SHSMD - 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibits
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Heads in Beds: A Marketer's Guide to Enhanced Marketing Strategies
Program Code:
W01
Date:
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time:
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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SPEAKER
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Tess Niehaus is Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Physician Services at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis. She formerly served as Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Physician Services for Christian Hospital, a member of BJC HealthCare, and served for many years as the Corporate Director of Marketing for BJC‘s corporate office. Ms. Niehaus has 30 years of experience in healthcare marketing and sales, including working in the healthcare division of Procter and Gamble, Inc., and Pfizer Laboratories.
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Larry Margolis is president and chief marketing officer of SPM Marketing & Communications), a firm specializing in healthcare. From academic medical centers to community hospitals to regional health systems, Larry has worked with clients to develop results-oriented communications programs aimed at consumers, physicians, employees, and community, business, and government leaders. He has advised hospitals and health systems on branding strategies, image campaigns, product line advertising, physician referral planning, and internal communications. Larry is a frequent speaker at national and state conferences on topics such as branding, communicating quality, community benefit, and customer loyalty. He is currently a member of the SHSMD Board of Directors. Before joining SPM, Mr. Margolis was a principal with a strategic and facilities planning healthcare consulting firm and an administrator with Lake Hospital System in northeast Ohio.
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Carolyn Merriman is president of Corporate Health Group (CHG), providing consultation on customer-focused healthcare strategies for physicians, employers and consumers. She facilitates strategic development, program assessments and implementation and provides training in sales, customer service, leadership and teleservices. Carolyn is the co-author of Physician Relations Today, Sales and Marketing for Occupational Health, contributes to journals and is a frequent national speaker. She holds a bachelors degree in Fine Arts and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. She completed a four year team on the board of directors of SHSMD and is a current board member for its sister society, New England Society for Healthcare Communicators (NESHCo).
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Holli Salls is responsible for public relations, marketing and physicians services for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a nationally recognized 895-bed hospital located in Chicago. Since joining Northwestern Memorial in 2000, she has developed an integrated marketing, public relations, and physician referral and communications programs. In addition, she has oversight responsibilities for corporate identity standards, reputation management, consumer website, and physician recruitment, hospital’s call centers, and retail, art and archives programs. Prior to joining Northwestern Memorial, she was the director of public and media relations for The Cleveland Clinic. During her career, she has won numerous awards for her work, including an Emmy, two Tellys and other top marketing and public relations honors. She is a graduate of Ursuline College and accredited by the Public Relations Society of America. She is currently a board member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development.
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Description
In these tough economic times, marketers must be prepared to proactively analyze and focus their hospital’s marketing strategies and approaches to contribute to the bottom line and achieve ROI. Gain a deep and strategic understanding of healthcare marketing tools, including new and emerging media, customer relationship marketing (CRM), referral development, and physician relations. Come away with an in-depth understanding of how to increase your value to your organization and grow the top line through the use of diverse strategies and tactics. This workshop presents a condensed version of SHSMD’s popular seminar, “Raising the Bar in Healthcare Marketing Performance.”