect with the people you met at our previous meetings (if they’re on Facebook…get on it!).  

OK that’s it! Our next meeting date will be announced soon. Sometime in late September/October.  

Thanks everyone and remember; this group is a resource for YOU…use it!