Posted on 15 August 2011. Tags: Facebook, foursquare, healthcare, mobile, smart phone
In recent years, the concept of “checking in” at a restaurant or venue through social media sites like Foursquare or Facebook has become increasingly popular as more and more of the population adopts smartphones. These days, people use their mobile phones for just about everything – networking with others, shopping online, downloading music, looking up [...]
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Posted in consumers, Facebook, healthcare, Marketing, mobile, social media, technology
Posted on 10 May 2011. Tags: healthcare
I’ve just returned from 11 days of traveling through Hong Kong and China, as part of a personal quest to try to understand China’s role on the global stage in various industries. One thing that I was told repeatedly during my time there is that one of the biggest problems facing China today is the [...]
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Posted in culture, health information, hospital quality, physicians
Posted on 28 January 2011. Tags: branding, healthcare, hospital, strategy
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, websites
Posted on 20 December 2010. Tags: healthcare
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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Posted in Marketing, social media, technology
Posted on 02 December 2010. Tags: healthcare, hospital, mobile, smart phone, survey
MedTouch has been thinking a lot about the future of healthcare and we want to hear your thoughts! There’s lots of buzz about how smartphones are changing the game, from hospital mobile applications to iPads in the doctor’s office, mobile websites, advertising opportunities and beyond. We’re curious to hear what your hospital plans to do [...]
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Posted in mobile
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