by Kevin Banet | Aug 23, 2014 | Ad programs, Attracting vocations
Mercedarian Sisters draw fans through Facebook ads There are only 90 characters in the ad you see. And yet it takes less than 9 seconds for one of the 40,000 young Catholic single women who will read this ad to respond to it with a “like.” Twenty of them,...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 13, 2014 | Ad programs, Attracting vocations
We had a problem. We had spent $28 in click costs to Facebook, but had only one respondent. One person who took the 16-question survey about vocations. Weren’t young men interested in joining this very attractive-looking religious community? Some experts would...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 9, 2014 | Attracting vocations, Using video
St. Michael Broadcasting, a Catholic television located in Minneapolis, will gladly broadcast, gratis, your vocational recruitment DVD. Contact info@StMichaelBroadcasting.com, or write P.O. Box 131202, St. Paul, MN 55113-0011.
by Kevin Banet | Jun 12, 2014 | Attracting vocations, Pope and Vatican
Pope Francis recently called the internet “a gift from God.” In his June 1 talk on World Communications Day, the Pontiff said that the digital highway is a reflection of the world at large. The internet is like “a street teeming with people who are...
by Kevin Banet | May 10, 2014 | Attracting vocations
I hate to talk too much about myself, but I just received a very kind email from Fr. Joseph Eddy, O. de M., vocation director of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy: To whom it may concern, My name is Fr Joseph Eddy, O. de M. I have been vocation director...
by Kevin Banet | May 8, 2014 | Attracting vocations, Facebook, Newsletter
Facebook is where it’s at when it comes to attracting qualified candidates to religious life. We hesitate to spill some of our secrets here, but we’ve discovered a two-pronged approach for getting prospects involved with religious communities. First, you...