This morning as I was perusing my morning news I stopped on a title that instantly caught my attention: Should Hospitals Be on Facebook…? I mean, obviously I answered the question quietly to myself, and laughed at the audacity of the title. But, or...
We’ve been spending a lot of time on the subject of doctor-patient communication and social media, and for good reason. In 2014, social media for healthcare marketing will rise to the next level, where physicians will literally have no choice but to...
Right now is about the time you’re going to see a lot of 2014 trends articles and blogs. You’ll see those familiar keywords such as patient satisfaction, consumer expectations, segmentation, fragmentation, real-time marketing, mobile, social, engagement,...
Everyone knows the key to successful healthcare marketing on Facebook is getting “Likes,” right? Not exactly. The Huffington Post ran an interesting commentary today titled The Like War, offering 9 steps for “using social media strategy for long term...
Just the other day we discussed the importance of keeping things simple in a complicated healthcare world. Today, I want you to think about keeping things social – transforming your healthcare website into a social powerhouse. The idea of getting social...
“The easiest way to create sharability is to give people an experience,” offers Franz Aliquo, Creative Director at ad agency RPM. “Something that turns their mundane day-to-day into something magical.” One of the greatest successes for any business in...
Facebook took a hit this week from one of the most influential, respected research organizations on the web. Forrester, a research and analysis information technology company, slammed Facebook’s marketing and advertising efforts with a scathing report on...
The consumer has changed, as has the patient. Today, the consumer and the patient are one and the same. The consumer-patient researches, shops around, compares, discusses, engages, asks questions, reads reviews, and weaves through a variety of mediums...
In healthcare marketing, it can be difficult to determine exactly where to spend your marketing budget. Banner ads? Social media marketing? Facebook ads? Youtube videos? Billboards? In-office flyers? Print ads? I mean, the list of marketing avenues is...
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram have been called “a pain in my side” by many physicians and medical professionals. Beyond the frustration, there is confusion, misunderstood myths, fear, and complete reluctance to...