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Not to be alarmist, but the end is near For those who have been living under a rock, Google will stop collecting information in Universal Analytics (UA – sometimes referred to as Google Analytics 3), as of July 1, 2023. This is the version of Google Analytics that 99% of marketers use to collect data. […]
AI erodes confidence in text and images We all know that artificial intelligence can draft copy and iterate images at an alarmingly fast rate. Raise your hand if you haven’t checked out ChatGPT. But AI’s ability to fabricate copy is making a growing number of consumers ask questions such as: “Is this authentic?” “Can I […]
What is Lemon8? Lemon8 has been called “TikTok’s sister” because it’s owned by the same company. According to its App Store description, Lemon8 is “a place for young creatives to share a diversity of content from fashion, makeup, food, and travel, to homewares, pets, and anything else you can imagine.“ Ignoring whether “a diversity of […]
When the federal government mandated that hospitals and insurers post their prices online (back in Jan 2021), the industry entered a state of shock, with concerns about implementation, tracking, and bottom-line impact. There’s some evidence that only 20-25% of hospitals are in compliance with the rule. Among the non-compliant ones, only two hospitals have been […]
It starts with a lie. “Hi, I’m Stacy,” says the pop-up avatar in a speech bubble, in the lower right corner of your screen. But we all know that Stacy is a bot. It often gets worse from there. “Stacy” doesn’t understand what you want or need. “She” isn’t aware that you’re (choose all that apply) 1. […]
Yes, you should be using captioned copy in your video content Let’s start with the benefits: 100+ studies say that video captions boost comprehension and recall of video content. Captions are especially relevant in social media, where the default “Mute” setting for most videos has helped captioned videos earn 40% more views than non-captioned ones. […]
5 Ways to Upgrade Your Healthcare Images Marketers are often stuck with a healthcare photography library dominated by drab exam-rooms, painfully cheesy staff photos, and stock images with all the visual stopping power of shirt cardboard. Here are 5 quick ways out of the putty-colored forest of healthcare photography. 1. Know the HIPAA restrictions. Of […]
General conversion vs. funnel-specific conversion Depending on who you listen to, digital marketing programs for “General Medical Services” produced a 2.1% – 3.2% conversion rate last year. For clarity: That means that of all the people coming into a “medical services” website (from an ad, social media post, or search page, etc) only 2-3% complete […]
While Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continue to enact value-based healthcare, it‘s been pointed out that FQHCs have been practicing value-based care for a long time without getting any credit for it. FQHC-ACO partnerships are now opening new funding streams for FQHCs – at a time when the pressure to move toward value-based care and health […]
Most FQHC decision-makers agree that the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is a good idea. No one can argue with its goals: Responsive, high-quality, cost-effective primary care that’s focused on the whole person. Coordinated and culturally aware. Lifelong in scope. Driven by data and accountability, with strong patient-provider relationships at its core. And PCMH […]