As a communications professional, you understand the important role public relations (PR) plays in building your health care brand’s visibility and reputation with your audience. But what strategies should you use to ensure your health care PR strategy is effective? While many approaches to health care PR can garner attention and build trust for your brand, industry awards are a powerful tool to help you get more out of your efforts. Recognition from credible sources—like health care...

Case studies are powerful for showcasing the real-world impact of your product or service, no matter where you work in the B2B healthcare space. Perhaps you’re marketing a health tech solution and need to highlight how it improves clinician workflows. Or maybe you're tasked with communicating how a payer’s new insurance benefit design drives care quality and savings. A B2B healthcare case study weaves together your success stories, capabilities and client testimonials in a dynamic narrative...

Healthcare is a complex, multifaceted industry, which makes communicating clearly and effectively to different audiences challenging. As a communications professional, you’ve likely encountered the fog of acronyms, technical jargon and convoluted explanations in healthcare writing that can leave even the savviest reader scratching their head. Even though many healthcare topics are indeed complicated, how we write about them doesn’t have to be. Plain language is a writing style that...

Public relations (PR) and marketing go hand in hand, yet they each play a distinct role in shaping your healthcare brand. But really, what is PR? Simply put, PR is strategic communication designed to build relationships between an organization and its audience. In other words, PR is about creating influence and engagement with key stakeholders to frame the public perception of your brand. While this sounds similar to the function of marketing, there are some key differences. As a premier...

In today’s digital-first world, healthcare organizations can no longer afford to ignore the power of online reviews and social media. Healthcare has become more transparent and the wide adoption of social media and search platforms has transformed how people make decisions. From researching the best health plan on the ACA marketplace to reading practice reviews when looking for a new doctor, it’s never been easier for consumers to exchange opinions and experiences with broad online...