With 3,500,000 Boomers turning 65 in 2017, and with most of them becoming eligible for Medicare enrollment around their 65th birthday, marketers are presented with a target-rich market for their AEP campaign strategies. This year’s group of age-ins, however, are distinct from their prior predecessors. In order for health insurers to effectively reach them, they […]
Interactions, a global leader of customer care solutions and experiential marketing, released their latest Retail Perceptions report, titled “What Shoppers Want From Retail Technology.” The study was commissioned to explore when and how shoppers want to interact with technology during their retail journey. The study found that incorporation of more advanced technology is strongly desired […]
Healthcare payers need to market to millennials differently than other generations, but for one who isn’t themselves a millennial—someone who spent more time with their friends on AIM than in-person as an adolescent…who owned numerous “Now That’s What I Call Music!” CDs….or who grew up watching “Boy Meet’s World,” this involves some insight into the […]
Much of the 2010 Affordable Care Act focuses on prevention and shaping the healthcare system to be one that is value-based. This is evidenced by the Act increasing the maximum allowed financial incentive from 20% to 30% of the total cost of coverages and in some instances, such as smoking cessation, permitting incentives as high […]
At the 2017 Shopper Marketing Summit, Amy Hahn, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Ahold Delhaize, presented “Bringing Fresh Inspiration Every Day.” In her presentation, she discussed one of the most significant ways in which Ahold Delhaize is delivering on their initiative to deliver fresh inspiration daily to their customers—personalized content. “It’s a huge, huge […]
At the 2016 Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare Marketing Summit, Amy Swanson, Vice President of Marketing, Advocacy and Member Experience at UnitedHealthcare, gave a presentation on how United is transforming the traditional Medicaid member experience into one that builds loyalty at every touch, from the point of on-boarding to benefits navigation and daily member service support. They have […]
Shopper marketing is evolving into a strategic priority of consumer product goods manufacturers and is expected to increase 5.8 % to $18.6 billion over the next four years, outperforming the growth of total brand-focused spending, according to a report by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). The ANA report, conducted in April 2016 with market […]
While many health insurance organizations acknowledge the fact that consumers experience confusion when navigating the processes of selecting, paying and navigating health care, few have taken proactive action to change this reality. Premera Blue Cross, however, is setting an all new standard. They have actually made it their new corporate mission to become more customer-focused, […]
While a myriad of trend outlook reports are published at the start of each year highlighting the forces expected to have the most impact on the healthcare industry, it was the PwC Health Institute annual report that caught my attention. Rather than looking at the uncertainties of political change as cause for health insurance industry […]
Consumers are now the fastest growing payer in the U.S. Their perceptions of the healthcare customer experience are now driving market realities and shaping brand engagement and service delivery standards. For this reason, it has become imperative that insurers take the time to understand consumer mindsets related to healthcare. The National Research Corporation (NRC Health) […]