Yesterday I was interviewed by ABC 702 regarding how to find authoritative healthcare content online a must know topic for medical marketing. Here are some of my tips: Review the URL and understand how information is organised on the web. For example, .org is an organisation, edu education and government is .gov. When selecting reputable information go to these websites for the more reputable disease information Beware of Bias - examine the site's purpose and look carefully at the … [Read more...]
Meet Kevin Reid – Speaker at Digital Hospital Conference Syd 7-8 December
Can you take us through your professional career background? I am currently the CEO of Manly Warringah Pittwater Community Aid Service on the Northern Beaches in Sydney. I spent the first 20 years of my career in the Royal Australian Navy Medical Branch as a Medical Administrator (I do not claim to be an IT guru) introducing clinical computer technology to both the pathology laboratory and a Hospital database to Balmoral Naval Hospital. I retired from the military at 37 years of age and … [Read more...]
Social Media Top Ten Tips
1. Strategy Development - Social Media Some business owners start to dabble in social media without a social media strategy. This means they are simply starting up platforms without clear objectives or a roadmap to get there. Often clients choose the wrong platforms or set up too many social media channels and do not have the time to service them. Having a strategy document is critical if you want to hit your targets and save time. 2. Tools While strategy is a key element of success, … [Read more...]
Branding 101’s
How important is Branding? “A great brand comes from a place of truth about what a business authentically represents, and about what its products means to its customers. It’s not magic, it’s insight.” What is a Brand? Ever wondered what it is that drives people to queue up outside Apple stores from the night before the launch of a new iPhone? Or why is the urge to own a pair of Nike's or sport a Rolex so strong that you would happily forgo dine outs and your regular coffee to save up … [Read more...]
Social Media – Facebook’s Latest Round of Changes
Yes another change! Facebook has changed the way your page feeds look to make it "more personal", sans any notification or advice to users (though they did make an "announcement" on their blog and through certain news channels). One could be forgiven for thinking it was all too discreet and easily missed. To put matters in perspective, this is not the first episode in the continuing saga between FB and advertisers and publishers vying for users' space and attention. Facebook has made a few … [Read more...]
Healthcare Digital Marketing: What are People Searching for Online?
Healthcare digital marketing is now clearly under the spotlight! A large number of people share and search for health-related information on Web-based social media. This activity has been increasing over the past 10 years and yet to date we have known little about who is posting and what information they are sharing. Recently a study based in the United States was published in J Med Internet Res 2015;17(4):e106 and these were their findings: Objective: The aims of this study were to … [Read more...]
Dark Social: What it is and how to harness it
I was training a pr company in digital marketing last week and one of the team asked 'What is Dark Social? We had just discussed Black Hat SEO so the dark! theme for the morning was really hitting its straps. Dark Social is simply the sharing that happens off social networks. This could be sharing a link via email or messenger or receiving a gift suggestion from a friend etc. Think about how many times you have emailed colleagues or friends with a Read This! subject link of the latest news … [Read more...]
Medical Marketing News Wrap up
Medical marketing and public health is one of our passions and over the past two weeks these were the stories we were following in the news: 1. Brazilian Journalists Delve Deep Into Digital Journalists in Brazil covering the Zika virus have been using Facebook video debates with scientist, data visualization projects and infographics to show how it spreads. Brazilian journalists have adopted a wide range of storytelling techniques and tools to cover the various aspects of this health … [Read more...]
Healthcare Content Marketing
Yesterday I had the good fortune of running a Healthcare Content Marketing Masterclass for the Remarkable organisation. The startups are all involved in the health/tech space so understanding the basics of health pr is vital. The Remarkables A little bit of background first! The organisation is Australia's first disability focused impact Accelerator. They work with inclusive startups to support them with mentors, masterclasses and user testing. The 16-week program is tailored for startups … [Read more...]
Non Profit Digital Marketing Trends 2016
Recently the 2016 Digital Outlook Report: Nonprofit Trends and Strategy was released and while the study was based in the US it does have some marketing insights for local non profits: 49% of respondents will be investing more budget in Social Media Promotion / Communication in 2016. This is because many future followers/ supporters can be found across a variety of social channels, and orgs are putting most of their plans and strategy into Facebook this year. The report has found that … [Read more...]
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