When E-Commerce first came to light, many believed it was the beginning of the end for Brick-and-Mortar retail locations. As time has gone on, however, we’ve found that retail is only eliminating the retailers resistance to reshape the design and functionality of their in-store experience to account for the changes in consumer preferences and behaviors […]
As digital channels grow and the forms of available engagement across them, so too does digital data. This exponential growth of digital data is forcing consumer goods organizations to make rapid strides in their data analytics capabilities. While CGs are doing their best to keep pace, many are struggling to keep up with data-driven marketing […]
From the 11 million Premera members to the 80 million Anthem consumers effected by a cyber attack, security breaches are on the rise in healthcare and insurers are just as prime a target as hospitals and physician offices. According to a 2017 Accenture survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, one in four have had their personal […]
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 […]
As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly consumer driven, healthcare marketers are under enormous pressure to deliver personalized experiences across media that merge individual’s lifetime engagement data with their real-time actions and behaviors. Marketers know they must be able to real-time recognize and respond to their customers, but according to a 2017 study of more than […]
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 […]
According to Forrester, cross-channel retail sales in the US alone will be nearly $2 trillion by 2018. While there’s no question that delivering a strong cross-channel experience is paramount for retail success, only 5% of marketers rate themselves as “very much set up” to effectively orchestrate cross-channel marketing activities, according to an Econsultancy Cross-Channel Marketing […]
Healthcare organizations are making rapid investment in digital technologies to compete with the digital advancement of other industries. But in a haste to innovate, many of these investments are lacking proper planning, measurement and infrastructure support. Health plans need to stop thinking of how they can keep pace with the latest trend, and start thinking […]
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 […]