Another open letter

[resonant]

Dear fund-raisers, retreat facilities, and others who supply to churches:

Your calls came over my switchboard the week before Easter, and you all seemed very surprised to be told that the pastor and the youth director really don't have time to chat with you about your publication or your lakeside cabins or your church directory package.

Funny thing -- turns out that in Christianity (you know, one of the religions you market to?), Easter is kind of a big deal.

Given how many of y'all there seem to be, I'm guessing there must be serious money in marketing to churches. Maybe learn a little something about us before you show up holding out your cup?

Comments

[ninasis]

We get tomorrow off, cuz, you know...Good Friday and all. And when I told somebody that I wouldn't be able to send them something until Monday because our offices are closed tomorrow he acted like it was the most ridiculous thing he'd EVER HEARD. How DARE a faith-based organization close for one of the most sacred days in their religious calendar. He needs his freakin' CD, c'mon! People is weird.

[ecaterin]

One of the weirder effects of farming out your marketing department, it seems! Right hand, meet left hand - ya'll ought to get to know eachother better :D

[akacat]

A few of them have the excuse that Easter isn't the same time each year?

I definitely agree that the church directory people should know when Easter is. But the lakeside cabin people could honestly have no clue. (If they aren't Christian, and they don't have a calendar that lists major holidays.)

[majoline]

This is really kind of hilarious, because at the very least, I would expect people trying to help/supply/benefit from any sort of religious organization to have looked up the important dates before they called, as major holidays are, yanno, MAJOR.

[delurker]

Hee!