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 […]
Read MoreCustomer engagement lies at the heart of any marketing strategy. In healthcare, these customers come in many forms—consumers, patients, employees, partners, institutions—but the goal is always the same: they’re there, and we want to reach them. SPM recently had the chance to attend the 2017 Salesforce World Tour in Chicago. Salesforce is global cloud computing […]
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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2016 was a big year for digital marketing, with new strategic priorities and technological innovations changing how we work. As you assess how you can enhance your strategies this year, it is critical to think first about providing consumers with the best online experience possible. Keep these key healthcare digital marketing trends in mind as you plan for 2017.
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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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It’s no secret that digital and social media have become an integral part of healthcare marketing strategy in recent years. As an important extension of traditional advertising tactics, they allow hospitals to connect and engage directly with patients, plus both can be very cost effective mediums that provide easily trackable results.
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SPM Interact, our digital media division, decided to host an internal competition at SPM. The contest? Create a healthcare related mobile application that could be functional and useful for our client partners.
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I was reading "Advertiser, Beware" in the 4/22 issue of H&HN Daily when I was surprised by Chris Bevolo’s very hyperbolic and negative comments on, amongst other things, hospital advertising via traditional or mass media. He referred to it bluntly as “a waste of money.”
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Like it or not, we live in a fast-paced, non-stop information society. We’ve all grown accustomed to having everything at the touch of a button (or screen)—so much so that we expect it. We are constantly connected to and interacting with our mobile phones. And healthcare is no exception.
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We’re presently at the precipice of change. What we know now as digital advertising is becoming “traditional” as we see new innovations in the industry.
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