by Atilla 6 Replies latest jw friends
My brother and I were talking about how great it would be to put up a billboard on the major highway where our local assembly hall is located. The billboard would be simple and maybe look like this:
For The Truth About The Troof
http://quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com
Alas, to rent a billboard is very expensive, about $12000, maybe one day when I graduate from college. Just think of all the people I could help with this simple billboard.
Hey Atilla,
That would be cool! If you got 1000 people to sign up and chip in, it wouldn't be too bad. Then whenever a new person came out, they could chip in too, and we could build the network of billboards. Soon, we'd have billboards in every major city in America!
Hey, wait: I've got a great idea. How about we do some Greenpeace-style demonstrations. Like, project a giant "billboard" onto the side of the 124 Columbia Heights building at night! I wonder if there are any laws about that....Of course, that never stops Greenpeace....
SNG
Loyal Jehovah's Witnesses won't look at apostate web sites. Those with doubts probably already have lurked around on those sites. A billboard could educate the public but they won't remember what the web addresses are. The retention of a billboard is small and no one is going to pull over on a highway to write down the web addresses.
The average cost of a billboard ad near me runs from $5000-$10,000 per month depending on location. There are more productive things to do with the money.
My suggestion for an inexpensive campaign would be to direct mail NON-Jehovah's Witnesses warning them why they shouldn't get involved with the JW's who knock on their door. Maybe even give a few questions to ask JW's the next time they come a knockin.
It's easier to prevent a problem than to fix it.
Devon