Tag Archives: Promotion

Camp Promo Card

Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by .

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We’re currently about 5 months away from summer camp. Woo hoo! Our registration goes live this week, so we designed a promo postcard pointing people to the website (which isn’t quite done yet) so they could get all the info and register their kids. Last summer was the first real summer we’ve taken kids to camp and we’re hoping to increase camp attendance by nearly 60-75%.

So, below is the front and back of the postcard we designed. We ordered 1000 5.5 x 8.5 high gloss, two sided cards. So, what do you think?

We tried to create an energetic and fun card that was simple and too the point.… Read the rest

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I am already thinking about promotion Sunday

Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by .

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A few days I got an email from a friend in TN asking me some questions about how and when we promote. I’m really glad he asked because it reminded me of some questions I wanted to revisit and some frustrations I’ve run into for the past two years. He wanted to know what other churches do, so I figured I’d ask all of you. First, let me explain what we do here at Gateway, why we do it this way and what I’ve been frustrated about.

For the past two summers, we promoted in August, the week kids start their new classes in school. Actually, I’ve promoted the week school started every year I’ve been in ministry except for one I think.… Read the rest

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Huge Promotion for Orange 2010!

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by .

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Screen shot 2010-01-19 at 12.46.35 AMOkay, if you’ve been thinking about going to Orange this year, now’s the time to start making up your mind. Actually, this sweet deal might make it for you.

In case you didn’t know, registration prices have already been cut by $40 per person. However, until February 18th, you can save an additional $50 per person up to $200. Once you register (before February 18th) you will get a $50 credit (up to $200 total). Once the conference has ended, you’ll have access to your credit to use for My First Look, 252 Basics, and XP3 curriculum as well as access to Orange Leaders resources. If you’re already paying for these resources, you could save up to $200 by registering before February 18th.… Read the rest

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Promote Orange: Get a badge for you blog

Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by .

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OC-250x250This being the fourth year for the Orange Conference, the ReThink group is looking to see more people than ever before. There’s no doubt that the Orange strategy along with ReThink curriculum and resources are making an impact in today’s church. You can help make that impact grow. If you haven’t yet registered, you really should. Regardless though, you can spread the word. Add an “Orange” badge to you website, blog or wherever your home is on the interwebs just like this one to the right. Click here to get your own badge, big or small.… Read the rest

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Crazy Christmas Countdown Review

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by .

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Back in the Fall we experienced some lower than normal numbers that have been attributed to the flu that was so widespread. To say that we had lower than normal numbers was an understatement. We had over 300 kids who didn’t attend once in October that were regularly attending in August and September. We had leaders and volunteers call the families of every kid. We also began to promote the holidays with something we called the Crazy Christmas Countdown. Here’s what we did.

We totally decked out the Kids building two weeks before Thanksgiving and started 5 weeks of Christmas celebration. Every week was crazy sock week where kids with the craziest socks were recognized and maybe even won prizes.… Read the rest

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Flu Followup

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by .

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Screen shot 2009-11-18 at 1.34.18 PMSeveral weeks ago I wrote this post asking if others have taken a bigger than normal attendance hit in October. The overwhelming response was “YES!” Of the dozen of people I heard from, all but one or two saw a decrease. Several indicated that October was not usually a down month and for those who usually saw a decrease in October, this year’s decrease was significant.

So, we’ve hit our problem head on. People get sick and there isn’t usually a lot you can do about it. They’ll get better and they’ll come back. However, at Gateway we’re reaching a demographic of people who might easily get into a habit of not coming due to sickness and have trouble getting back into that rhythm of coming once all is well again.… Read the rest

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What’s your promotion strategy?

Posted on 26. Jul, 2009 by .

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Promotion Sunday is almost upon us. When do you promote? How do you promote? How do you communicate promotions to your parents?

John Saddington works at North Point, but he wrote about his experience as a dad. Click here to see the card he got in the mail.

They get a an A+ on communication.

What are you doing that is different but effective?… Read the rest

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What promotion looks like for me this year

Posted on 24. Jun, 2008 by .

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We’ve got a very big promotion coming up at Gateway Church. Very Big. Actually it’s so big that we’re going to host four parent meetings to explain all that is happening. To be honest, we don’t really need the parent meetings, but its another opportunity for me to speak vision to our parents, so we’re going to anyway.

  • Currently we have four nursery rooms that are almost at capacity every weekend.
  • Our preschool is overflowing. We have 20-25 kids in our Clubhouse (large group teaching area) and over 40 four and five year olds in our Cottage room.
  • We have Kindergarten-5th grade split between two rooms.
  • We offer Middle School only during our 12:30 service.

Our 9:30 and 11:00 services see similar sized crowds, but our 12:30 service has a fraction of the participants.… Read the rest

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