Marlana Voerster

Following best practices for KPIs (key performance indicators) is an essential start for any marketing initiative, but it’s often an overlooked step. Let’s look and why KPIs are so important and some practical advice that can help you incorporate, and get value from, your KPIs.   What is a KPI?   KPIs and goals often get […]

Brand activism is a new buzzword in healthcare and life sciences spaces, and consumers are increasingly expecting their brands of choice to drive social change. I recently conducted a series of consumer interviews for a major medical device brand. This brand has built a great deal of trust with their audiences by offering a top-notch […]

The healthcare brand persona is the new archetype marketers are creating to fully articulate their brand’s voice, tone, and feel.  “Cura te ipsum.” It’s Latin for “Heal thyself” — a proverb physicians have told themselves for thousands of years. The idea is that you can’t take care of others unless you take care of yourself. […]

For medical device companies, building loyalty among nurses is a key element in driving growth. In this post, we’ll look at four loyalty builders for the nursing population. These loyalty builders are designed to engage and drive relationships among this critical stakeholder group. Nursing is the most trusted profession in the U.S. In fact, 78% […]

Imagine this: You are a marketer at a medical device organization. Your products are cutting-edge, innovative, and best-in-class. It’s every marketer’s dream. But here is the big question: Is the experience your digital product catalog delivers as innovative as your products?   Often, the answer is “No,” and that’s not surprising. Many of us remember the […]

Like many of you, I sat down recently to take in the 58th Super Bowl. Having no teams in the game, I was largely there for the commercials — and, sure, for the Taylor Swift sightings. And, to those ends, I was pretty satisfied. I absolutely loved CeraVe’s Michael Cera commercial. And Ben, Matt, Tom, […]

Overcoming Healthcare’s Mountain of Mistrust, our series on building trust among healthcare consumers, has reached its conclusion as we turn our focus on medical device companies.  The analytics and opinion-polling firm Gallup has found a decline in Americans’ trust in many institutions and industries, and the healthcare and life sciences spaces are no different. Building […]

A few weeks back, I wrote about key trends that would impact the medical device world in 2024. This time around, I’m going to be counting down some 2024 resolutions for medical device marketers. In most organizations, nobody is closer to consumer audiences as the marketing team, and that is no different in the med […]

The medical device industry is in a constant state of evolution. We are seeing more sophisticated consumer expectations, advancements in technology, regulatory changes, and changing healthcare needs – just to name a few. As we gaze into our crystal ball, five key trends have bubbled up. Let’s look at what is poised to impact the […]

If there is one thing marketers across the world have in common right now, it’s using artificial intelligence (AI) as part of their digital experience. With the emergence of tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, to name just a few, AI is becoming more commonplace by the day. And it’s giving marketers endless inspiration […]

I recently had the pleasure of attending HCIC – The Healthcare Internet Conference with Perficient’s Senior Healthcare Strategist, Kayla Brown. Kayla and I were both invited to speak at the conference, and, while we were there, we took full advantage of the great learning opportunities that always arise with the industry comes together. Kayla spoke […]

This is the third and final part of our series in which we’re discussing healthcare’s digital front door — the technologies and strategies you use to engage with consumers throughout their journeys. By now, you are getting the idea that a cohesive content strategy is key for consumers to open your digital front door and […]