Newsletters, They Still Work

Posted in: Hospital Marketing, Marketing Strategy- Jun 20, 2011 Comments Off

In our business the buzz is all about being on-line, social media tactics with webinars offering every form of advice. My in box looks like a 2am infomercial fest. The buzz can be deafening and overwhelming to the point that I just might get struck down if I ever suggested to a client that something [...]

Building a better hospital website with WordPress CMS

Posted in: Hospital Marketing, Wordpress- Jun 14, 2011 1 Comment

Does this sound like your hospital website content publishing process? ALL of your hospital website content needs to be fed through one person who has to actually build the pages using an HTML editor which is a slow, time-consuming process and puts a finite cap on the amount of information that can be shared through [...]

Hospitals, What Do You Do?

Posted in: Hospital Marketing- Apr 14, 2011 2 Comments

I know you can operate, deliver a baby, administer chemo, take a picture of my brain, add pace to my heart and replace my knee but what about the rest of the story (thanks Paul Harvey). Does your community really have the full picture? If I’m a hospital in a competitive market how do you fill beds, keep expensive machines busy and keep appointment books full?

Align Your Hospital Marketing Strategy

Posted in: Hospital Marketing- Mar 16, 2011 Comments Off

A hospital’s view from the inside looking out can be very different than the community’s view in. A hospital sees itself providing essential health services and so much more. Millions of $ in free care, free programs for seniors, teens, kids, moms etc etc. What about the economic impact on a community?

How Powerful is your Hospital’s Community Connection?

Posted in: Hospital Marketing- Mar 02, 2011 Comments Off

What does a powerful community connection mean? In the world of marketing and communication it’s a measure of how quick and agile you can be in responding to and communicating with your direct and extended community. Can you post information to your website quickly and easily? Are you using social media outlets to build and enhance loyalty for your organization?