Chelimar Miranda, VP of Operations at iHealthSpot, discusses the importance of a good online reputation for doctors: Before the age of the internet, word of mouth was king. Whether a person needed a recommendation for a pediatrician or handyman, they would simply bend the ear of a neighbor or coworker. However, as technology becomes increasingly…
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Healthcare Marketing in 2018: Emerging Trends
In a previous blog, we discussed how important it is to make digital an integral part of your healthcare marketing strategy. However, as digital marketing continues to evolve at such a rapid pace, it can be difficult to keep up with the various technologies and tools available today. To help you stay up to date,…
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How the Face of Healthcare Marketing is Changing to Digital
Patients today do extensive research online, which means they are more particular about the healthcare services they receive. As they gain more knowledge about these services, they are also increasingly expecting personal engagement – e.g., more transparency and two-way communication – with their healthcare providers. In response, healthcare marketing is becoming more digital. Here are…
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5 Top Tips for Marketing Your Medical Practice
If you’re looking for better ways to promote your medical practice, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed: search engine marketing, social media, blogs, direct mail…the options can seem endless. To help make it easier, here are five of our top tips for marketing your medical practice: Build a Website for Your Practice If you want to…
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The Importance of Claiming Your Online Directory Listings
Have you ever done an online search for your healthcare practice to see what business directories show your profile? Or have you ever seen your practice appear on a website like Yelp or YellowPages.com, yet you never added yourself to this online listing service – and in fact, the information provided isn’t even correct? Over…
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10 Things to Avoid on Your Medical Website
First impressions count, and on the web, it is the design of your medical website that first captures someone’s attention. It can help you gain new patients, interact with them online, provide education, and even generate positive testimonials. But it’s not just about your website’s look. Your website should be efficient and easy to navigate…
Healthcare Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2018
With 2017 coming to a close, we’re taking a look at how healthcare marketing strategies will be evolving in 2018 and beyond. Here’s what we think will be some of the key trends: Reputation Management Research shows that more than 90% of people now read online reviews, which means that word of mouth is becoming…
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3 Reasons to Make Digital an Integral Part of Your HealthCare Marketing Strategy
HealthCare marketing has always been about connecting with your patients in the right place and at the right time. Today, that means you need to meet them where they are already spending most of their time: on the internet. Studies show that people are spending twice as much time online as they were just 12…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Responding to Online Reviews
In our previous blog post – Online Patient Reviews: A Must-Have Tool for Medical Practices – we discussed why it’s so important for medical professionals to build their online reputations. Now, we’d like to discuss how to manage them, with a focus on online patient reviews. Online reviews can have the power to make or…
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Is Your Medical Website HIPAA Secure?
As we mentioned in a previous blog post, a great website is a foundation for any online marketing strategy. However, for healthcare professionals, having a great website isn’t enough – it also needs to be HIPAA secure. This means that any time protected health information (PHI) is transmitted or stored, you should have proper procedures…
