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Pastor Mike Signorelli of V1 Church struggled to get people into their church. Despite having a combined online following of 2 million, there were huge gaps in how the church connected with its audience, especially in New York City.
Mike noticed a major issue—awareness. Many people didn’t realize that V1 Church had physical campuses, let alone that they were based in New York City. This was frustrating for a church with multiple locations across the nation.
Mike hired ChurchCandy after seeing Brady Sticker’s content and how he helped churches get noticed and make personal connections. Brady retargeted ads to people who had already engaged with their content, and it worked. Soon, Mike saw an increase in Sunday visitors.
Some campus pastors initially struggled with the new systems. Mike Signorelli saw these challenges as more than technical issues; they were about the church’s responsibility to each person who reached out. “These are precious, precious human beings,” he reminded his team. The frustration of missed follow-ups weighed heavily on him.
With Brady’s help, they implemented new systems to ensure every potential visitor received the personal attention they deserved. Now, when someone interacts with V1 Church online, they receive a personal video message from a campus pastor inviting them by name to experience the community firsthand.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best-selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.