Communications and Marketing
The Barna Group
http://www.barnagroup.com
The Barna Group offers the latest
research and resources relevant to the spiritual and moral state of culture in
the United States.
Emotional Branding
http://www.emotionalbranding.com
A site that includes "The Ten
Commandments of Emotional Branding" and white papers featuring Marc
Gobe, brand strategist.
Fast Company
http://www.fastcompany.com
A vast collection of contemporary
resources and networks for professionals and nonprofit managers that is both
comprehensive and on the cutting edge.
Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org
The site provides easy-to-access
comprehensive resources regarding leadership, management, marketing and more.
Marketing Sherpa
http://www.marketingsherpa.com
This resource rich site specializes
in tracking what works in all aspects of marketing (and what does not) to give
marketers the stats, inspiration, and instructions to improve their results.
Percept
http://www.percept.info
Percept provides demographic
resources (for a fee) to help your church or ministry better understand the
community you are serving. They provide a full spectrum of information
products, from an introductory FirstView report for a single ZIP Code area to a
comprehensive PeopleArea study of the United States or any other uniquely
defined region or ministry area in-between.
Photos &
Illustration Sites
Need stock and royalty free photos?
Check out these sites:
http://www.freepixels.com
http://www.christianphotos.net
http://www.yotophoto.com
http://www.sxc.hu
Photo Laws
http://www.photolawnews.com/index.html#model
This site is dedicated to photography
and the law; can be of help to your communications/marketing department when
developing photo-use policies and procedures.
Photo Secrets
http://www.photosecrets.com/law.html
A photographer-developed free online
guide to taking and selling photos.
Seth Godin
http://www.sethgodin.com
While this site promotes Godin's
books, it also provides access to his newsletters and popular marketing blog (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/) that will
challenge you to think differently about marketing, work and change.
Blogs
http://czmarketing.com/brand/
This blog, by consultant Dave Goetz, provides brief but
seasoned insights and brand and strategy interviews with leaders in the field.
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/
Guy Kawasaki's blog helps keep you thinking sharp and up-to-date
on marketing and more.
