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Navigating Economic Waves: Charting a Course for Business Growth in 2025 and Beyond
In today's rapidly changing business landscape, success isn't about surviving—it's about strategically thriving. As a seasoned executive and growth strategist, I've learned that understanding economic trends isn't just an academic exercise; it's the difference between being a market leader and a market follower.
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4 Tips for Creating a Sustainable Flow of Qualified Prospective Residents
Wed, Jan 18, 2023 — With an aging population, the demand for senior living facilities in the U.S. has never been stronger. Money and Markets projects that by the year 2040, the United States will need about 1.8 million more senior housing units to accommodate the growing number of senior citizens. That will mean that demand doubles over the next 20-plus years. The increase is expected to really take off after 2025 as baby boomers reach the 80-year mark, and then continue to age and need more housing options than are currently available. Despite growing demand, competition for residents in many markets has never been more fierce. If you want to keep your occupancy rate high and even better yet, maintain a waitlist of potential residents, having an integrated, multi-channel marketing program is essential.

3 Growth Strategies Healthcare Suppliers Must Get Right to Remain Relevant
Mon, Jul 25, 2022 — The healthcare sector has always been one of constant change, experiencing transformation in technology, policy, and practice on a near regular basis. But the level of uncertainty and complexity since the pandemic hit has put understanding how the business of healthcare has changed on life support. COVID-19 didn’t just make a lot of people sick across the country, it infected the entire U.S. healthcare system itself. In fact, a just released survey of 2,500 nurses shows that 64% are planning to leave the industry. That’s almost a 40% jump from one year ago. Why? 75% said they have experienced burnout since the pandemic began, and half of respondents suffer from trauma, extreme stress, or PTSD.

Medical Device Marketing has Changed! Have you Pivoted?
Mon, Jun 21, 2021 — Empowered patients driving monumental change for Med Device Marketers Many marketers now realize that white papers, trade shows and KOLs are the hallmarks of days gone by. Patients now have many resources available to educate themselves and have informed conversations with their physician or other healthcare professionals.
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Why HealthTech Startups Should Consider a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer
Thu, Apr 8, 2021 — Business opportunities in healthcare technology have never been more abundant. At the same time, the challenges of capturing market share in the complex healthcare marketplace are as daunting as ever. For young companies and startups looking to gain traction and generate revenue, a sound go-to-market strategy and demand generation plan are essential. For many resource-constrained companies, a fractional Chief Marketing Officer has proven to be the fastest, most cost-effective way to achieve their growth objectives.

Consumers Want Control of their Healthcare Creating Exceptional Growth for In-Home Diagnostics
Wed, Feb 17, 2021 — The in-home testing market that largely began with pregnancy tests back in the 70’s has been exploding for several years. New tests for health conditions we would have never imagined now serve as tools to empower consumers. Thus, companies that position products to leverage the in-home diagnostics boom drive revenue growth while improving consumer health.

How to Create a Stronger Market Position in a Post-Merger Atmosphere
Tue, Apr 3, 2018 — In healthcare there are few environments that are more competitive and emotionally charged than those that are created when teams are forced to coexist in a post-merger scenario. With the ink freshly dried on the healthcare acquisition, you now have twice as many employees in key functional roles – most likely, two chief counsels, two vice presidents of human resources, and, of course, two senior-level marketing people and teams they manage.

How to Build a Winning Healthcare Digital Marketing Team
Sun, Feb 26, 2017 — The Expanding Role of Digital Healthcare Marketing - The role of digital marketing as a key factor in achieving growth at community health plans continues to expand. However, having employed a traditional approach for decades, your health plan marketing organization may lag in the adoption of digital marketing methods and best practices. Your marketing ROI may even be slipping or is not accurately measured. A recent ACHP (Alliance of Community Health Plans) survey shows that most health plan organizations consider digital marketing mediums to be more effective than traditional print and broadcast communications. Increased competition and the shifting consumer-to-patient journey amplify the urgency of adopting digital methods. In addition, the need to more closely track the effectiveness of tactics and improve ROI amid pressures to reduce spending, mean that it’s time to enhance and refine your digital healthcare marketing efforts.