Beating the odds and getting to 10 years in business... Less than 30% of businesses survive past their tenth year. I found that statistic staggering yet it makes me even more grateful to be among the survivors. Needless to say, there were many lessons learned along the way....
As a healthcare marketing consultant (or CMO for hire), I’m asked the same questions about marketing consistently and it’s clear that there are many misconceptions about my profession. From CEO’s to my mother, there is truly a fundamental lack of understanding of what marketing is and can accomplish. So, I began asking clients and colleagues in this space why this might be. ...
I’m sure most of you would say yes, but the facts tell a different story. As a marketer I often take for granted that lead generation is part of most companies’ business development strategies. Apparently that’s not true according to Marketing Sherpa and my own experience. By the......
When was the last time you calculated the return on investment (ROI) of one of your lead generation campaigns? If you can’t remember when, you’re not alone. Too many marketers put off calculating this metric – not because they see it as unimportant, but because they find the process rather challenging....
At the Marketing Collaborative, we bring the best people together for you. Our clients benefit from the expertise of senior-level healthcare marketing and creative professionals without bloated budgets, unnecessary layers, or lengthy timelines. We create respected brands for healthcare organizations. Why? We believe that it’s......
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Healthcare Marketing Strategies Summit in Orlando, Florida. There were many hospitals presenting their best practices and I appreciated the openness of those organizations. So what’s new? Everyone’s talking about digital and social media but what caught......
As marketers we’re always looking for a competitive advantage. Getting better SEO results, more hits on the website, downloads of the white paper, qualified leads, more and better, every day. Figuring out how to create attention for our businesses is the challenge. That’s why I’m......