Gandolf's Marketing Magic
There’s another timely and thought-provoking post by Stewart over at his blog, Gandolf’s Marketing Magic, titled The First Step To Dealing With Our “New Normal” Is Acceptance.
Drawing on several authoritative sources—including candid insight from his personal and business experience—the portrait of the nation’s economic “New Normal” is, at best, troubling. It’s also likely to continue to be dynamic, and something of an elusive moving target where “constants” are hard to find.
There’s really no doubt that our economic system is changing—both domestically and internationally—and it hasn’t been much of an up swing. What’s more, the economy, health care reform, political influences, payor policies, Medicare adjustments, unemployment and many other forces are reshaping the way consumers purchase medical services and how providers and healthcare delivery responds.
Public voices wrestle with the semantics (old recession, new recession, double-dip recession, etc.), but the important question for healthcare providers isn’t what to label the condition. The question is: What do tough economic times mean to doctors, surgeons, hospitals, clinics, and for that matter, patients? Some of the issues that we encounter include:
In his thought leadership post, Stewart challenges medical providers and healthcare professionals to firmly grasp this redefined reality and focus on the consequences of change. More importantly, you have the choice of proactively engaging the “New Normal” and using it for your benefit. The only alternative is to do nothing and allow conditions to work against you.
Click through here to Stewart Gandolf’s post: The First Step To Dealing With Our “New Normal” Is Acceptance. And you’ll find a related article here about building for the long haul and gaining market share after the economic storm. Change is certain, and certain to continue. The critical question is how to chart the proper course through the gale of economic headwinds.
How are you handling the storm? We welcome your perspective and comments.
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