Reaching the male audience through wives and moms
According to Sheconomy, women account for 85 percent of all consumer purchases in America. The healthcare sector is no exception, with 80 percent of men reporting that their spouse or significant other influences their decision to visit a doctor. How can we as hospital marketers capitalize on these statistics? Here are five tips for talking to women about men’s healthcare.
Forbes recently asked agency leaders on the Forbes Agency Council about their tips for creating engaging videos. As a member of the council, I contributed a tip about how humans process stories and why they’re useful. While the focus of the article isn’t specifically on healthcare, the information is very relevant to healthcare brands because of their frequent use of testimonial campaigns. My tip is below; you can check out the full article on Forbes.
This article originally appeared in Forbes.
Hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are increasingly affecting the way women shop for and acquire healthcare in America. M&As include the consolidation of separate hospitals into a system (whether that’s a larger hospital acquiring a smaller one or multiple smaller hospitals merging), as well as hospitals/health systems purchasing physician practices or other provider services. These also include the merging and acquisition of healthcare services like skilled nursing practices, ambulance services, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing home facilities, pharmacies and more.
Telemedicine is more than a nascent trend — it’s here to stay. This article explores how new technology, such as wearables, can help patients with chronic conditions better monitor their health — and how marketers can connect with and drive preference among these chronic care patients before a crisis happens.
Forbes recently asked agency leaders on the Forbes Agency Council about their tips for working on a company rebrand project. As a member of the council, I contributed a tip about the value of consumer testing ahead of launch. While the focus of the article isn’t specifically on healthcare, the information is very relevant to healthcare rebrands as the landscape shifts and more hospitals and health systems launch rebrand efforts to stay relevant. My tip is below; you can check out the full article on Forbes.
This post was originally published on SHSMD.
Women have been a powerful force in purchasing decisions for decades, and nowhere is that more evident today than in healthcare decision-making. Marketers who don’t have a strategy to target messaging to women in ways that reflect that reality are missing out. Here’s why: