e-Books are a great addition for church marketing personnel - to offer the detail often lacking in everyday marketing campaigns. This option is also one of the most difficult forms of marketing your church or parish. Considerable content and time is needed for success. The author also needs time to write the text.

The publication stage may be simple and be just a pdf, which can either be uploaded free or sold though the parish website. Or it may be of a high quality through such companies as Amazon and its subsidiary CreateSpace. Church marketing through Amazon and CreateSpace takes on a whole new dimension.

A high quality e-book would have between 300-400 A4 pages, whereas an average e-book would be a minimum of about 150 A4 pages. Poor e-books would be below 100 pages - unfortunately, too many internet authors fit into this category these days, and hence make it difficult for the good authors to be seen as highly creditable in the marketplace. These books would be written with the purpose being to inform the reader in a detailed way of how to achieve whatever the aims were being offered for each church marketing e-book.

e-Books can be continually updated and uploaded to various websites for placing in the internet market. This is a huge advantage over everyday hard-copy textbooks, which usually take many months before publication! My e-books have been updated between 2 and 3 times each. These were then uploaded abd offered for sale - literally the day each was finally edited and approved!

Each parish should seriously consider whether they have the content regarding their parish, which they would like developed into an actual e-book for publication and sale on the parish website. Content would include all the parish has to offer at all levels, from new born to aged care and subsequent activities.

 My suggestion for the most successful way to succeed with giving thorough detail in the marketing field is to write the e-book in a summarized point format. This allows for a large variety of topics to be covered. It also allows for the reader not to be overawed by copious amounts of words on each specific point being made. Summarized points are often more easily read and often easier to interpret and understand. The page layout is also far more conducive and attractive and therefore should appeal to more people and hence be more successful overall.

 The marketing e-book is becoming very quickly a necessary marketing tool for the contemporary marketing personnel in today's digital world. The detail it gives can be very successful when combined with an appropriate writing format - particularly the summarized point format.

 The 'The e-Book - a Strategy for Church Marketing' blog post is written by Bryan Foster, author of Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed), - the paperback and ebook manual for Church communications and marketing personnel - 304 pages of easy to read and implement summarized points, which allow for a considerably large number of quality stategies and examples to be detailed and available for church marketing personnel - with copyright remaining GDPL. Book available from Amazon.com and Createspace.com 

The Contents listed below are from the Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed), 2011, by Bryan Foster. This is a 304 page paperback and e-book written in easy to read summarized format. The author has 20 years marketing experience in leadership roles within the Church and Catholic education.

About the Author                           
Acknowledgements                               
Preface                                           
Introduction                                       
Church Parish Marketing (CPM) Website                                         

Church Marketing Plan Overview Sample               


Church Marketing - Internet Applications
with Samples and Instructions                       

Website     Background                               
        Management Software
        Target Audience
        Homepage
        Webpage Templates
        Other   Blogs   
            Photo Gallery / Video Gallery
            You Tube embedding
            Podcasts
            Social Networking     Facebook
                        Twitter
                        LinkedIn
        Domain Names / URLs
        Website Building, Hosting and Costs
Overview
Commercial Website Build and Hosting
My Preference
Caution
Church Website Needs
Best Website Building & Hosting Approach for Your Church
        Legal Advice

Website Management Software Sample               
RSS Feeds   Advantages of RSS                           
Symbols
        Sample Website with RSS Facility
        Church Website Developers Adding RSS Feeds
        Visitors Subscribing to RSS Feeds
        
RSS Symbol Location for a Webpage
        Sample RSS Feed
        RSS Symbol Different Location
        Viewing RSS Feeds
        RSS Feeds Further Explained

SEOs         Explained                               
        Website Viewers
        Suggestions for Improvement

Blogs       Explained                               
        Blog Posts
        Two Major Blog Uses for Churches
        Church Website’s Blog
        Management Software
        External Blog Sites
‘Blogger’ Sample
            Others
        Conclusion

Emails   Introduction                               
        Protocols
        Staff Email
        Email Disclaimer
        Legal Advice
        Email Challenges
        Email Providers

e-Newsletter and i-Newsletter                               
e/i-Newsletter and Newsletter Essential
        Regular Weekly Publication
        Professional e-Newsletter
        e/i-Newsletter Homepage +
        Production In-house or Outsourced
        Effectiveness
        Brevity Rulz
        Advertising
        Layout Development

e-Flyer and i-Flyer                                   
Theme
        Frequency
        Purpose
        Distribution Methods
        
Email-outs
        Production for Email-outs
        Database for Email-outs
        i-Flyer Webpage
        Layout
        Size
        Production - Offsite Option

Social Networking Websites                             
        The Challenge
        Misconception?
        Underlying Assumptions
        Why Consider?
Approaches to Use
        Church Group Membership
        Church Leader Membership
        Caution
Facebook     Individual Sign Up                           
        Sample Parish Priest Account
        Religious Organization Sample
        Religious Organization Sign Up Steps Sample
        Link Religious Organization to Twitter?
        FAQs and Help Website
        Caution
Twitter   Church Uses                               
            Instant Feedback
            Interactive Homily
            Keeping in Touch
Explained Further
        Profile Page Sample
        Personal Homepage Sample
        Privacy
        Sign Up
        Twitter Groups           
LinkedIn   Overview                               
Privacy
Sample Professional Page
Form Groups for Discussion

Video uploads including You Tube                       
        Uploading Video to Church Website
        Uploading Video to You Tube
        Instructions to Embed Video
        Instructions to Embed Video on Your Site Using Example

Skype       Why Skype as Part of the Church Marketing Plan?       
        Skype Explained

Chat Rooms     Hotmail in Windows Live Sample               
            Benefits of ‘Chatting’
            Chat Room for a Church
            Sample Chat Room
            Overview of Windows Live Messenger
            Download Other Aspects of Windows Live
            Sign Up Process
            Get Chatting

Church Marketing Plan and Church Marketing Manager                                           
Church Marketing Plan (CPM)                             
CMP Overview Sample

Analysis of the CMP

Be Ethical
Who Needs a CMP?

Church Marketing Manager (CMM)                       
Overview
Full / Part-Time or Shared Role
CMM Skills Needed
Church Response to CMM

Church Marketing Manager Support Clusters             
Overview
Support Cluster – Church Leadership Team
Support Cluster of CMMs
Diocesan Support and Deanery Cluster

Branding                                         
First Impressions
Uniformity
Key Branding Areas
Primary Areas
Secondary Areas
Tertiary Areas
Branding Changes
Creativity of Design

Budget                                       
Overview
Invest During Good Times
Shared CMPs – Regionalized or Localized
Caution
 
Surveys                                       
Aims and Sample Questions
Discussion Groups
Survey vs. CMP Evaluation

Church Parish Marketing Plan Evaluation                     
Stakeholders
Survey and Feedback
CMM Support

Deanery Marketing Plan                               
Overview
Advantages
    Caution

Church Marketing Relationships
                                           
Powerful Stakeholders                                 
    Insiders’ Views
    Diplomacy
    Confidence in the Church and Parish
    Parish’s Reputation is Paramount
    Nielsen Survey Results and Extrapolation

Parish Open Day                                     
Overview
Reasons for Attendance
Strategies
Promotional Materials
Best Time
Venues
Uniformity
Addresses
Parishioner and Parental Involvement

Church - School Relationships                            
Improved Church – School Relationships
Church Leadership
Parish Engagement
Priests
Parish – School Liturgies and Groups
Other Key Church Personnel Engagement
Improved School – School Relationships
Strategies to Build Stronger School – School Relationships
Priests Publicly Support Schools
Principal Intervention for Non-Supportive Staff and Parents

Feeder School Visitations                             
Introduction
Role of Priests
Role of School Staff
Year Levels Visited
Presentation Overview
Room and Facilities
Preparation Before Visitations
Preparation on the Day
Sample Visitation Presentation Agenda

Taster Days                                         
Overview
Priest and Pastoral Associate Involvement
Different Experiences
Day Plan
Teachers
Transport

Parish Recognition Night or …                           
Overview
Other Options

Church Marketing Resources + Instructions    
                    
Marketing Resources                               
    Overview
    Considerable Range of Resource Options
    Examples Used in this e-Book

Parish Information Kit                                 
Introduction
Content
Branding
Inclusions
Photos

Producing a Parish Information Kit                         
Commercial Printers and Graphic Artists
Production Plan and Tips
Inserts

Photos – Critical for Success                           
    Introduction
    How to Take Good Photographs – Website Examples
    Photos on Church Website
    Church Photographers
    Digital Cameras
    Film Cameras are a Challenge

Parish DVD / CD                                   
Introduction
    Purpose
    Production
    Production Plan
    Videoing Skills
Video Editing Software Examples
Advice for Hardware and Software Purchases
    Post Videoing Sequences
    Part of Church Marketing Plan
    Internal Promotion
 
Church Staff and Greeters                           
Introduction
Branding
Front Desk Monitor
 
Telephone and TXTing                                
Parish Office Response to Calls with Samples
Staff Voicemails with Sample
Challenging Calls
Staff Response to Challenging Calls
TXTing and Church Marketing

Telephone On-Hold                               
    Introduction
    Production
    Planned Recordings
    Script
    Looped Play of Recording

Newsletter                                       
Weekly Publication
    Website Updates
    Professional Publication
    Effectiveness of Content
    Brevity
    Sponsorship Dilemma
    Layout Development

Commercially Produced Newsletter                       
    Introduction
Frequency
Distribution
Color or Grayscale
Layout and Content

 Flyers                                         
Introduction
Purpose
Target Group and Costs
Layout
Paper Type
Size of Flyer
Delivery Methods
Producing a Flyer

Posters                                         
Introduction
Effective Posters
Poster Display and Production

Brochures                                       
Key Brochures
Accessibility
Other Suggestions
 
Signs and Signboards                               
Church Signs
Signboards
Regular Updating of Signboards
Large Photographic Signs
Professional Advice Sort
 
Promotional Items                                 
Feel-Good Approach and Examples
Suppliers
Mid to Long Term Success

Parish Yearbook                                   
Introduction
Graphic Artist
Production Timeline
Editor
CMM and Editor
Plan for Yearbook Editor

Church Marketing and the Traditional Media
+ Instructions                                   

Traditional Media                                     
Do not be Afraid of the Media. Be Respectful.
Positive Relations
Church Contact Person
Media Release
Direct Contact with Media Outlets and Journalists
Balanced Relationship Needed
CMM’s Availability
Be Careful – Do Not Seem Uninterested

Media Releases                                   
When Used
No Guarantees
Better Chances of Coverage
Long Dry Periods – Response
‘The Event’ – Two Media Releases
 
Writing a Media Release (+ Sample)                       
Media Release Writing Skills
Sending a Media Release
Response of Media to an Event
Suggested Media Release Outline Plan
Sample

Media Interview                                   
Be Well Prepared
Who is Interviewed?
Preparation for the Interview
Conducting the Interview
CMM at Interview
Negative Questions – A Response Method

Journalists Visiting the Parish                           
Meeting Time
Coverage of an Event and CMM’s Role

Photojournalists                                   
Overview
Own Parish Photos
CMM and the Photojournalist
Stopping Inappropriate Photos and Follow-Up

Editorial from the Parish + Sample                       
When Needed
What is Editorial?
Advertisements Without Editorial
Way to Gain Editorial
Steps for Creating Editorial
Photos
Sample

The Difficult Media Situation                             
Overview
Parish Response
Criminal Matters
Follow-up
Staff Preparation for Interviews

‘Staged’ events                                     
Defined
Main Events
Something Different
Other Possible Events

Church Marketing - Advertising in the Media
+ Instructions                                            

Advertising in the Traditional Media                       
Purpose and Overview
Advertisement Creation Options
    Two Options
    Background Preparation
    Be Prepared
    Check Proofs
    Sign-Off on Advertisements

Newspaper and Magazine Advertising                     
Overview of Newspaper Advertising
Planning
Effectiveness
Prestige
Solid Advertising Account Advantage
Advertising Consultants
‘Stressed Advert’
Magazine Advertising Overview

Creating a Newspaper or Magazine Advertisement Instructions       
Overall Tips
The Plan – Instructions
Collect Resources
Creative Decisions
Create the Advertisement
Directions and Resources to Graphic Artist

Radio Advertising                                   
It’s COOL
Cost is Relatively Expensive – Worth Considering
Positives are Potentially Numerous
Campaign Enhancements
Advertising by Parish, Cluster or Deanery?
Audience Demographic
Advertising Times
Suitability of Stations
Be Prepared
Advertising Consultants and Proposals Plan
Special Event Day

Creating a Radio Advertisement + Instructions + Sample           
Overview for Success
Scripts
Readers / Voice
Recordings – CMM Role
Recording Cautions
Live Reads and Other Cautions
Recordings for Church Community / Website / On-Hold
Copyright
Campaign Advertisement Play Time

Television Advertising                               
Beware the Challenges
    Quality
    Large Cities
    Smaller Cities and Towns
Television Station Advertising List – Learn from …

Creating a Television Advertisement                       
The Proposal
Professional Quote / Presentation Proposal
CMM and Advertisement Preparations
Include Parish Personnel and Facilities
CMM’s Role in Production

Action Plan Activity                                                                                               

Conclusion                                   

Glossary     
                                                                              
Bibliography                                   

Index

The 'Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed), 2011, by Bryan Foster - CONTENTS' blog post written by Bryan Foster, author of Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed), - the paperback and ebook manual for Church communications and marketing personnel - 304 pages of easy to read and implement summarized points, which allow for a considerably large number of quality stategies and examples to be detailed and available for church marketing personnel - with copyright remaining GDPL. Book available from Amazon.com and Createspace.com
 

The ‘Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed), 2011, by Bryan Foster is now available as a paperback as well as in the popular e-book format.

CreateSpace, an Amazon.com company converted the e-book into the paperback format. There are a number of improvements to the present e-book format. The cover, along with the internal layout and presentation are improved, the page size has become an industry standard for non-fiction sized paperbacks of 8” x 10” version, and hence the length has increased.

The paperback and e-book versions of the church marketing manual are available primarily through the Amazon.com bookstore on the internet. Last year's e-book edition is still available on the School Church Marketing website.

Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed) e-book

The 2011 edition of the church marketing manual paperback and e-book is a 304 page 8"x10" book specializing in strategies and examples for marketing churches. The easy to read summarized point format allows for considerable detail without the 'waffle'.

Religious and community organizations would be able to adapt these marketing strategy points to their particular circumstances.

The author has been marketing for 20 years within the Catholic Church at both the Church and educational spheres. The education experience is in elementary / primary and secondary levels, in city and country, in both large and small schools.

Church and Catholic School Leadership Experience:

* South Coast Deanery Pastoral Council, Chair
* St Mary's Parish Pastoral Council, Coomera, Chair
* Surfers Paradise Parish Pastoral Council, Surfers Paradise, Secretary
* St Kevin's School, Parents and Friends Association, Benowa, Chair x2
* St Mary's Goondiwindi, Principal
* St Joseph's, Tara, Principal
* Aquinas College, Assistant Principal RE and Marketing Manager, Southport

This is an easy to read and use, professionally compiled, detailed book for church marketing personnel - written in summarized point format. No more wading through unnecessary long winded text.

Through detailed Contents pages for the church marketing manual and Index pages for church marketing manual, you are able to arrive at the specific marketing method you need in your particular marketing niche – church or school.

Once there, you will find the necessary points for that method, quickly seen – in all the detail you should need. These points will include:  
•   an explanation of what the method is
•   various implementation strategies
•   step-by-step development processes.

Create Space Background

CreateSpace was originally founded as CustomFlix Labs, Inc. and BookSurge Inc. CustomFlix launched in 2002 when four colleagues decided to make widespread distribution easier for independent filmmakers—they started CustomFlix, a DVD on-Demand company.

BookSurge was launched in 2000 by a small group of writers who wanted to create opportunities for authors to not only publish their work, but to also retain their content rights and sales profits. BookSurge grew to support leading publishers and independent authors, offering complete self-publishing, on-demand printing, and online distribution services.

In 2005, BookSurge and CustomFlix were both acquired by Amazon.com. CustomFlix’s name was changed to CreateSpace in 2007. In October of 2009, due to the harmonies that would be created in the businesses, the CreateSpace and BookSurge brands merged under the CreateSpace name to become the publishing and manufacturing on-demand leader for independent content creators, publishers, film studios, and music labels. (CreateSpace)

The 'Church Marketing Manual for the Digital Age (2nd ed) - Now in Paperback and e-Book Editions' blog post was written by Bryan Foster, author - the paperback and e-book manual for Church communications and marketing personnel - 304 pages of easy to read and implement summarized points, which allow for a considerably large number of quality stategies and examples to be detailed and available for church marketing personnel - with copyright remaining GDPL. Book available from Amazon.com and Createspace.com