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Healthcare Marketing Trends

Pharmaceutical Marketing trends are always changing, and it’s important for marketers to change as well.

Take social media for example. A few years ago, Facebook and Twitter were the go to sites for all things marketing. You can read pharmaceutical articles, look at medical device videos, and even share your personal ideas on the web. But it’s 2017, and social media apps such as Snapchat and Messenger are emerging as the new (and improved) sites for advertising. Snapchat can display quick snippets of product training videos which help grab the viewer’s attention. Messenger makes it easier to connect with others, therefore easier to send and discuss ideas.

Healthcare Approach

The key to healthcare advertising is the one-on-one approach. Patients are no longer just patients. They are consumers, and it’s important for the healthcare system to treat them as such. Before even stepping into a doctor’s office or healthcare facility, the patient has already done her own research. He has already read the good (and the bad) reviews online, and has made his decision based on the content he found on his computer and mobile phone. Healthcare facilities need to concentrate on creating truthful, impactful, and share able pharmaceutical content that gets the consumer through the door.

Healthcare in 2017 and beyond; it’s all about the smart ads, the timely execution, and video, video, video.

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The TV Renaissance

As Geoffrey A. Fowler of the Wall Street Journal said, we are going through a television renaissance right now. Channels are blurred, shows are binge-watched, and streaming is king. Hulu has been around for a few years now, but they’re about to shake up the market again with their Live TV.

Too Many Choices

In the digital age, choosing a TV station is a lot like trying to find a quality piece of clothing in H&M; it’s in there, but you may not have the patience to find it. Fowler continues, ‚“Hulu isn’t the only service to recognize we need fewer choices, not more. YouTube TV, the Google live service that launched last month, puts search, trending shows and personalized suggestions front and center. Sling TV’s home screen has evolved to include the stuff you watch most. Even Comcast is leading traditional cable companies to adapt with a new X1 cable box that offers 'for you’ recommendations, plus a voice-commanded remote.”

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Advertising During the Renaissance

With the shift to streaming and digital content, advertisers have an opportunity: adapt and advertise on various platforms. For example, big brands like Johnson & Johnson and AT&T have advertised on YouTube. If a brand is looking to advertise on Hulu, they can opt into choice-based ads where the viewer has the choice of what type of ads to see. If you’re a pharmaceutical company or car company, this is key for targeted marketing. Another benefit of advertising on Hulu is the direct click through for users to purchase a product instantly. Unlike the days of traditional TV commercials, this gives customers and advertisers the ability for instant transactions.

Sources: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-hulu-looks-a-lot-like-the-future-of-tv-1494433910

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Online Video Pushing Original Content

In an age where new channels and platforms are popping up daily, it is clear that traditional television’s reign is coming to an end and the digital reign is beginning. There is a new royal waiting in the wings and it’s clear that in 2017, content will be crowned king. Players like Netflix and Amazon churning out original content on a paid subscription basis and others seem to be following suit. Online video big wig YouTube is looking to join the game with a new slate of original content positioned to take over network television consumers.

YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl said. ‚“We’re thrilled to announce that beginning later this year, some of the biggest YouTube creators and Hollywood names will be featured in seven new series on YouTube, bringing more can’t-get-enough-of and can’t-find-anywhere-else shows to everyone, everywhere. With these new shows, brands can be a part of content that’s generating buzz around the world.”

While some advertisers may balk at the idea of commercial free television, this is also an opportunity for advertisers and marketers. With an entirely new channel to promote product, advertisers just need to get creative. YouTube will partner with key advertisers such as Johnson & Johnson and Google Preferred. Advertisers will have the opportunity to build long term relationships with YouTube content creators that have the ability to infiltrate not only the shows audience, but the overall influence of the content creators audience as a whole.

What can advertisers do to stay up on the times? Advertisers should look to get involved with content creators and influencers. Don’t just look to put your product in front of direct selling audiences on TV and the web, put your product in the hands of trustable influencers and new media channels.

 

Source: https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017050547104/youtube-makes-major-original-content-push.html#axzz4gFEoFAx2

 

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Multi-Camera Shoots to the Masses

Dish Network, previously known for satellite TV, is catching up with the times. In fact, they seem to be trending in the world of online video. While television stations used to be the norm for content consumption, the masses are now turning to the world of online video on YouTube and Facebook.

According to Phys.org, “Dish is unveiling a wireless device, SlingStudio, meant to enable multi-camera productions without high-end equipment. The wireless device collects video from up to 10 smartphones and traditional cameras as they are being shot. An iPad app lets you choose which video and audio feed to broadcast at any given moment. The app also has tools for transitions and text overlay.”

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Multi-camera shoots used to be reserved for primetime television, but now there are devices that allow multi-camera shoots right from your own home. At $999, the price tag will cut out your average user, but if you’re a company or influencers looking to make waves in the world of online video, a device like SlingStudio can be an instrumental piece of the content puzzle.

At Concepts TV, we specialize in multi-camera shoots for online video, television, and corporate videos.

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Four Critical Steps to Explosive Video Marketing Growth

There is no denying that most people find video content more compelling and engaging than written content. Videos provide an effective way to develop a brand’s story, to build the like, know and trust factor, and ultimately to boost sales. Statistics back-up these claims, as videos placed on landing pages can increase conversion rates by 80%, while videos included in an email will improve the click-through rate by an impressive 200% - 300%.

Yet, when it comes to video marketing, many companies place too much focus on the production side of things, rather than setting the foundations by researching and creating a thorough video marketing master plan. We reveal four video marketing steps that will supercharge your marketing growth.

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Laser Targeting

It all starts with becoming incredibly clear on who your target audience is. Delve deeper than demographics; Instead of broad factors such as age, sex or location, you want to think more in terms of targeting an individual with likes, dislikes and problems that they need help with. Do some detective work, and study the USP (unique selling point) of your products and services as well as the pain points of your customers. What issues can you solve? How will your product improve someone’s life?

Shorten this information down to a few sentences, then use it to build a target customer profile. When you get crystal clear on your ideal audience, you’ll be able to write and film video content which captures their attention and makes them feel like you’re speaking directly to them.

Smart Marketing

The next step is to identify the platforms that your ideal audience spends time on. What do they search for? What social media videos, accounts, and apps do they use? What are their favorite websites? Use this information to decide what platforms to market your videos on.

Also take into consideration the platform when choosing what type of video content to create. For example, over 85% of Facebook videos are watched without sound, so if you plan to promote your video on the platform then be sure to include subtitles or text captures which convey the message to your audience without them having to hit the volume button.

Tailor your video content for your target audience, the platform it will be shared or advertised on and the type of product or service you are marketing. For example, foodie vids for Facebook can be short, snappy and subtitled, while more serious medical content for the healthcare sector may benefit from longer informational videos that are targeted at an older audience.

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Engagement

Engagement is everything. You want to be able to strike up a conversation with your target audience, so ask people to engage with the content, be it through likes, shares or comments. Asking a question at the end of a video is also a good way to strike-up a conversation between you and the customer.

Understand where your customer is in their buying journey. Are they simply looking for information, or are they aching to make a purchase? If price points for your products are high, then you may want to get hold of the customer’s email address so that you can place them into a marketing funnel, work on the customer relationship, and eventually convert them.

Ongoing Optimization

Stats reveal that approximately one-fifth of viewers will close a video within the first ten seconds, so create a compelling hook, spark curiosity, provide a promise and payoff or catch them off guard to keep them watching to the end.

There is no magic, step-by-step formula that fits all. Instead, you must create video content and then test and adapt. Analyze results, then choose to optimize videos. Optimization is key if you want to craft exciting content which speaks to your audience.

Incorporate these factors into your video marketing strategy, and you’ll see a rise in traffic, engagement and ultimately sales.

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Storytelling in Healthcare Advertising

Pharmaceutical and healthcare advertising is everywhere, on our phones, on our computers, in the subway. But what makes you look? The wording and the colors may pull you in, but it’s the storytelling that keeps you engaged. Companies try to concentrate on how much money to spend on marketing and where to place the ads, but what we really need to focus on is the storytelling within the advertisements.

Manny Rodriguez, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer at UCHealth has created a pharmaceutical marketing campaign that concentrates solely on personal, emotional storytelling. UCHealth created over a dozen videos where they hired real patients to tell their own healthcare stories. Through their new campaign, HCHealth is branding itself as a “patient-focused lifestyle brand… that focuses on innovation and quality outcome”.  Rodriguez believes that this new campaign will change the association with healthcare from “sick-turned-healthy” to “health-made-healthier”.

Put Into Practice

Here at Concepts Video Productions, we pride ourselves in not only our production experience, but our ability to create compelling stories that guide our client toward marketing success and brand awareness. Our testimonial development along with heartfelt descriptions can help your brand reach it’s marketing potential.

 

Source:

http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/healthcare-storytelling-marketing/308799/

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