In Sermon Illustrations: "Business"

Engaged Consumers A Brand With Strong Customer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Engaged Consumers A brand with strong customer engagement has customers who promote the brand, come back in the future, go out of their way to do business with the company, and feel strongly for a brand, claims a study by PeopleMetrics. Overall, companies with more engaged customers outperformed ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Average Percentage Of Growth In Spanish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average percentage of growth in Spanish Christian products in ’07 is estimated to be 15% says, Tessie DeVore, President of the Spanish Evangelical Products Association. The growth is ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Market For Gifts And Home Decorative Accents ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The Market for Gifts and home decorative accents hit $65.2 billion in ’07. The gift market grew at a compound annual rate of 14.7% from ’02 to ’07, while home decor rose 9.4%. Change is the norm. Unity Marketing’s Pam Danziger notes, “What was hot 5 years ago has gone frigidly cold. And what is hot ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Cba's (Formerly Christian Bookseller's Assoc.) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

CBA’s (formerly Christian Bookseller’s Assoc.) current store membership count is 1,813 of the nation’s total estimated 2,800 Christian stores. According to CBA, just 98 stores were added in ’07, compared to 589 in ’06 and 437 in ’05. Store closures continue, although they’ve slowed: 160 in ’07, vs. ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

There Are Approximately 20 Million Sole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

There are approximately 20 million sole proprietorships and partnerships and 5.2 million ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

The Top Concerns Of Cfo's

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

THE TOP CONCERNS OF CFO’S 1-Consumer Demands, 2-Cost of labor, 3-Credit markets/Interest rate, 4-Cost of fuel, 5-Health care cost, 6-Housing market fallout, 7-Skilled-labor shortage, 8-Cost ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Busyness Is An Illness Of Spirit…

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 28, 2009

"Busyness is an illness of spirit…" -- Eugene ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Denomination: Pentecostal

How You Are Busy Is Not As Important As Why You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How you are busy is not as important as why you are busy. The bee is ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Churches Can Learn From Small Businesses That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Churches can learn from small businesses that have been operating for less than 10 years in that they use the Web for marketing far more than their older counterparts, according to a Kelsey Group study. Younger businesses are particularly heavy users of e-mail and Internet Yellow Pages, but also ...read more

Tags: Church General

Women And Men Business Owners Have Different ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Women and Men business owners have different management styles. Women emphasize relationship-building as well as fact-gathering and are more likely than men to consult with experts, employees, ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

Top Business Books Good To Great, The World Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

Top Business Books Good to Great, The World is Flat, and Blink were the top 3 most recently read books by senior-level marketing execs. All -time favorite business books they’ve ever read Good to Great, Positioning, and 7 ...read more

A Barber In A Small Town Was Busy Cutting Hair ...  PRO

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Oct 23, 2000

- A barber in a small town was busy cutting hair one day when the local cop walked in to get a haircut. And the barber was feeling a bit generous that day, so he said to the cop... "Since you do such a good job protecting us, and watching over us... today’s haircut is free." The cop said he ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Poverty, Standing Firm, Strong

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Heard Recently Of A Business Owner Who, As A ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 2, 2001

I heard recently of a business owner who, as a seeker, had employed scores of Christians in his company. He watched them like a hawk. "You know, I was naturally drawn to God by observing Christian workers who were conscientious and kind and thorough and aggressive on the job," he said. "But I’ll ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Sharing My Testimony, Workplace Evangelism

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Little Boy Was Lost Inside A Busy Shopping ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 19, 2001

A little boy was lost inside a busy shopping mall. He was standing in the aisle of a department store just crying and crying, "I want my mommy.. I want my mommy." People who passed by felt sorry for him and many of them gave him nickels and dimes and quarters to try to cheer him up. Finally a ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Busy, Harried Pace Of Jesus' Last Week In ...

Contributed by Allen Patterson on Mar 17, 2005

The busy, harried pace of Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem reminds me of a recent trip back home to Oklahoma. In the 22 years of our marriage, we have never been to Grandma and Grandpa’s house without someone else in the family coming into town to see us as well. Some cousin, or Uncle, or friend comes ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Young Business Owner Was Opening A New Branch ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005

A young business owner was opening a new branch office, and a friend decided to send a floral arrangement for the grand opening. When the friend arrived at the opening, he was appalled to find that his wreath bore the inscription: “Rest in peace.” Angry, he complained to the florist. After ...read more

Tags: Death

After Being Away On Business, A Man Thought It ...  PRO

Contributed by Merwin Rylaarsdam on Jan 4, 2006

After being away on business, a man thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. “How about some perfume?” he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle costing $50.00. “That’s a bit much,” he said, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00. “That’s still quite a ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Cash Bonuses Being Replaced: More Businesses Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Cash Bonuses Being Replaced: More businesses are awarding merchandise, travel and other more memorable incentives than cash bonuses. Cash lacks “trophy value” and is typically spent ...read more

Tags: Money

Porn: Reuters Business Insight Reports That Only ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Porn: Reuters Business Insight reports that only 1.5% of Web sites contain adult-oriented content, but those sights reaped 66% of all online content revenues in ‘01. The adult entertainment industry is estimated to be worth at least $2.5 ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Plan—then Implement: Small Business Computing, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Plan—Then Implement: Small Business Computing, 6/24, outlines the critical groundwork to tackle before you are ready to start speaking to your target market audience. Focus on the specifics of your business/ministry and your audience: Who are you? What are your objectives and strategic ...read more

Tags: Church General