Healthcare marketing

  • Health Information Online: Battling Sleep Myths

    Health Information Online: Battling Sleep Myths

    Sleep Health, the journal of the National Sleep Foundation, features a myth-busting article this month. A group of researchers from a number of institutions checked out 8,000 websites sharing information about sleep and identified 20 sleep myths which had two important things in common: lots of people believed those myths, and experts said they were…

  • Competing with Dr. Google

    Competing with Dr. Google

    At least 72% of American adults use “Dr. Google” to self-diagnose. While most go on to call or visit their doctors, some 35% (according to a Pew Research survey) are happy with their online diagnosis and don’t bother to see a professional. Is this a problem? Other research has found that the information presented by…

  • Healthcare Marketing Forecasts

    Healthcare Marketing Forecasts

    Google has a prediction for search marketing in general: Helpfulness will be the winner. “Today’s consumers expect more,” says Google. “They’ll ask increasingly detailed questions and expect brands to provide answers that are tailored just for them. Ultimately, it will be the brands that are deemed truly helpful that will rise above the competition.” At…

  • 5 Great Healthcare Marketing Themes for 4th Quarter

    5 Great Healthcare Marketing Themes for 4th Quarter

    Fourth quarter marketing usually centers around Christmas. That could be a mistake. Data from the Census Bureau shows that 4th quarter sales make up 25-28% of retail spending over the year.  Pew Research found that some retailers rely more on holiday spending than others, but even the most present-oriented rarely see more than 30% of…

  • 5 SEO Tips for Small Practices

    5 SEO Tips for Small Practices

    How can a small medical practice compete with a larger practice or consortium when it comes to healthcare marketing? It’s easy to feel that the marketing budget of a smaller practice won’t stretch to any real investment in digital marketing. In fact, the internet levels the playing field. Small practices can look just as legit…

  • Basic Health Information at Your Blog

    Basic Health Information at Your Blog

    Healthcare content marketing increases the value and visibility of your website, brings in new patients, brings established patients in more frequently, makes patients aware of services you offer, helps recruit new team members — and gives healthcare marketers an opportunity to help increase health literacy. Research shows that the internet is now the top source of…