Monday, November 1, 2010

Changing the Face of an Old "Network" to Use the New

On the serious side of things, the Children's Miracle Network has totally revamped their marketing department. This agency is old, but, to keep up with the times it has taken a serious look at the best ways to connect with funding sources: everyday folks. We are all familiar with the organization's balloons, sold at many restaurants and stores - pay $1 and your name goes on a balloon that gets taped or pinned to the wall. But needing more than $1 to continue the many avenues of research it is conducting and the many children it is treating through member hospitals, the network has re-created its direct marketing division in order to utilize the new technologies now available. They not only e-mail and text their donors these days, they are even taking advantage of some video game opportunities.

At http://bit.ly/bA0Nox you can find more detail, including the fact they have their own IT bureau. But, here's their new organizational chart:

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