Email marketing was never intended to be a one-way communication channel. Despite the best efforts of those ineffective marketers who continue to hide behind “no-reply” email addresses, there has always been the opportunity to engage email subscribers in a conversation. This strategy has always relied on marketers deploying relevant, timely, and engaging email campaigns that encourage the kind of interaction that enables relationships to grow. With the advent of sophisticated marketing automation technology, the opportunity to take these relationships even further is literally off the scale.  For marketers who value […]

So, you’ve decided to invest in marketing automation technology for your healthcare organization—great decision! You’re probably excited about all the digital “magic” that will streamline your patient communications and marketing tasks. While a marketing automation platform like emfluence can undoubtedly help you do all that and more, it’s essential to know that you’ll also need to invest some time in the setup process to get the most out of the system.  You can think about the implementation process in the same way you might help a patient maintain their health […]

Can you show me where it hurts? This simple question is asked in hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices every day, so perhaps it’s not such a bad way to start a conversation about marketing automation in the healthcare industry.   It’s only when you understand the pain points in your marketing strategy that you can truly understand how a technology like marketing automation can make everything better. So, let’s ask that question one more time.  Healthcare Marketing: Where Does It Hurt?  Marketing automation technology can alleviate many different pain points in […]

While nothing is more important than good health, privacy comes a close second in marketing. In the case of marketing automation, healthcare marketers play a crucial role in upholding patient privacy, making healthcare marketing and privacy inseparable. As a result, healthcare has become one of the most heavily regulated sectors in a marketing industry already deeply concerned about protecting individuals’ data.  Healthcare marketers in the United States must comply with all the global rules and regulations covering the marketing of everyday products and services, like GDPR and CPRA, as well […]

At emfluence, we always highlight the importance of sending the right message to the right person at the right time. This “one-to-one, and then some” marketing strategy, as opposed to the “one-to-many” approach of old, is only possible at scale thanks to the availability of sophisticated marketing automation software like the emfluence Marketing Platform. While many different businesses will benefit from this approach, it is essential in the healthcare industry.  While healthcare marketers can segment their patients or clients into different groups like any other marketer, due to the highly […]