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Advertising Institute Reports 70% Of All Buying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Advertising Institute reports 70% of all buying decisions in supermarket and mass merchandise outlets are made at the P-O-P display. They also claim 2 out of 3 consumers who buy an item being promoted via P-O-P claim the display or sign ...read more

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The Liberal Group "Emmy's List" Conducted A Poll ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The liberal group "Emmy’s List" conducted a poll on what U.S. women believe to be the number one issue facing the nation and to their dismay "moral decline" ranked first. Crime and drugs was second and economic issues have plummeted. Is this a window of opportunity for ...read more

Tags: Women

The Higher Educational Attainment Of Women Born ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

The higher educational attainment of women born after WWII has contributed greatly to the changing roles of women in society. With the same educational advantages as men, women expect the same opportunities. While many will still encounter obstacles to advancement, young women will continue to ...read more

Tags: Women

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. Conducted A Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Peter D. Hart Research Assoc. conducted a survey of Americans (prior to the Columbine killings) to find out if society is too tolerant of behavior that’s harmful or too intolerant of behavior that’s not really harmful. We’re too tolerant ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Honesty Poll Revealing: Gallup Has Discovered ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Honesty Poll Revealing: Gallup has discovered that Clergy rank only 6th among most honest professionals. The question: “Which professions are the most honest?” Nurses 73% Pharmacists 69% Veterinarians 63% Medical Dr.’s 58% K-12 ...read more

Tags: Church General

Search Engines Critical Forrester Research ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Search Engines Critical Forrester Research conducted a survey asking Web users what they rated as the most effective way of getting to a Web site the 1st time. 57% said search engine positioning, 38% e-mail, 35% ...read more

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Affinity Affirmed Cone Inc., A Boston Marketing & ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

Affinity Affirmed Cone Inc., a Boston marketing & media firm, reports that 61% of Americans say they are likely to consider a company’s reputation for supporting causes when making purchases, up from 52% in ’97. Also 74% of retailers have increased their ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Latino Population In The U.s. Constitutes The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

The Latino Population in the U.S. constitutes the 5th largest Hispanic population group in the world, just behind Argentina. By ‘25 it will be #2, behind only Mexico. Our Hispanic population grows by 2.5 people every minute. They now comprise 13% of the ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

Overworked With Companies Downsizing, Those Who ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Overworked With companies downsizing, those who remain find their jobs are demanding increasing amounts of time and energy. 54% feel overworked, 55% are overwhelmed by their workload, 59% lack time for reflection, 56% don’t have time to complete tasks ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Cba Contribution Cba's Sunday Worship Offering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

CBA Contribution CBA’s Sunday worship offering totaled $24,149.12, which was presented in total to the Marietta Project Outreach. In addition, thousands of dollars worth of Christian merchandise were also donated to the inner city ministry. This is one of the largest ...read more

Tags: Giving General

God & Prosperity: The Data In 60 Countries Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

God & Prosperity: The data in 60 countries over the last 20 years show a pattern of richer societies being less religious. However, the extent of religiousness rises with education. In the U.S., within denominations, more highly educated persons tend to attend church ...read more

Tags: Apologetics General

Sir Billy: Evangelist Billy Graham Became The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Sir Billy: Evangelist Billy Graham became the first clergyman outside the British Commonwealth to receive the insignia of Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The ceremony was held 12/6 ...read more

Tags: Character

Family Time: Society Is Seeing Attitudinal Shifts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Family Time: Society is seeing attitudinal shifts in parents as they focus less on career and more on family. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, households with kids took just under 119 million leisure trips in ‘02, up 23% ...read more

Good News/Bad News: Researcher Thomas Rainer Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Good News/Bad News: Researcher Thomas Rainer has found that people over 50 years of age are more likely to go to church, but they’re also more “resistant” to the gospel. He says younger people are “much more likely to have an interest in spiritual ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

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

Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, The Adult Population ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Fewer Churchgoers Since ‘91, the adult population in the U.S. has grown by 15%. But during that same period, according to a new Barna Group study, the number of adults who do not attend church has nearly doubled, rising from 39 ...read more

Tags: Church General

Called Pay By Touch, A New Technology Lets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Called Pay By Touch, a new technology lets consumers pay for purchases with a finger scan linked to their financial accounts. The technology eliminates the need to carry credit or loyalty cards, checks or cash for purchase. A few southern Piggly Wiggly stores are already using ...read more

Tags: Money

No More Sick Time: According To The Employers' ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

No More Sick Time: According to the Employers’ Time Off & Disability Survey, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 42% of companies have switched from sick days to Paid-Time-Off policies, combining vacation with other types of scheduled time-off benefits, resulting in ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Gift Shoppers An Estimated 10% Of Today's $2.6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gift Shoppers An estimated 10% of today’s $2.6 trillion retail market is spent buying gifts. For retailers that means 1 out of every 10 customers in their store has a gift shopping need. This offers marketers the potential to expand their business by ...read more

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Brand Must Tell A Story: Story Telling Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Brand Must Tell A Story: Story telling is a fundamental way humans transmit and process information. Brand recognition is no substitute for brand connection and it’s through brand stories where consumers can connect. It is through brand story telling that corporate ...read more

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