- The Gospel According To Patagonia
Marketing: Green, Benny Thomas - Wednesday, October 9, 2013
In my last post, I wrote about Patagonia and its attempt to encourage more conscious capitalism. I was, admittedly, a little skeptical of its efforts. With justifiable reason. Its recycli ...
- Pope to Give Indulgences via Social Media
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, July 16, 2013
One of the customs associated with a Papal visit is the granting of "plenary indulgences," or special forgiveness of sins, to Catholics who turn out to see the Pope ...
- Warner Bros.: Jesus Was Superman
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Karl Greenberg - Friday, June 21, 2013
Warner Bros is engaging in a bit of targeted marketing for Man of Steel, having joined forces with Grace Hill Media to invite Christian groups to early screenings. The stud ...
- Papal Election Consumes Twitterverse
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Friday, March 15, 2013
Pope Francis's election burst straight into social media with the first tweet on the @Pontifex account. Not that he sent it out himself. And an alleged personal twitter account @JMBergogl ...
- Restaurants Offer Different Take On Lent
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Karl Greenberg - Monday, February 18, 2013
This year several chains, including McDonald's, Carl's Jr. and Wendy's, are finding new ways to market fish items typically promoted during Lent, which began on Feb. 13. Darren Tristano, executi ...
- Controversial Cartoon Removed From E-edition
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Acting Sunday Times editor Martin Ivens met Jewish community leaders and issued an unreserved apology for the publication of a Gerald Scarfe cartoon which has since been condemned as anti-semiti ...
- Tweeting Benedict Gathers Million Followers
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Wednesday, December 12, 2012
His Holiness began the morning with around 600,500 followers on his English-language @pontifex account on the social network, and tweeted for the first time at 10.30am BST with a messa ...
- Pope To Tweet Via 'Pontifex' Handle
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Monday, December 3, 2012
Pope Benedict's new handle on Twitter will be @pontifex, beating out other contenders that had been considered to showcase the thoughts of one of the world's most visible leaders. Benedi ...
- The Pope Is On Twitter
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, December 4, 2012
"On Monday, the Vatican announced that the 85-year-old pontiff would begin posting messages on Twitter next week..." -- New York Times To: Pope From: Brad Callow, founder, CEO, visionary, ro ...
- Pope Benedict To Take To Twitter
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Sunday, November 11, 2012
His Twitter handle has not yet been announced, but the pontiff will be joining major religious figures including the archbishop of Canterbury on the site. The incoming archbishop, Justin Welb ...
- Church Encourages Social Media Use During Services
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Monday, October 22, 2012
While most churchgoers are probably used to rules demanding cessation of all electronic activity during services, a church in Arizona is taking the opposite stance: the congregation at Fellowship Chur ...
- Salamworld, Social Net for Muslims, Launches
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, September 25, 2012
As the violent controversy over "Innocence of Muslims" has demonstrated, content disseminated on social media sites with global reach (like YouTube) isn't always compatible with the religious or cultural sensitiviti ...
- Aleteia, Social Network for Catholics, Launches
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Friday, September 21, 2012
Social networks dedicated to particular causes and interests are experiencing a revival, and one natural unifying element is religion. With that in mind, a private group of lay Catholics (i.e ...
- Judge Allows Anti-Muslim Film To Remain On YouTube
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 21, 2012
A judge in Los Angeles on Thursday rejected actress Cindy Lee Garcia's request for an injunction ordering YouTube to remove clips of the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims." ...
- YouTube Sued By 'Innocence Of Muslims' Actress
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 19, 2012
An actress who says she was tricked into appearing in the anti-Muslim film "The Innocence of Muslims" has sued YouTube for failing to remove clips of the film from i ...
- Mormon-Owned Station Passes On NBC's 'Normal'
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Monday, August 27, 2012
For the second year in a row, the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City has decided not to air a first-year series from the Peacock network. The Mormon Church-owned stati ...
- Chick-fil-A May Be Onto Something
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Friday, July 20, 2012
A potential problem for the 45-year-old company is that while its over 1,600 stores are mostly in the Sun Belt, the franchise is expanding fast into Blue States and met ...
- Russian Activists Call For Facebook Ban
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Sunday, July 15, 2012
Hard-line religious activists in Russia are really offended by Facebook's new same-sex marriage icons and want the social networking website banned from the country. Russian Orthodox activists in the southe ...
- Scientology To Create Religious Broadcasting Center
MediaDailyNews, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Church of Scientology plans to start a religious broadcasting center, which may be similar to the Christian Broadcasting Network, to promote its teachings over TV, radio and the Inte ...
- Israel Launches Tourism Ads For Christians
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is mounting an advertising campaign directed at North American Christians this summer, as part of its ongoing effort to increase the number of visitors ...
- Google: Business 360 To Profile Christian Group
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Karl Greenberg - Tuesday, May 29, 2012
"Matthew 25: Ministries" ships food, medical supplies and personal care items to more than 11 million poor people or disaster victims each year from its facility. The nonprofit charity wi ...
- Online Space Is 'Huge Mission Field' For UK Christians
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Sixty-five percent of those surveyed say they use social networks to share their faith in an intentional way. Seventy-one percent post links to Christian sites or content with missional value ...
- Focus On The Family Promotes Bible Verse As Tebow Plays
MediaDailyNews, David Goetzl - Sunday, January 15, 2012
In a move likely to fuel debate over Tim Tebow's mixing of religion and football, the Christian advocacy group behind a Super Bowl spot starring the NFL quarterback returned ...
- Tebow Sets Twitter Sports Record
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Monday, January 9, 2012
If you haven't heard about Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback whose every action is guided personally by the Almighty, then you are probably living in a shack in t ...
- Axe 'Angels' Ad Offends Christians
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Karl Greenberg - Monday, October 31, 2011
An Axe deodorant ad that features sexy angels has religious people up in arms. South Africa has banned a television commercial featuring angels falling from the sky and tossing aw ...
- Islamics Are Terra Incognita, Big Opportunity
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The global Halal food market is estimated to be worth around $650 billion annually. "Companies like Nestle have been manufacturing many of its brands using Halal processes and securing Hal ...
- Scientology: The Movie (No, Not That Movie!)
VidBlog, Steve Smith - Wednesday, April 27, 2011
We all know that Scientology has a thing for Hollywood. Its hunger for celebrity followers is as famous as that of politicians. And it has nabbed big game like Chur ...
- Jailing Bloggers Again, Egypt Is On the Wrong Track
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The odds for the Egyptian Revolution turning out well in the long term are growing steadily slimmer, amid growing evidence that the Egyptian military -- hitherto viewed as the protect ...
- PepsiCo Pulls Controversial Video Entry From Site
Marketing Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The video entry that has caused the stir, "Feed the Flock," shows a "pastor" succeeding in bringing in new church parishioners by serving Doritos and Pepsi MAX from the alt ...
- American Family Adds NASCAR To 'Scrooge' List
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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