Brand Awareness

Advertising Showcase: VCU Health “UN” Brand Campaign

Kendra Gerlach, associate vice president of Strategy and Marketing for VCU Health

// 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.

Henry Ford Health “We Go For It” Campaign Brings Grit to Health Care

// By Althea Fung // Henry Ford Health’s latest campaign “We Go For It” pairs the grit of Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell with the health care system’s relentless commitment to patient care. Find out how Henry Ford Health leveraged an important sports partnership to showcase its own expanded services and the region’s renewed vitality.

Zero-Click Search Strategies Every Health Care Marketer Should Know

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AI Overviews, Google’s recent addition to the top of the search engine results page, have changed the game. How can you make sure your brand shows up in these AI-generated summaries? Learn the benefits of zero-click search, how zero-click search impacts digital marketing, and key strategies for zero-click search.

Munson Healthcare Leverages Storytelling to Engage Younger Health Care Consumers

Megan Brown, chief marketing and communications officer at Munson Healthcare

It’s no secret — the COVID-19 global pandemic drastically changed the consumer health care landscape. In recent years, health care consumers have become more selective about their care. Learn how Munson Healthcare identified the need to increase affinity with an important demographic — the “sandwich generation” — and developed a multichannel strategy to reach them.

Content Marketing Tips for Keeping Pace with AI-Driven Search

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// By Kirsten Lecky and Nikki Breen // AI Overviews, Google’s recent addition to the top of the search engine results page, have changed the game. How can you make sure your brand shows up in these AI-generated summaries? Learn the benefits of zero-click search, how zero-click search impacts digital marketing, and key strategies for zero-click search.

Munson Healthcare “Committed to You” Campaign Raises Brand Awareness, Affinity

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// By Althea Fung // It’s no secret — the COVID-19 global pandemic drastically changed the consumer health care landscape. In recent years, health care consumers have become more selective about their care. Learn how Munson Healthcare identified the need to increase affinity with an important demographic — the “sandwich generation” — and developed a multichannel strategy to reach them.

Leveraging Neuroscience Best Practices to Foster Inclusivity in Health Care Marketing

Donna T. Walthall

// By Andy Semons and Donna T. Walthall // Any good marketer who has been on the receiving end of a DEI backlash can tell you that fostering inclusivity isn’t as simple as saying “we care” or including visual representation of diverse groups in communications. Learn how Dana-Farber Cancer Institute used neuroscience to better reach underserved populations.

Best Video Content: Unleashing Video’s Potential in Health Care Marketing

Rebecca Sims, executive vice president of operations, WG Content

// By Susan Dubuque // For 25 years, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards have celebrated excellence in health care digital marketing. At the 2023 awards, winning videos showcased the power of video to capture attention, evoke emotion, and drive action. Read the full article for expert insights and examples of award-winning videos.

LCMC Health Integrates Brand and Culture to Improve Patient Experience

Christine Albert, APR, chief experience officer, LCMC Health

The goal for any hospital and health system is to successfully activate and operationalize the service trio of brand, culture, and experience to achieve business loyalty, recruit exceptional talent, and provide the best experience for people in need of care. The recipe for success in today’s transforming health care delivery model needs all three to Read More

Brand and Culture Drive the Patient Experience at LCMC Health

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// By John Marzano // The goal for any hospital and health system is to successfully activate and operationalize the service trio of brand, culture, and experience. Here, we share LCMC’s approach to embedding brand in the organization’s culture to drive better experience for employees, patients, and the community.

Advertising Showcase: Centra’s “It’s My Life” Brand Campaign

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Each month, Strategic Health Care Marketing Advertising Showcase features challenges, tactics, and outcomes of a multimedia advertising campaign, offering strategic and creative insights from some of the nation’s leading hospitals, health systems, and health-related organizations. “It’s My Life” Brand Campaign Opportunity In early 2022, the Centra marketing team recognized the need to evolve the look Read More

Northwell Health Inspires Brand Love with “Resolutions” Campaign

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Welcome to the first Strategic Health Care Marketing Advertising Showcase. Each month, we feature challenges, tactics, and outcomes of a multimedia advertising campaign — offering you strategic and creative insights from some of the nation’s leading hospitals, health systems, and health-related organizations. Opportunity This past holiday season, the Northwell Health marketing team saw the opportunity Read More

Aligning Advertising and Organizational Purpose Through One Mission

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Nearly every health system has a mission statement, and most are a version of “meeting the health needs of the community.” But bringing a mission to life — truly operationalizing it — is a different matter. // By Susan Dubuque // Health care marketing budgets have declined significantly in the past year, and marketing leaders Read More

Advertising Showcase: Northwell Health’s “Resolutions” 2023 Holiday Campaign

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Welcome to the first Strategic Health Care Marketing Advertising Showcase. Each month, we feature challenges, tactics, and outcomes of a multimedia advertising campaign — offering you strategic and creative insights from some of the nation’s leading hospitals, health systems, and health-related organizations. // By Susan Dubuque // Opportunity This past holiday season, the Northwell Health Read More