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AI in Healthcare Marketing: Moving Beyond Iteration to Transformation

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // eHealthcare Strategy & Trends invites you to join us during AI in Healthcare Marketing Week, a new virtual summit for healthcare marketers and digital strategists, December 8-12, 2025. Join our stellar lineup of industry thought leaders and learn how AI transforms Content Strategies, Data-Driven Marketing, Workflow Optimization, Enterprise Design, and more.

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How AI Enhances Human Marketing Intelligence in Healthcare

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // AI’s ability to analyze large datasets at scale gives marketers “a world of possibilities” for thinking and planning strategically. In this Ask the Expert Q&A, Amanda Herriman discusses how AI is reshaping digital behavior, and why healthcare organizations need to adapt their content strategies for tools like Google’s AI Overviews.

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Winning the Talent Game: Digital Strategies for Recruitment & Retention

Presented on September 9, 2025

Panelists:

  • Shannon Curran, chief marketing officer, Unlock Health
  • Alex Fagundes, marketing business partner, Renown Health
  • Jenny Collopy, vice president, chief marketing and communications officer, The Christ Hospital Health Network

Moderator:

  • Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here is what you can expect:

  • How leading health systems are using digital marketing to attract top talent across clinical and non-clinical roles.
  • How to incorporate employee voices into your recruitment and retention marketing.
  • Successful strategies to attract “hard to recruit” health care professionals.
  • Tactics for retaining employees.
  • Proven ways to reach younger healthcare workers.
  • Much more.

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The Future of Hospital Websites: Navigating AI, Search, UX, and the Shift to Composable Architecture

Presented September 3, 2025

Your Presenters:

  • Michael Kinkaid, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Reason One
  • Laura Housholder, Digital Marketing Manager, Children’s Nebraska
  • Martha van Berkel, co-founder and CEO, Schema App
  • Tyler Pierce, Director of Digital Engagement, Rochester Regional Health
  • Tara Nooteboom, Director of Consumer Digital Strategy, UCI Health

Moderated by:

  • Therese Lockemy, Founder and Principal Consultant, Inner Path Digital, L.L.C

Join us as our panelists explore how you can:

  • Develop a strategic approach to website transformation that aligns technology choices with organizational goals and patient needs
  • Make smart platform decisions by understanding the real differences between major platforms and when composable solutions make sense
  • Build flexible foundations using composable architecture to future-proof your investment and enable rapid adaptation
  • Implement AI thoughtfully with clear use cases that enhance rather than complicate the patient experience, from intelligent search to automated scheduling to personalized content delivery
  • Improve findability and discoverability through advanced SEO, schema markup, and optimizing for how patients now search using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI overviews
  • Create governance models that balance innovation with security, compliance, and the need for strategic oversight

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Access, Experience, and Market Intelligence Drive Strategic Growth

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // In a recent webinar, three marketing leaders took the conversation about customer growth up a notch — from patient acquisition tactics and media spend to what should be the heart of effective strategies. Learn how they view the challenges and opportunities of growth, where to focus efforts, and how to grow smarter.

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Digital Showcase: Reaching Physicians — and Keeping Them Engaged

// By Susan Dubuque // When it comes to physician communications, relevance is everything. Trinity Health of New England has cracked the code, delivering timely, specialty-specific updates that physicians actually look forward to opening — and the numbers prove it. Read on to learn how THOfNE planned, executed, and measured this high-impact digital engagement strategy.

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Go All In on Digital Marketing Success at HCIC 2025

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // We asked people who have supported HCIC for many years what makes it such a valuable conference that they keep coming back year after year. Here, we share their comments and highlight sessions you won’t want to miss. Join healthcare marketing leaders and innovators, November 9-12 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

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Focus On Hospital Websites: Get Proven Tactics to Boost Findability, Engagement, and Conversions

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll discover how leading hospitals and health systems around the country optimize their websites to attract patients, improve user experience, and strengthen their digital brand presence.

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Focus on CRM: How Leading Healthcare Organizations Win by Turning Data into Action

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll learn how leading hospitals and health systems use CRM tools to acquire new patients, improve patient engagement, optimize communications, and improve health outcomes.

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Stay Ahead: What Shapes the Future of Healthcare Marketing

// By Susan Dubuque // If you question where healthcare marketing is headed, these experts have answers. We turned to trusted voices from organizations supporting the eHealthcare Leadership Awards, all leaders in the healthcare marketing space. Their insights reveal not only where the field is headed but also how marketers can adapt and thrive.

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Behind the Best: How Top Health Systems Designed Award-Winning Integrated Campaigns

// By Susan Dubuque // With countless media channels to choose from, shrinking budgets, and growing demands for measurable results, today’s healthcare marketing professionals face increasing challenges in developing and implementing integrated marketing campaigns. Discover how marketing teams at Mount Sinai and the University of Maryland Medical Center built high-impact integrated campaigns — from concept to acclaim.

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Is Virtual Production the Right Solution for You?

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Hospitals are complicated enough without introducing a film crew into the mix. What if you could recreate your hospital location virtually? Door G, a full-service creative production studio in East Providence, Rhode Island, solves some of these challenges. Read on to learn how the magic is done.

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Turn Data into Demand: Proven Strategies to Drive Net New Patient Growth

Presented July 23, 2025

Your Presenters:

  • Matt King, Senior Consultant, Population Intelligence, Definitive Healthcare
  • Reed Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer, Ardent Health
  • Matt Gove, Chief Growth Officer, QuickMD

Moderated by:

  • Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Media

You’ll Learn:

  • How to grow net new patients while strengthening retention
  • Tactics for identifying high-value audiences and prioritizing outreach
  • How segmentation enables more efficient use of marketing spend and higher conversion rates
  • Strategies for aligning clinical data with marketing insights to personalize the patient journey
  • How to use data and market intelligence to uncover growth opportunities

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Digital Showcase: Building Trust Through Digital Integration

// By Susan Dubuque // When two of South Carolina’s leading healthcare organizations merged to form Prisma Health, it marked more than a consolidation of services. It was the creation of a new healthcare identity for more than 1.4 million South Carolinians. Learn how Prisma Health solidified its brand and created a unified digital front door.

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AI-Powered Health Literacy: A New IHA Tool Offers a Competitive Advantage in Patient Communication

// By Althea Fung // The Institute for Healthcare Advancement leans on decades of health literacy expertise and generative AI to offer a tool that helps transform patient education into a driver of both equity and efficiency. Discover how this new health literacy platform works, who has access to it, and why human oversight is still needed.

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Behind the Best: How Top Health Systems Designed Award-Winning Integrated Campaigns

Presented July 16, 2025

Panelists:

  • Stephanie Wierwille, Executive Vice President of Engagement, BPD
  • Jessie L. Pulsipher, Marketing and Communications Manager, University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Wendi Chason, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Mount Sinai

Moderator:

  • Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here is what you can expect:

  • Discover the future of brand and healthcare storytelling — including shifts in audience behavior, AI, and tech.
  • Learn ways to create bold, transformational programs that build health system brands.
  • Gain actionable strategies and fresh ideas to elevate your advertising and connect more effectively with your audiences.
  • Hear behind-the-scenes insights from two eHealthcare Leadership Award winners in the Best Integrated Marketing Campaign category.
  • Learn how a product-specific campaign drove measurable results and stood out in a competitive landscape.
  • See how a brand campaign built trust, recognition, and engagement across multiple platforms.
  • Get inspired by real-world examples that blend creative storytelling with smart strategy.
  • Walk away with practical tips you can apply to your own campaigns — whether you’re launching a new service or reinforcing your brand.

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Turning CRM into a Strategic Engine: Healthcare Leaders Share Candid Lessons on Data, Alignment, and ROI

// By Therese Lockemy, MBA // Healthcare marketing executives and CRM experts, including leaders from Emory Healthcare, Banner Health, and Lionshare, reveal operational challenges, data governance requirements, and cross-functional collaboration needed to turn CRM investments into measurable patient engagement and ROI. Read on to discover strategies that separate CRM success from failure.

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How Do You Choose the Right Provider Search Platform for a Seamless Patient Experience?

// By Michael Kinkaid // For marketing leaders in healthcare, the provider search experience isn’t just a digital tool — it’s a reflection of your brand, a driver of patient loyalty, and a key lever for growth. A well-integrated provider search platform can directly impact patient acquisition, retention, and satisfaction scores.

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Healthcare Marketing Trends Mid-2025 Update: Our Predictions vs. Reality

// By Ahava Leibtag // The revolution is here, and it’s already changed everything. We no longer optimize for search engines alone. We optimize for AI agents. And that means building authority across every platform. Read on for tips on how to master the new rules, create content that feeds AI, and strengthen your relationship with patients.

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Turn Data into Demand: Proven Strategies to Drive Net New Patient Growth

Wednesday | July 23, 2025 | 2 p.m. Eastern

Your Presenters:

  • Matt King, Senior Consultant, Population Intelligence, Definitive Healthcare
  • Reed Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer, Ardent Health
  • Matt Gove, Chief Growth Officer, QuickMD

Moderated by:

  • Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Media

You’ll Learn:

  • How to grow net new patients while strengthening retention
  • Tactics for identifying high-value audiences and prioritizing outreach
  • How segmentation enables more efficient use of marketing spend and higher conversion rates
  • Strategies for aligning clinical data with marketing insights to personalize the patient journey
  • How to use data and market intelligence to uncover growth opportunities

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10 signs your agency is mismanaging your paid search campaigns

A free white paper, published by Fathom

One of the most common ways we begin supporting hospitals and health systems is by conducting detailed audits of their campaign strategy, structure, and results to uncover opportunities to improve performance and maximize the impact of every dollar in market. And, without fail, we find budget mismanagement.

Our digital advertising specialists have compiled some of the biggest red flags to watch for, the significance of those issues, and the specific actions you can take to remedy them.

We’ve organized these ten warning signs into five categories:

  • Campaign Strategy and Structure: Overly General Campaign Structure
  • Targeting Fundamentals: Spending Budget Outside Target Geography
  • Optimization and Execution: Stagnant Change History Signals Lack of Optimization
  • Tracking and Compliance: Non-Compliant Conversion Tracking
  • Spend-draining Campaign Defaults: Google Search Partners Enabled

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Closing the Urgency Gap: How Marketers Can Embrace AI as a Thought Partner, Not Just a Tool

// By Jared Johnson // AI in healthcare marketing is still in its early innings, but Matt Cyr believes the real impact is just around the corner. In this insightful interview, Cyr shares how forward-thinking teams are already seeing faster content creation, tighter brand consistency, and quicker market research, even if ROI metrics are still catching up.

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Digital Showcase: Broward Health’s New Brand Campaign Looks Boldly to the Future

// By Susan Dubuque // Broward Health had much to be proud of as it marked its 85th anniversary in 2023 with a campaign that reflected a proud legacy of caring. But the health system recognized it was time to evolve. Discover how this integrated marketing campaign engaged both internal and external audiences and produced impressive results.

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Denver Health Leverages Epic Cheers CRM to Drive Patient Engagement and Operational Efficiency

// By Althea Fung // Customer relationship management (CRM) tools have become essential for healthcare organizations to build stronger patient connections, increase engagement, and enable personalized, timely communication. Using Epic’s integrated CRM, Denver Health aligns real-time EHR data with targeted campaigns. Learn how a switch to the right solution can drive measurable improvements.

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas Redesigns Website to Meet Evolving Consumer Expectations

// By Althea Fung // In today’s healthcare landscape, a hospital’s website is its digital front door and often its most powerful marketing tool. Recognizing this, FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched a comprehensive website redesign in 2023. Learn how FirstHealth improved access and experience, increased site traffic, and picked up several industry awards along the way.

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