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Have a Ministry Opportunity of $3,000 or more?  Tired of asking for donations?

Place Tornados inside LOCAL BUSINESSES (NOT to stay inside your church) 

Most churches must be careful not to be perceived as money hungry, so how do you raise funds that are needed beyond your annual budget?  Answer:  By increasing your annual budget using tools like Coin Tornado that do not expressly solicit from your congregation.  While coins may appear to be the main income, they actually account for less than 25% of the total annual revenue. The difference is that most every business has an advertising budget, the money you raise comes from that budget, not from their tithe & offerings.  They are going to spend those ad dollars somewhere!  If you can offer them legitimate exposure why not spend it with you? 

Within your congregation there are many advertising sponsors & host locations.  You happen to be in a perfect position to join them together.  Do certain members come to mind immediatly?  You probably already know who would be a great host location and others who would love to advertise on the Tornado inside that host location!

  • When an advertising sponsor purchases an ad, they give to your ministry need AND receive exposure that grows their business
  • The advertising dollars they spend with you comes from their annual ad budget, NOT from a portion of their tithes or offerings & it is not perceived as a donation. 

The majority of the income is produced through ad revenue within the first 30 days.  Each side will house 4, 8"X10" spots which generally sell for $250 per yr.  In this way, each funnel produces $3,000 - 4,000 up front.  Once initiated, this system will produce the same results year after year with very little work on your behalf. 

2 ingredients-     Host Location    &    Advertising Sponsors

First, a host business is needed.  This is the location where the Tornado will stay and determines who may want to be advertised.  The advertising sponsors are the other businesses who want to be promoted inside the host and give to your ministry need.  To sweeten the deal for the host location, you can offer them a free ad on another Tornado you are placing.  Here are 2 main ways to get the ball rolling:

SOLO:   If you are confident in obtaining a host & sponsors making a few phone calls, run with it.  If you can see who is a perfect match and know they would love to be a part then show them the program.  Ask one of the advertising sponsors and they most often will purchase the Coin Tornado for you.  In this way, it costs you 0 dollars, is 100% risk free, and you raise a few thousand dollars instantly.  Also keep in mind, this is money that will be generated every year from now on!  Now skip down to the Win-Win-Win section. 

Cruise Control:   This we will discus in more detail.  It involves finding a campaign leader for the ministry need and placing them in charge to carry out the process.  Place Tornados in Foyer, Youth area, etc. for 4 Sundays with posters on it as illustrated.

  1. In Sunday morning announcements make congregation aware of the ministry need and encourage business owners to consider hosting a funnel or purchasing ad space to sponsor the need when it's placed inside the host location.
  2. Select the host from among those who agreed to help based on foot traffic, continuity with the cause, and overall visibility in the community.
  3. Place advertising sponsors information on the sides of the funnel table. (be sure not to put businesses together that compete against each other!)

Coin Tornado is very unique in the way it fits within a church and community.  Our system is extremely easy to follow and requires very little manpower.  It is designed to be as automatic as possible.  We provide posters, bulletin brochures, what to say during announcements, and simple, detailed instructions to assure your success.  We ship the table assembled and with everything you need to hit the ground running.  Click here for a detailed Plan of Action. 

Instead of soliciting funds for products that are over-priced or are not really needed, it fills a need and the main money comes from businesses within the congregation.  The best part is that these businesses are donating $100's of dollars to your ministry need and it's coming from their annual advertising budgets.  This is money they were going to spend anyway.  It's not a strain on them and they are going to receive excellent exposure being seen inside the host location.  With the same dollar they are giving to your need and receiving advertising to grow their business.  Often, the first ad is purchased by the church itself....you see if your church has an advertising budget they can give to this cause and generate great exposure through the host location.    

    Money is made from the Coins & Ad revenues from sponsors.  The coins usually vary from $40-300 per month depending on the host location.  The ad revenues are collected up front (within 30 days) and account for the bulk of the money ($3000-8000 depending on how much you decide to charge).
   

 

     Placed inside Church for 30 days maximum         The finished product placed inside the Host

Win-Win-Win: 

An advertising sponsor on one of your Coin Tornado tables benefits greatly:
  • They are seen inside the most precious real estate in town, a high traffic retailer! 
  • They receive local, targeted advertising in exchange for their contributions
  • They are publicly associated with your ministry, yielding good public relations
  • A unique & interactive form of advertising that generates effective impressions
  • Very affordable when compared to traditional ad venues (depending on what you charge)

If you have several Tornado's, they will often want a spot on more than one.  Service oriented bussinesses rely heavily on advertising.  Examples are; Home Builders, Realtors, Attorneys, CPA's, HVAC, Insurance, Carpenters, Contractors, Electricians, Lawn Care, Pest Control, & 10,000 others.  Even with a store front, heavy advertisers are:  Dentists, Chiropractors, Salons, Car Dealers, Auto Mechanics, Specialty Retailers, Florists, Restaurants, Health & Fitness, Mortgage Lenders, and 10,000 others.

So What's in it for the Host Location?

  1. A Unique entertainment product for their guests that will generate word of mouth "buzz"
  2. A great Public Relations tool since their customers will associate them with the ministry need
  3. They are helping the ministry need tremendously, & it cost them nothing!
  4. To really "SWEETEN" their deal: Give them a free ad on a Tornado at another host location!

The 3 parties involved all benefit tremendously: Advertiser, Host, &  Church Ministry 

          Advertiser

               Host Location

       Church Ministry

 Exposure inside a busy establishment

   Unique entertainment for their guests

   Continuous cashflow w/ coins & ads 

 Association with your ministry (PR)

   Association with your ministry (PR)

   Often free, sponsors purchase funnels 

 An interactive form of advertising

   Easy way for them to help your cause

   Advertising venue to promote church

 Donation & Ad for the same dollar

   Business synergy through advertisers

   Very easy, simple, duplicatable system

What to charge for ads:

Many times the host must place the table against a wall which limits you to 3 sides of exposure.  The tables are 20" wide and 24" tall.  Each side has plexi glass panels to protect information and accomodates four 8"X10" ads.  This may be divided into two 11"X16", or one big poster at 16"X22".

  • 8"X10" spot charge from    $250 - 500 per year
  • 11"X16" charge from         $500 - 1,000 per year
  • 16"X22" poster, charge     $1,000 - 2,000 per year

Total Advertising income:   $3,000 minimum (3 sides at $250 per 8X10) up to $8,000 max (charging $500 per 8X10 & using all four sides of the funnel table.  Or you could charge $250 per spot but only good for 6 months to maximize revenue.  We feel that $250 per 8X10 for 1 year is a good starting point, but you may want to check with other local advertising venues in your area.

You probably have several members that own businesses.   Consider those who have several hundred people passing through their establishment each day as excellent possible host locations.  Normally they would be very happy to host a funnel.  Consider other members that would benefit from an advertisement inside that host location.  Remember, they get a 2 for 1 special.....with the same dollar they can give to the ministry need and receive advertising to grow their business! 

Purchase Options:

Here are 3 ways to obtain Coin Tornado's virtually free-

  1. Contact a member you believe will want to advertise on the table and offer them some of the advertising space if they will purchase the table for your church.
  2. Contact a member to see if they would be interested in paying the monthly lease on a table in exchange for some of the advertising space. Even offering them 1 spot on every side in exchange for paying the lease still leaves room to promote 12 others. Not to mention all the coin income you will receive.
  3. If not interested in utilizing the ad space, contact a member that might be a good host location and see if they may be willing to purchase a Tornado to place inside their business.  They could split the coin revenue with you until the price is recovered.   

Other options:

Purchase or Lease Option.  With your purchase or lease, we include detailed steps to follow and everything you need to succeed.  We have worked very hard to provide a simple & automatic system to follow that minimizes your time involvment.  A free copy of our Business Basics 1.0 with more details is also included.  

This is truly a Win-Win-Win model for everyone involved.  Your church will receive a tool to produce a constant cash flow for years to come and a way to advertise in your community.   It's affordable & low risk; it will pay for itself quickly in the coins it collects not to mention if you choose to use the advertising space!  Click on the Pricing & Products for current pricing or Order Now.  

 



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