Each month, Strategic Health Care Marketing Advertising Showcase features a multimedia advertising campaign’s challenges, tactics, and outcomes, offering strategic and creative insights from some of the nation’s leading hospitals, health systems, and health-related organizations.
// By Susan Dubuque // Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and Children’s Hospital Foundation share a marketing and fundraising story shaped by grit, creativity, and a deep sense of community ownership. See what came next: a coordinated effort between philanthropy and marketing and the ad campaign that brought their shared story to life.
Few things connect more directly to human emotion than sound. In marketing, that connection is powerful: Audio cues can reinforce brand recognition up to 96 percent faster than visuals alone. Discover how Northwell’s sonic brand amplifies emotion, strengthens trust, and helps the organization break through the clutter in a fiercely competitive marketplace.
Across a global network of medical centers, The Michael J. Fox Foundation leads a research initiative reshaping how we study, detect, and hope to stop Parkinson’s disease. Discover how a thoughtful marketing strategy helped build the study that’s changing what we know about Parkinson’s.
// By Susan Dubuque // Across a global network of medical centers, The Michael J. Fox Foundation leads a research initiative reshaping how we study, detect, and hope to stop Parkinson’s disease. Discover how a thoughtful marketing strategy helped build the study that’s changing what we know about Parkinson’s.
// By Susan Dubuque // Few things connect more directly to human emotion than sound. In marketing, that connection is powerful: Audio cues can reinforce brand recognition up to 96 percent faster than visuals alone. Discover how Northwell’s sonic brand amplifies emotion, strengthens trust, and helps the organization break through the clutter in a fiercely competitive marketplace.
By transforming annual specialty updates into dynamic digital impact reports, Cincinnati Children’s builds awareness, strengthens its national reputation, and fosters connections across the physician community. Read on to explore the making of Cincinnati Children’s Accomplishment Reports and the lessons they offer for organizations looking to boost physician engagement.
// By Susan Dubuque // UCSF Health brings empathy and clarity to bariatric surgery marketing, helping patients see that this transformative care is within their reach. Discover how UCSF Health’s award-winning campaign built trust, educated the community, and achieved measurable impact.
// By Susan Dubuque // By transforming annual specialty updates into dynamic digital impact reports, Cincinnati Children’s builds awareness, strengthens its national reputation, and fosters connections across the physician community. Read on to explore the making of Cincinnati Children’s Accomplishment Reports and the lessons they offer for organizations looking to boost physician engagement.
Onvida Health reinvented itself with a renewed purpose and values — and then wrapped the package with a new name, brand identity, and smart positioning. Learn how Onvida Health introduced its brand internally and externally, launched a multichannel campaign, and created a platform for long-term connection and growth.
In a world of 30- and 60-second TV spots, The Christ Hospital Health Network in Cincinnati is turning heads with something refreshingly brief: 10-second ads that deliver big impact. Airing during Jeopardy, the spots feature a nod to the game show, rotate through service line messages, introduce providers, and reinforce the brand.
// By Susan Dubuque // Onvida Health reinvented itself with a renewed purpose and values — and then wrapped the package with a new name, brand identity, and smart positioning. Learn how Onvida Health introduced its brand internally and externally, launched a multichannel campaign, and created a platform for long-term connection and growth.
// By Susan Dubuque // In a world of 30- and 60-second TV spots, The Christ Hospital Health Network in Cincinnati is turning heads with something refreshingly brief: 10-second ads that deliver big impact. Airing during Jeopardy, the spots feature a nod to the game show, rotate through service line messages, introduce providers, and reinforce the brand.
// By Susan Dubuque // This vibrant new marketing campaign presents an imaginative take on the spirit of innovation that powers the people and life-changing work at this leading academic medical center. Keep reading — you won’t want to miss this bold, fresh take on health care advertising. And yes, there just might be a unicorn.
Cincinnati’s health care market is highly competitive, with eight health systems, including an academic medical center and a renowned children’s hospital. When Rob Whitehouse joined seven years ago, the health system struggled to differentiate itself. Discover how TriHealth aligns its brand to reflect a culture rooted in humanity and in population health.
// By Susan Dubuque // CaroMont Health has spent more than 80 years earning the trust of its neighbors. Testing ad concepts for emotional stickiness lends credibility to this organization’s brand platform and messaging. Discover the creative executions and discover how this health system uses emotion to distinguish its brand.
// By Susan Dubuque // Cincinnati’s health care market is highly competitive, with eight health systems, including an academic medical center and a renowned children’s hospital. When Rob Whitehouse joined seven years ago, the health system struggled to differentiate itself. Discover how TriHealth aligns its brand to reflect a culture rooted in humanity and in population health.
// By Susan Dubuque // Mount Sinai took a strategic, empathy-driven approach, conveying the message, “We get you, and we’ve got you,” to appeal to the ultimate health decision-makers: women. Read on to see how Mount Sinai captures the attention of this vital target audience and achieves measurable results with this award-winning campaign.
// By Susan Dubuque // Community Health Systems launched an award-winning campaign that leverages the selfie craze to engage women in focusing on their own health and lifestyle choices. Read the full article to explore the planning, strategy, and creative executives behind this clever multimedia campaign.
// By Susan Dubuque // The UNC Health Championship golf tournament isn’t just about perfect swings and scenic fairways — it’s a game changer for health care across North Carolina. Discover how UNC Health’s omnichannel marketing campaign achieved and surpassed its goals through strategic thinking, innovative media tactics, and impactful creative executions.
// By Susan Dubuque // By aligning the health care brand with the academic side of the university, VCU Health strengthens its unique position as an Academic Medical Center in a cluttered market. Learn how VCU Health developed a fresh, new brand — UN-like any other health system — and view the elements of the brand campaign.
// By Susan Dubuque // Baptist Health is Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care organization. Known for its outstanding obstetrics and gynecology services in Arkansas, the organization also aims to be the first choice for women seeking comprehensive health care. Discover how Baptist Health created a compelling integrated marketing campaign that connects with women at every life stage.
// By Susan Dubuque // In the aftermath of COVID-19, cities across the country, including San Francisco, faced significant challenges. During the same period, UCSF Health began a new strategic journey to expand its services to encompass the entire spectrum of care. Discover how UCSF Health shifts consumer perceptions by sending a love letter to San Francisco.
// By Susan Dubuque // CHI St. Vincent’s marketing team created a multichannel recruitment and retention strategy that engaged team members across the health system. The campaign targeted both internal and external audiences and used a broad range of traditional and digital media. Get insights on supporting your organization’s recruitment and retention initiatives from this award-winning campaign.
// By Susan Dubuque // When the marketing team set out to make Comer Children’s a household name, it had a not-so-secret weapon to tap into: the powerhouse brand of the University of Chicago Medicine. Find out how an engaging new campaign helps position Comer Children’s as a nationally recognized brand, generating remarkable results in record time.
// By Susan Dubuque // Yuma Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC) quality journey began when the health system saw significant operational and clinical improvements. But for employees and the community, this positive message needed to be amplified. Discover how Yuma Regional Medical Center’s “We Believe” campaign elevated the perception of quality for both internal and external audiences.