Guest post by Nancy Cawley Jean I recently read an article announcing MyBCTeam, a new social network for women with breast cancer. Initially I thought, “What a wonderful idea.” The social network targets a set demographic audience, women uniquely bonded by their experience with breast cancer. It’s this unique shared bond that draws these women to [...]
Tag Archives: health care
Riding the Wave of Health Reform in Marketing & Public Relations
May 12, 2011 – 8:00 am
By Lisa Kersey ACO. HIE. HIT. Meaningful Use. Medical Home. EMR… If there’s one thing that never changes about healthcare, it’s the number of acronyms and the jargon used to describe what is arguably one of the nation’s most complex industries. While industry leaders, policy wonks and elected officials are focused on the WHAT and [...]
Facebook Plays an Important Role for Grieving Families
April 14, 2011 – 9:12 am
By Debbie Myers (@debamyers) I admit it. I’m a big fan of Facebook. I love the connectivity it gives me to family and friends. I obnoxiously chronicle vacations and events with pictures and anecdotes. It’s even become a breaking news source – sometimes beating out my CNN news alerts I receive through my email. In [...]
Emotional Baggage Marketing – Let’s Unpack
January 20, 2011 – 12:23 pm
By April Sciacchitano (@aprilcs) It’s the middle of January, and you’ve probably noticed the dwindling number of New Year’s resolutioners at your gym. Even people who “resolve” to be healthy have trouble making it stick. Why? There are real emotions at play when it comes to health decisions and regimens. Marketers need to understand these [...]
This Halloween, Try On a New Personality
October 15, 2009 – 8:58 am
by Jenn Riggle At this time of year, children across America are trying on costumes and making the all important decision – Who do they want to be for Halloween. Come to think of it, it’s also a good time for hospital communications departments to step out of their comfort zones and decide what sort [...]
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