1st Edition

Concise Encyclopedia of Church and Religious Organization Marketing

    190 Pages
    by Routledge

    196 Pages
    by Routledge

    Discover the marketing basics to draw new members—and more funds—to your church!

    Though more and more religious organizations increasingly attempt to use marketing techniques to improve response, little literature exists to explain crucial concepts, terms, and strategies. The Concise Encyclopedia of Church and Religious Organization Marketing fills this gap by providing novice marketers with basic theories and terms in easy-to-understand language. This A-to-Z reference presents the essential concepts and techniques, such as benefits to constituents, target markets, market research, and advertising, all with plain and concise explanations to apply to your situation, all aimed to effectively increase the numbers and resources of your faith-based organization.

    As people become increasingly inundated with advertising and given more choices, the need for a religious organization to cut through this informational clutter to present its own positive features to the right audience becomes vital. From social cause marketing to measuring attitudes of respondents and constituent analysis, the Concise Encyclopedia of Church and Religious Organization Marketing details the tools needed to measure and increase positive response to allow your organization to effectively compete in today’s world. Numerous figures and tables clearly illustrate more complex concepts and terms to make comprehension fast and easy. An appendix has been included that provides a complete review of the early and contemporary literature applicable to marketing and religion as well as the origins of religious organizational marketing.

    The Concise Encyclopedia of Church and Religious Organization Marketing clarifies foundational marketing concepts and terms as they relate to church and religious organizations. Entries include:

    • benefits
    • brand equity
    • cause-related marketing
    • communication methods
    • competition
    • competitive advantage
    • constituent analysis and behavior
    • controlling marketing activities
    • data collection and analysis
    • demographics
    • quantitative research
    • directive marketing
    • focus groups
    • geodemographics
    • marketing planning and research
    • new program development
    • performance evaluation and control
    • publicity
    • SWOT analysis—Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of an organization
    • target audience
    • and so much more!

    The Concise Encyclopedia of Church and Religious Organization Marketing is the perfect source for marketing beginners looking for the basic knowledge needed to market their church or organization, as well as being a quick bookshelf reference for more experienced religious marketers.

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Access
    • Active Listening
    • Adoption Process
    • Advertising Message
    • Atmosphere
    • Attitude Measurement
    • Benefits of Marketing
    • Brand Equity
    • Budgets
    • Cause-Related Marketing
    • Communication Methods
    • Competition
    • Competitive Advantage
    • Constituent Analysis
    • Constituent Behavior
    • Constituent Service
    • Contribution Analysis
    • Contribution/Cost Controls
    • Contribution Sources
    • Controlling Marketing Activities
    • Costs To Target Audience
    • Data Collection
    • Data Collection and Analysis
    • Database or Donorbase Marketing
    • Demographics
    • Descriptive (Quantitative) Research
    • Direct Marketing
    • Environmental Scanning
    • Exchange
    • Exploratory (Qualitative) Research
    • Facility Design
    • Family Life Cycle
    • Focus Groups
    • Fund-Raising
    • Geodemographics
    • Giving Motivations
    • Grid Analysis
    • Implementation
    • Internal Marketing
    • Location Analysis
    • Market Segmentation
    • Marketing
    • Marketing Communications
    • Marketing Mix
    • Marketing Orientation
    • Marketing Plan
    • Marketing Planning
    • Marketing Research
    • Mass Communication Media
    • Measurement
    • Message Content
    • Ministries Portfolio
    • Mission-Based Product Mix
    • Moments of Truth
    • New Program Development
    • Niche Marketing
    • Objective Areas
    • Objectives
    • Organization and Program Life Cycles
    • Organization Structure
    • Performance Evaluation and Control
    • Personal Contact
    • Personal Contact Process
    • Positioning
    • Primary Data
    • Program Offerings
    • Program/Service Elements
    • Promotion Budget
    • Promotional Mix
    • Publicity
    • Questionnaire
    • Research Design
    • Research Methodology
    • Sampling
    • Scales
    • Secondary Data
    • Survey Research
    • SWOT Analysis
    • Target Audience
    • Appendix A. Marketing and Religion: A Review of the Two Literatures (Bruce Wrenn and Phylis Mansfield)
    • Appendix B. Writers/Researchers in Church and Religious Organization Marketing
    • Index
    • Reference Notes Included

    Biography

    Robert E Stevens