Use The Christian Post to Reach a Diverse Range of Christian Readers

The Christian Post (CP) has been around since 2004 and has become a well-established brand in the faith community. It is the #1 Digital Christian News Source, a reliable source for Christian news, analysis, and opinion. With over 9 million unique monthly visitors, CP has a significant presence in the Christian market and is reaching a broad audience.  The Christian Post Demographics The Christian Post covers a wide range of topics, including news, opinion, lifestyle, and entertainment. This coverage allows…

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Marketing Tip: Host Webinars and Virtual Events

Looking for ways to reach the broader Christian audience? Host webinars and virtual events! They offer you the opportunity to connect with people from all over the world and share ideas on topics that resonate with them the most. Additionally, webinars and virtual events are cost-effective and flexible, allowing you to reach a large number of people from the comfort and safety of your own home. If you’re looking for ways to establish yourself as an authority in your niche,…

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What is the best time to send an email blast using MailChimp’s Time Warp

As a Christian Marketing Agency, we send a fair amount of direct email marketing to our clients, our Christian Influencers & Christian Bloggers, and our faith-based PR lists. We’ve used MailChimp’s Send Time Optimization for every email blast in the past, but have always struggled with the issue of trying to pick which time zone to base our send on. Generally, we’ve picked Central time because the majority of our clients are in that part of the country, even though…

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Influencers have become Hollywood’s secret weapon

Insider.com is a digital news platform that provides a wide range of content covering news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, and more. With a focus on delivering informative and engaging articles, Insider.com keeps its readers updated on the latest trends, news stories, and insights across various industries. The website features in-depth reporting, analysis, and features from a team of experienced journalists, making it a go-to destination for staying informed and entertained. Their recent article “How Influencers Are Selling Movies to Their Followers”…

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Marketing Tip: Talk to your audience

Here’s how to use Christian podcasting to talk to your audience in new ways ⤵️ Audio marketing can be a valuable tool for Christian ministries, businesses, brands, and organizations. Podcasts are audio content that are usually generated around specific topic areas to engage with an audience. → A faith-based organization can use a podcast to discuss current matters in their industry and how they plan to tackle them. → A Christian ministry can use a podcast to share meaningful stories,…

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Marketing Tip: 4 Keys to a COMMS Strategy

When building a Communications Strategy, it’s essential to be clear about these 4 things ⤵️ 🔑Purpose: Why are you communicating with your audience? 🔑Goals: What are the specific goals you want to accomplish (i.e., a certain dollar amount of sales or donations, a certain number of sign-ups or downloads, etc.)? 🔑​​Approach: What methods of communication will you use (i.e., email, social media posts, social ads, blog posts, website content, mailers, etc.)? 🔑Execution Plan: Who is responsible for putting the plan…

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Marketing Tip: Don’t Disappear

Are you making this BIG MISTAKE when it comes to marketing your Christian business, ministry, or organization? Are you showing up when you need something from your audience, then disappearing for months on end? → Perhaps you create a robust marketing plan for your upcoming book release… → Or a holiday marketing campaign to capture end-of-year donations… → Or a targeted ad campaign for an upcoming event… While it’s wise to ramp things up to promote a new product or…

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Marketing Tip: Involve – Don’t Inform

Your audience doesn’t care about you (sorry!) But do you know who they DO care about? Themselves! Involve don’t inform. Don’t tell them about what you are doing. Seek to involve them in what you are doing. The more you can bring them into your story where they can relate with your Christian ministry, brand, business, product, service, testimony, and mission… the more they see themselves in the story–the more likely they are to engage with you. One easy way…

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Marketing Tip: Build Partnerships in the Faith Community

Do you want a guaranteed way to expand your reach to the Faith and Family audience? Partner with other Christian businesses, ministries, and organizations! By building mutually beneficial relationships with others in the faith community, you can cross-promote your products and services, reach new audiences, and grow your brand. Once you identify Christian partnerships that make sense for your brand, here are 3 ways to get the word out. 1️⃣ Email newsletter promotion: mention the brand partnership in your newsletter–and…

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Marketing Tip: Look for Opportunities to Diversify

You’ve heard the saying, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Well, the same goes for Christian digital marketing, and here’s why ⤵️ While you don’t need to pursue every distribution channel for your Christian Marketing, it’s important to try a few and find which ones work best for your audience. That way, you don’t miss out on reaching people via new forms of digital marketing. Here are 13 Christian digital marketing opportunities to try if you haven’t already:…

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5 AI Practical Applications for Christian Organizations

With all the buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI), you may be wondering what AI practical applications make sense for your Christian organization. Access to AI data-driven solutions can help bolster your productivity, reduce manual labor, and foster long-term success.  At FrontGate Media, we are in the process of testing the best ways to use AI for Chrisitan marketing and business growth. In this blog post, we’ll discuss five AI practical applications we believe can help Christian organizations serve their audiences…

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Church Growth Digital joins FrontGate Family

We’re excited to share that we can connect you to even more Church Leaders!    With the addition of Church Growth Digital Magazine to our Christian Marketing Agency media family, you can now reach this email subscriber base of over 120,000 pastors and church leaders. Church Growth offers a unique opportunity for those looking to place Christian ads to reach this important audience. You can download our updated list of Church Leader options in the Excel grid linked below.  …

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FREE STOCK PHOTOS for your Christian Organization

As a Christian organization, you may be looking for high-quality stock photos to enhance your website, social media, or other materials. While there are many stock photo websites available, not all of them offer images that align with Christian values or themes. In addition, purchasing stock photos can be costly, especially for smaller organizations with limited budgets. Fortunately, there are several websites where Christian organizations can find free stock photos. Lightstock Lightstock is a stock photo website that specifically caters…

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Marketing Tip: Marketing Vs. Christian Marketing

Not sure your marketing efforts are reaching and engaging the ✨CHRISTIAN✨ audience? As a Christian marketer, you need to think carefully about who you are targeting, what messages you want to communicate, and which types of media will reach those audiences. It’s essential to have a deep understanding of what your Christian audiences care about–the faith-based audience’s interests, values, behaviors, and contexts to create relevant messages. Additionally, it can be beneficial for Christian marketers to leverage relationships with churches, ministries,…

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The Doctor of Digital Podcast featuring Scott Shuford

FrontGate Media’s Founder and Chief Engagement Officer Scott A. Shuford Appears on The Doctor of Digital™ Podcast to Discuss Marketing to the Faith-Based Christian Audience FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orange County, CA – FrontGate Media, the leading faith-based marketing agency and media group, is pleased to announce that its Founder and Chief Engagement Officer, Scott A. Shuford, is appearing on The Doctor of Digital™ Podcast to discuss the benefits of marketing to the faith-based Christian audience. The Doctor of Digital™ Podcast…

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