My Eastern European dad believed that garlic cured pretty much all of what might ail you. At the first sign of a cold, he’d peel a garlic clove and scrape it liberally across a slice of toast. The balance of the … Read article
Your healthcare system is a marketing marvel. Your team is working every relevant consumer channel to connect, engage and convert patient prospects. Leadership has entrusted you with more than the push and pull of advertising mechanics, recognizing marketing as integral … Read article
Featuring a nurse in your new ad campaign may just break through. As would sponsoring a wellness festival. Baking and board games resonate creatively with Gen We. And from Gen We to Matures, people are dropping mobile e-shopping. Check up … Read article
Coachella is synonymous with popular music, celebrity, style and excess. (In sum, Beyonce headlined this year backed by more than a hundred musicians and dancers, with special appearances by Destiny’s Child, Solange and Jay-Z.) The weeklong Boho fest is many … Read article
Nurses stand at the frontlines of patient care. They track symptoms, communicate with doctors, monitor progress and administer personalized treatment. And because they spend so much time with both patients and families, they’re known to provide more than medical treatment … Read article
So many conferences, so little time? Get our key takeaways from three healthcare and marketing conferences we attended this month, and highlights from the AHA Annual Meeting. Plus barbershop medicine and tax preparation in waiting rooms – two innovative examples … Read article
This year’s Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit got me thinking—a lot. But the true test of a learning experience is whether one is moved from inspiration to practice. Sharing or socializing learnings is another key indicator of value—particularly if … Read article
Aka (/mish pim/) or Michigan Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing, which is of course, the Michigan counterpart to SHSMD, aka (/shish med/), or Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. It’s taken me a couple decades to get that … Read article
Hypertension threatens about one in three adults in the U.S. Black men are particularly vulnerable and underrepresented in traditional studies. So, to reach this at-risk population, researchers went the nontraditional route, outside of doctors’ offices and pharmacies and into barbershops. Healthcare … Read article
Uber Health and Apple Health Records are easing the way for patients. While cryptocurrencies and Weight Watchers are making critics nervous. But no nerves for Zuckerberg, whose calm & cool reaped high crisis PR ratings. VITAMIN B & P Docs help … Read article
It’s no secret that America has a weight problem. More than one third of adults have obesity, and nearly one in five kids are grossly overweight. So, what’s wrong with Weight Watchers marketing to teens? Earlier this year, the weight loss … Read article
Cost and access aren’t the only barriers preventing patients from getting medical treatment. Around 3.6 million Americans—or one-third of all patients—miss medical appointments because they don’t have reliable transportation, according to Uber Health. The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) refers to … Read article