COVID-19: Healthcare Marketing Adjustments To Make in Response to Coronavirus

April 6, 2020Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

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Our team at Healthcare Success is currently advising clients about how they should adjust their marketing efforts in response to the COVID-19 national emergency, and I thought I would share some of our thinking with readers like you as well. These are fast-changing and confusing times. Remember, SXSW was canceled on March 6. By March 9, […]

Can Pandora, Spotify and iHeart target Healthcare Patients with laser precision?

February 11, 2020Last Updated on by Peter Do

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If you haven’t considered digital audio for healthcare marketing, it’s time to put it on your list. The big players include Pandora, Spotify, and iHeart. They deliver both music and talk, streaming and on demand across a wide range of interactive channels. As mobile devices have proliferated, so, too has digital audio. It reaches at […]

Healthcare Branding Misconception: “The Community Already Knows Us!”

August 8, 2019Last Updated on by Peter Do

Occasionally, I hear from a doctor or healthcare executive, “We don’t need a lot of marketing. Everyone in the community already knows us.” To that, I have to say: “Are you sure?” Remember, you spend a lot of time with your own brand, and it’s easy to forget that very few people have even a […]

Healthcare “News You Can Use”: A Guide for Newsjacking

May 8, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

The first thing I do when I see healthcare news that interests me or scares me (or both) is go online and try to find more information. It’s a common modern reaction to search for a meaningful explanation of a new treatment or resurgent disease. And hopefully I can find more than a few comments […]

10 Medical Marketing Strategies to Try in 2019

June 3, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

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This year, we’re likely to see some dramatic changes in the world of healthcare. With private equity acquisitions on the rise, retailization in high demand, and some fierce competition, it’s time to start treating your healthcare organization like the business it is. Make 2019 the year you find what works for your medical marketing. These […]

[PODCAST] 2019 Omnibus Study Results: Female Healthcare Consumers

December 5, 2018Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

The patient is going away and the consumer is here to stay. We’ve seen and discussed this trend for years, and today, we have the chance to see how this shift to consumerism affects various demographics—and women in particular. This week on our podcast, I’m talking with Rob Klein, founder and CEO of Klein & […]

[PODCAST] Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions: Prepare Your Marketing Team

February 11, 2020Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

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If your healthcare organization is not already involved in mergers and acquisitions in some form, it probably will be within the next few years. Today’s podcast guests want to help organizations like yours navigate through mergers and acquisitions while keeping your marketing and communications teams aligned. CEO Stewart Gandolf spoke with Tammy Graves, Healthcare Principal […]

[PODCAST] How Hospitals Are Optimizing Their Primary Care Footprints

June 4, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

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Each year, the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) puts on a very successful event in association with the American Hospital Association—and it’s not just for hospitals. Take James Robberson’s topic from SHSMD 2018: “Optimizing Your Primary Care Footprint.” Robberson is the Director of Business Development at Littleton Adventist Hospital, and while his […]

7 Absolute Musts for Hospitals in the Age of Consumerism

June 4, 2019Last Updated on by Stewart Gandolf

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Many private practices have embraced the rise of healthcare consumerism trends, providing ways to create an experience that puts the patient’s needs first. In hospitals, though, changes have been slow-going. This is due in part to longstanding structuring, pricing, and patient care protocols that are tough (and costly) to get around. But these changes are […]

5 Significant Hospital Marketing Trends to Watch

March 5, 2020Last Updated on by Peter Do

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In the months ahead, emerging market trends will reveal many important hospital marketing trends—more than we have space to unwrap in detail here. The following issues, however, are among the most important marketing-related ideas to track as they unfold. You are probably aware of these issues. Although they may be familiar, most are likely to […]

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