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Speculating on Google+ for Brands

Brands like Ford and Mashable have quickly jumped on board with Google+, but now those accounts could be shuttered soon according to Google. For now, Google is discouraging businesses from creating Google+ profiles, instead promising a business experience to launch later this year which will “far exceed the consumer profile in terms of its usefulness [...]

Keeping Mad Men Accountable

In the Golden Age of Advertising – long before AMC’s hit television series Mad Men won over millions of American viewers depicting the changing moods and social mores of 1960s America – there was a time when advertisers such as David Ogilvy, Leo Burnett and Bill Bernbach created magical, sensational and subjectively successful advertising campaigns. [...]

Google is the New Business Card

Is your paid search working with your search engine optimization efforts?

As more and more businesses turn to search engine advertising, the need becomes ever greater for a highly-optimized search advertising strategy. An integrated search engine optimization (SEO) and/or search engine marketing (SEM) presence can catch the eye of a search engine user at any stage of the buying cycle, and help users cut through all [...]

The Death of the Phone Book: Good for the Planet, Bad for Online Search

Last month, the city of San Francisco voted to ban the automatic drop of more than 1.5 million phone books within its city limits. This ban goes a bit further than Seattle’s law, passed last year, which allows residents and businesses to opt out of receiving the books. That law has already been upheld by [...]

A Tropical Adventure: Providing Medical Care in Haiti

18 February 2011

The following article was originally published on February 13, 2011 in The Monroe Patch Online by Bill Bittar. Lee Crouch is our talented Vice President of Business Development at MedTouch, and a veteran of healthcare marketing. In addition to her position at MedTouch, Lee serves as President of the New England Society of Healthcare Communicators [...]

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Posted in culture, embracing adversity, engage with grace, medical mission, medical trip0 Comments

Destination Marketing and Medical Tourism: The Next Frontier?

28 January 2011

What is destination marketing for healthcare, anyway? By definition, it means: Attracting and engaging patients from across the state, region or country, by focusing on a key service line or center of excellence and providing that service at a higher level of quality and patient satisfaction than anyone else. So why would someone travel for [...]

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Posted in healthcare, Hospital brand, hospital quality, recruiting, webinars, websites3 Comments

Keeping Visitors Engaged: How Information Architecture Ensures Visitors Aren’t Lost on Your Website

17 January 2011

The following was originally posted on January 12, 2011 in Sitecore’s Best Practice Blog, part of the Sitecore Community.* What is information architecture (IA)? IA is an important step in the strategic development and design process of your new website. Done right, IA supports your entire business strategy. Done right, IA elevates your website from [...]

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Posted in content development, healthcare wireframes, hospital sitemap, information architecture, navigation, websites0 Comments

Happy New Year!

07 January 2011

As 2010 drew to a close, there was a lot to be thankful for at MedTouch.  New clients, new employees, and a new office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa – all of which contributed to a dramatic year of professional and financial growth. This year, instead of giving away clients mugs and tote bags, we decided [...]

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Posted in clients, conferences, healthcare0 Comments

Short Skirts, Save Lives: UMass Memorial Guerilla Marketing Snafu

29 December 2010

You’re an aspiring model dispatched to a Red Sox game to ask good citizens to step up and save the life of a child.  Your clothes? Short skirts, lab coat, and purple hair.  You get $75 per hour and exposure at a premium sports marketing event.  The sponsor gets access to a population of potential [...]

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Posted in boston globe, healthcare, Hospital brand, hospital PR, Marketing, press0 Comments

Five Free Web Tools for Healthcare Marketers

20 December 2010

This week’s post is a round-up of some of the best web tools out there to help you in your work. We know healthcare marketers wear many hats; now, here are a few tools to save you time and improve your online marketing effectiveness. Search Tools: Google Insights For Search – With this free Google [...]

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