Ignite Digital Marketing Podcast
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How to Keep the Marketing Engine Running with Paul Sparrow of Chief Outsiders
On this episode of Ignite, Cardinal CEO Alex Membrillo, and Area Managing Partner & CMO at Chief Outsiders Paul Sparrow, go back to the basics and dissect the marketing engine. Too often, healthcare marketers jump directly into patient acquisition tactics without paying attention to the organization’s overall objectives.
24 mins
Building a Strong Brand: How Lynn Robbins is Guiding Traditions Health’s Marketing Strategy
With 30+ years of healthcare experience, Lynn Robbins, Vice President of Marketing at Traditions Health joins Cardinal CEO, Alex Membrillo, to share her insights into the world of home health, palliative care, and hospice marketing. From conducting market research to navigating staffing shortages, the two healthcare marketing experts cover it all. So, tune into this episode of Ignite to hear the latest trends and challenges within the industry and get an inside look into Traditions Health’s marketing strategy.
30 mins
How the FTC’s Recent Rulings Affect Healthcare Marketing
The world of healthcare marketing is changing. Recent FTC complaints against GoodRX and BetterHelp, have caused the government to refine guidelines around the type of information that healthcare companies are allowed to share with marketing technology providers. So, what does this mean for healthcare advertisers?
21 mins
Insider Tips for Optimizing Your Healthcare Call Center with Michele Santagata
To provide a positive patient experience, healthcare organizations need to consider every aspect of the patient journey, including the call center. While digital marketing can attract potential patients, having a fully-optimized patient acquisition strategy means nothing if your call centers aren’t handling incoming leads appropriately.
23 mins
Building Your Analytics Platform in 2023: Essential Tools for Healthcare Marketers
Leveraging the power of analytics to your advantage empowers smarter campaigns and supercharges growth. However, increasing data restrictions, new technology platforms, and the complexity of multi-site healthcare marketing have made it more difficult than ever to gain insight into marketing and business performance.
17 mins
Maximize Your Practice Valuation: How to Build A Strong Foundation with Provident Healthcare Partners
If one of your goals is to sell your practice in the future, now is the time to start planning. To ensure the highest possible valuation and a smooth transaction, you must have a strong operational, fiscal, and digital foundation. On this episode of Ignite, Craig Sager and Steven Grassa of Provident Healthcare Partners join Cardinal’s Alex Membrillo and Lauren Leone to explore how to professionalize your business and build that foundation.
28 mins
Navigating the GA4 Migration: The Future of Healthcare Analytics
Healthcare organizations rely on accurate data to make strategic marketing decisions and gain a better understanding of the patient journey. With Google announcing the end of Universal Analytics in favor of Google Analytics 4, healthcare groups are encouraged to migrate to the newer platform ASAP, before the automatic switch on July 1, 2023. Though GA4’s capabilities are beneficial, data is only stored by default for 2 months. That’s why it’s important for healthcare groups to stay informed to ensure a seamless transition with no lost data.
15 mins
ChatGPT and Bard: The Impact of AI Technology on Healthcare SEO
The popularity of ChatGPT has been widely recognized, leading Google to create Bard, their own version of the chatbot. Bard hasn't officially launched yet, but the new AI is expected to have a huge impact on the healthcare industry and search engine optimization. It's important to note that while AI technology is a helpful marketing tool, to provide the most valuable content to patients, human strategy should remain at the forefront.
22 mins
Don’t Turn Your Back on Existing Patients: How to Boost Revenue with Reactivation
Typically, healthcare marketers often stay hyper-focused on new patient acquisition. Unfortunately, this stance means that many groups leave money on the table by ignoring a much warmer audience— the existing patient.
15 mins
Empowering Patients through Education: The Key to Successful Healthcare Marketing with Theresa Porcaro of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine
Patient education plays a vital role in healthcare marketing. By creating educational, authentic content, healthcare providers can better engage patients and encourage them to take a more active role in their own care. This leads to more accurate diagnoses, better health outcomes, and improved patient satisfaction.
31 mins