Recently SPM published a blog piece about integration and collaboration within a single agency, and what to keep in mind when choosing a partner who will help you achieve your goals. Given my past experiences at large and small agencies, I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t. Some of it is clearly visible and some of […]
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Marketing today is as complex as ever. The more tools and resources that exist for agencies, the more difficult it has become to figure out how to piece together the best solution for clients. Most agencies’ solutions come in the form of the holding company that offers different solutions in the forms of separate (but […]
Read MoreSPM was excited to attend the Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC) in Austin, Texas this year from October 23-25. Digital Evangelist Kaela Carey took the stage with UTMB Health’s Director of Digital Communications, Pep Valdes, to talk the Fast & Furious race for digital marketing innovation. Check out some of the presentation’s highlights below. It starts […]
Read MoreI’ve been working in and around the digital marketing landscape since its inception—as part of a digital and data-focused agency within an agency at Foote Cone & Belding when marketing and the internet first started to form a symbiotic relationship and later in 2004 as the co-manager of a digital group at JWT Chicago. Oddly […]
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After attending “Experience” An Evening of Emerging Technology, hosted by The Mill, our creative juices started flowing with ideas around innovating healthcare marketing with technology. Held at the new Chicago Google headquarters, the event showcased the latest in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technology, which our team got to experience first hand. Here are some of our favorites.
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The quick answer to that question is: No, you didn’t. Why? Because we didn’t air one. That’s not to say that some of the ads truly helped their brands. This year, more than most years, the majority of brands used the Super Bowl as a venue to take a clear stand on topics they felt were important to them, their core customers, and prospects.
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Super Bowl 50. Everyone is watching. And some are even watching the game. But everyone is definitely watching the commercials. (At least, that’s what we think in the advertising business.) So what did we see this year? And what can you learn from Super Bowl 50 for your own advertising?
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Are we alienating our audiences by using the wrong terminology? The debate on using people vs. patients vs. consumers to refer to our target continues.
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If the trends in grocery shopping and child rearing are any indication of what will happen in healthcare, dads are a group to watch out for.
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