SHSMD - 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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The Naked CEO. Your Chance to Grill CEOs on Budget Cuts, Risk Aversion, Silly Sport Sponsorships and more
Track
:
Public Relations and Communications
Program Code:
F04
Date:
Friday, September 19, 2008
Time:
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
EST
Location:
Yerba Buena Salon 3 & 4
SPEAKER
(S):
Jerry Hobbs, Vice President of Healthcare Marketing,
Prairie Dog, Kansas City, MO
Prairie Dog is a national healthcare marketing firm that represents many #2 (and #3 and #4) hospitals across the country. Run by two veterans of the industry, Jerry Hobbs and Phil Smith, Prairie Dog has worked with more than 100 hospitals in every market situation. Jerry Hobbs, executive vice president/managing director of healthcare marketing, is a leading strategist, having spent 12 years in product line development, planning and marketing at a large Midwestern hospital before crossing to the agency side.
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Bryan Rogers
Sharon Roush
Phil Smith, President, Creative Director,
Prairie Dog, Kansas City, MO
Phil Smith, senior creative director, comes to healthcare with a background in national consumer goods advertising and has “Challenger Brand” success stories from healthcare, as well as tech, retail and consumer goods. Jerry and Phil have been guest speakers at SHSMD for seven of the past eight years, as well as at marketing conferences for Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Hospitals, Triad Hospitals, Quorum and Trinity Hospitals.
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Nick Wolter MD, CEO, Billings Clinic, Billings, MT
Description
"The CEO would never buy it!" This, the greatest obstacle in healthcare marketing today, will be laid bare in public. With a panel of hospital CEOs on stage, Prairie Dog will open the session giving CEOs the first shot: "What upsets you most about your marketing?" Then the tables are turned with questions from the audience. Budget cuts, risk-averse marketing, male bias, and silly sports sponsorships are just a few of the topics to be covered. Questions to CEOs can be asked in advance at a dedicated website.