
COVID campaign aims to ease veteran stress
Emergent trauma, loneliness and wage loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic create the “perfect storm” for mental health issues. This is especially true among our veteran population, compounding up … Read more

Weekly Recap – November 6, 2020
Pandemic Bump Digital media is growing its audience faster than expected this year, thanks in large part to the pandemic and related lockdown. But not all digital media activities have grown at the sa … Read more

Weekly Recap – October 30, 2020
Sick Fashion Mucinex is riding the third wave in style. The healthcare brand fronted by a virtual snot monster has introduced a six-piece fashion collection marked by the aforementioned animated blob. … Read more

SHSMD Connection Bytes Virtual Conference – key “tidbytes” and takeaways
I’ll be honest. I wasn’t exactly relishing the idea of watching Zoom and WebEx healthcare marketing presentations for 2 days straight. But SHSMD is always worthwhile, so I thought I’d give it a shot. … Read more

Guerrilla Marketing Example #10: “IT” Movie Promotion
We’re wrapping up our series on wildly creative guerrilla marketing with our grand prize winner for low budget tactics, awarded to Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP), the distributor of the creepy clown … Read more

Weekly Recap – October 16, 2020
Impatient Retailers have long been held to Amazon-like digital service standards. Today consumers are looking to healthcare to step up online services, according to a Boston Digital survey. 41% of US … Read more

Guerrilla Marketing Example #9: Landmine Ketchup
In 2006, active landmines were still a threat in 89 countries. That means civilians worldwide faced harm from an invisible threat even after conflict ended and combat passed. With landmines present, w … Read more

Weekly Recap – October 9, 2020
Cookie Monster Consumers don’t like being chased by abandoned shopping carts around the internet. The third-party tracking cookie has been under fire for more than a decade. Turns out, many consumers … Read more

Guerrilla Marketing Example #8: Friends of Cancer Patients Beach Towel.
Friends of Cancer Patients, a nonprofit organization in the United Arab Emirates, asked ad agency JWT to help them raise awareness of the dangers of skin cancer. So, they used guerrilla marketing to a … Read more

Weekly Recap – October 2, 2020
Healthy Budget The pandemic has prompted a surge in digital ad spending in the healthcare and pharma industry. eMarketer projects spending to grow 14.2% in 2020, reaching $9.53 billion. Healthcare and … Read more