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Mark MacDonald is Church Brand Strategist for Be Known For Something, a national church communication and branding agency, coaching pastors and churches to become relevant in their community.
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Convert Online Guests to In-Person Worshippers
Discover your Thread!
“Be Known for Love” — Jesus
Social Media to Talk about Jesus
Stay in your Lane!
Is Online Church Attendance the Same as In-Person?
How to Get Chosen for Church (Differentiation)
Pastor, Be Heard.
Tips for Better Email Comm
Evangelize Community Better
Simple Church SEO Principles
What does it Mean Today to Attend Church?
Your Website Sucks. Improve it.
Flight Talks: Learn to Love Others
The Importance of Content Pillars
What’s all this Buzz about AI?
SEO Best Practices for the Church
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How to Be Heard through the Noise!
Comm: The Bible Says A Lot
Mystery Visit Findings
Saving $$$ on Communication
Things I learned over 2 decades (that you need to know too)
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Church + branding + communication + bestselling author + creative + consultant @bknown4 + executive dir @cmsucks + speaker // branding thread + churchcomm strategy
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For 35+ years Mark’s worked in Branding, Advertising, and Communication. Now focusing on helping churches communicate effectively as a brand strategist, bestselling author, engaging speaker, and a (heart of a teacher) consultant with his agency, Be Known for Something. He also serves as Executive Director of the Center for Church Communication.
He’s sought for his church branding, marketing communication, business insights, on-the-spot website assessments, and practical storytelling.
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Mark MacDonald is Founder, and Church Branding Strategist for Be Known For Something, a national church communication and branding agency, coaching pastors in 1000s of churches to become relevant in their community. He’s a bestselling author, has written 800+ magazine articles, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Church Communication. Over 35+ years, Mark has served as Pastor, Marketing VP, Creative Director, Speaker, and Strategist.
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Mark MacDonald is Church Branding Strategist for Be Known For Something, a national church communication and branding agency, coaching pastors and churches to become relevant in their communities. He’s the bestselling author of “Be Known For Something” (beknownbook.com), has written 830+ magazine articles, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Church Communication (Church Marketing Sucks, Creative Missions, etc). Over 30+ years, Mark has served as Pastor, Marketing VP, Creative Director, and Strategist; in one of Eastern Canada’s largest agencies, his own agency, for the 3000+ Florida Baptist churches, and most recently at one of the largest church consulting groups. He and Tammy, his wife since 1990, have 2 grown sons in Calgary and Nashville. Follow him: @markmac1023
Why You Need Church Branding
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Be Known for Something coaches Pastors, Ministry Leaders, Non-Profit Leaders, and Church Communication Teams to effectively communicate what they’re known for in a trusted structure with relevant communication channels and methods. As brand developers and strategists, the agency helps churches be known for something relevant and needed so their communities will hear about the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. Read their bestselling book: BeKnownBook.com. The agency offers website and branding assessments, virtual coaching, and a proven system for branding, strategy, online giving direction, and tool strategy (social media, websites, print, etc.).
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