Everyone knows that planning is an important part of creating an effective healthcare marketing program. With so many changes in healthcare, it’s easy to place planning on the back burner. But because of these changes, it’s all the more important … Read article
Michigan State University has built their brand on two small words: Spartans will. Spartans will work together. Spartans will work for the common good. Spartans will push past the boundaries. And this just in: Spartans will experiment with nontraditional marketing. … Read article
Within the past five years, gamification has turned into one of the biggest industry buzzwords, and here’s why. While developing marketing plans, business proposals, and editorial calendars, advertisers commonly ask their teams, “What can we do to increase engagement?” And … Read article
If you’re the marketing director of a hospital, chances are your budget has been slashed 10% or more due to the Affordable Care Act. To make matters worse, your E-team may be demanding even more ROI in this environment of … Read article
BIRMINGHAM, Mich., August 3, 2015 — Brogan & Partners has been awarded platinum, gold, silver and bronze Davey, Hermes, Aster and Telly awards for their work with Michigan First Credit Union, Covenant HealthCare, North Carolina Department of Health and Human … Read article
From cave paintings in Lascaux, frescos in the Sistine Chapel and Campbell’s soup cans with a dash of Warhol to billboards, commercials and now Instagram, visual storytelling has always been popular and powerful. According to Hubspot, 90 percent of information … Read article
These days, we’re all expected to wear a lot of hats. We juggle many jobs every day, and often, we need to learn how to do more with less: less time, less help and less money. That’s often why companies … Read article
Owning a business can be hard. Growing a business can be even harder. Large businesses may have significant media budgets. But what small businesses lack in size, they can more than make up with customer loyalty, which can be nurtured … Read article
When Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was born, the Internet went wild. Twitter recorded more than one million tweets mentioning the birth, and “royal baby” was the most searched term on Google all day. The birth of the royal … Read article
Authenticity is an important, though fuzzy concept. Important because most consumers opt for authentic brands over and above their competitors. And fuzzy because authenticity can be difficjult to define. Authentic brands are correlated with heritage, high quality and transparency. Hit … Read article
They say a single image is worth a thousand words. This adage has helped make Instagram popular among retail brands. But what about nonprofits? Can a picture capture the power of a cause? Oh yeah. From museums to charities, organizations … Read article
If you work in the advertising industry, you know print ads in magazines and newspapers have been on a steady decline since 2007. Marketers are increasingly turning to mobile, social and digital—anything their audience can access in just a few … Read article