Our Blog
Bookmark this page. Here you’ll regularly find new healthcare marketing insights, advice and commentary from the bpd team. We explore a wide range of topics covering hospital advertising, digital strategy, healthcare marketing trends, media planning, creative development, consumer psychology, brand storytelling and much more.
Extend Hospital Brand Reach with a Premium Virtual Tour
January 13, 2015
By Jessica Schmidt
Premium Virtual Tour, Marketing Strategy, Technology
Imagine being able to provide tours 24 hours a day, seven days a week, of your newly renovated women’s center. Imagine allowing women from all walks of life the chance to see for herself the investment you made in not only space, but in technology and the staff of dedicated nurses and physicains that are there to care for her.
Top 7 New Year’s Resolutions for Digital Marketers
January 5, 2015
By Porter Huddleston
New Year, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Why You Need an Open Source CMS to Run Your Hospital Website
December 30, 2014
By Phil Smith
Drupal, Open Source, CMS, Website, Digital Marketing, Technology
What is a CMS?
Cure these four mistakes to improve marketing outcomes. (And other musings from a fellow healthcare marketer.)
December 22, 2014
By Jason Brown
Marketing, Operations, Healthcare Marketing, ROI, Marketing Budget, RFP
I love blogs like this. The author (me in this case) stands on a pedestal and shouts what is wrong with the world (in this case we are talking about the healthcare marketing world). Of course, the implication is that since I can diagnose the disease I surely must be an expert on the treatment.
Why Your Hospital Marketing Division Needs a Gap Analysis Now
December 3, 2014
By Gayle Toth
Marketing Strategy, Marketing Budget, Marketing Staff, Gap Analysis
It's time for a gut check... is your marketing strategy working? A gap analysis can find out.
Billboards: Tried and True and Still Good for You
November 26, 2014
By Ward Parker
Advertising, Healthcare Marketing, Billboards
As the official old-timer of our agency, I will go ahead and play to stereotype and not write about the latest trends in social media or the newest technical innovations to disrupt healthcare marketing. No, I will write about perhaps the oldest medium of all: outdoor advertising, in particular, the billboard.
5 Things to Look for When Hiring a Digital Agency
November 26, 2014
By Porter Huddleston
Healthcare Marketing, Advertising, Outsourcing
It’s not that hard to choose a standout digital marketing agency. First of all, there are very few who specialize in marketing for healthcare systems and hospitals. It’s like picking the love of your life. You want someone with intelligence, passion and integrity.