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It’s been a while since we went FULL nerd-mode. Today’s the day, ladies & gentlemen. 🤓 This past week, I was asked a question: “Can you make the livestream button only show up on Sunday mornings?” Well, of course! Do I have any idea how to do that? No! Will I figure it out? Yes! […]

Website Design

March 21, 2025

How to install a livestream button (expert mode)

Sending out Easter postcards? Here are a few ways to squeeze the most possible value out of that pretty significant investment. 1) Incentivize a QR code scan Ideally, try to get the recipient to interact with the mailer. Choose an action that’s likely to pique your particular community’s interest. Here are a few ideas: ​ 2) […]

Graphic Design, Print Materials

March 14, 2025

Three ways to make the most of an easter postcard

It took me far too long to learn this: Sometimes when we look at a web page, we can tell that something is off, but we can’t put our finger on exactly what. This could be a host of things, but most often it’s a problem with the sizes of your text. Either the wrong proportions, […]

Website Design

March 7, 2025

Font size guideline cheat sheet

A while back I posted in the WELS Intersections Facebook group offering to critique/improve a logo. I had a lot of interest, so THANK YOU if you submitted yours. If this newsletter gets a positive response, I hope to do more in the coming months. Our subject today is the logo for St. Mark Ministries in De […]

Logo Design

February 14, 2025

Logo Makeover: St. Mark Ministries | Green Bay & De Pere

It was an absolute pleasure to present at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary this week. Here’s the description shared with attendees: The Church Marketing Playbook: Throwing Wide Open Your Digital Front Doors Within the next 4 to 40 months, you can confidently say you’ll be carving out Saturday mornings for church workdays, receiving emails titled, “Re: New […]

Marketing

February 7, 2025

The Church Marketing Playbook: Throwing Wide Open Your Digital Front Doors