Today I sat down with Doug Turner of Culture of Ready. He’s an industry veteran helping churches and ministries raise over $1 Billion during his tenure in this role. One of the things that I really was looking forward to hearing about is Doug’s notion that communities that understand good stewardship and generosity don’t […]
3 Obstacles Keeping Your Church From Adopting Online & Digital Giving
Last week we kicked off the discussion and had a lively chat. Today we continue the discussion, talk about 3 big obstacles for why churches aren’t adopting online and mobile giving options for receiving the offering & tithes during a church worship service. We even make a friend on the net and invite Alfredo into […]
Kenny’s AXIOM #2: Repetition Rules.
Axiom #2 for marketing and sales: Repetition rules! Just look at a study by the National Sales Executive Association that I was reminded of over at Sujan Patel’s blog. In it they found that almost half — 48% of sales professionals never follow up! That’s great news! First of all, that’s your competition. […]
Generosity Journey: Conversation About The State of Giving
Recently, Richard and I have been making varied observations about the State of Giving in our culture. Both to non-profits and the Church. There seems to be a couple of trends taking place, and many organizations are at risk of being caught in the intersection of some of these trends if they don’t wake up […]
What did you say? You need to REPEAT yourself please. Say it again. Really.
Did you know that you are more aware, more self-conscious, more exposed to your own message and presence than anyone else? Yes. Now, this can be both good and bad. It really depends on the circumstances. For crisis situations, it can be a good thing. But for normal modes of life, it usually means that […]
New Project Launching at NRB
It’s happening! A new project I’m working on with the American Bible Society is being unveiled at NRB Proclaim 2016 conference & expo later this month. Will you be there? Drop by the ABS booth #857 (look for the new logo) and find out what it’s all about!d
Evolution of Payments In a Digital World
Here’s one issue that non-profits and churches really need to pay attention to if they really want to survive beyond another decade or so. It’s happening right now and no one seems to notice judging by the pace of adoption of digital giving, give-by-text, online giving options by nonprofits and churches. Within 5-7 years, the […]
10 Easy Things You Should Do After You Publish A Blog Post [VIDEO]
People ask me all the time, what they need to do to promote their website and blog. And it needs to be easy. And it needs to be cheap. And it needs to be quick. Well, it doesn’t come that easy. You know, as they say, garbage in — garbage out. If you don’t […]
The Biggest Mistake You Are Making Regarding Website Marketing
There’s one BIG mistake that I see various organizations and clients make in setting their agenda for online marketing. In this video, I share a key concept that will help you figure out what you’re supposed to focus on in order to get more people engaged online. Most site owners could spend much more of […]
3 Social Media Tools You Should Know About But Probably Don’t
1. Grum.co – don’t know why Hootsuite, TweetDeck and all the other social media scheduling / dashboard services don’t offer this (yet). But if you’re on social, you probably need to be on Insta. The big pain in the neck with this critical platform is that you (a) can’t typically schedule posts and you […]