Over lunch today, we discussed how to play dominoes. Apparently, there are new games that are quite complex, but one thing hasn’t changed at all: after the leader sets the game in motion, the inevitable chain reaction follows. It struck us that – in dominoes and in organizations – every “move” by every “player” affects the final […]
On our new website, we promise to help clients connect the dots through careful research and informed strategic planning. But then what? Even after a marketing plan is signed, sealed and delivered, the work is far from over, and execution is only part of what remains. Revisiting your marketing imperatives to monitor, measure and sometimes […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Health Plan of San Joaquin has retained Dobies Health Marketing to conduct a healthcare brand audit. The California-based plan provides health coverage to individuals and third party administration services to employers in the Central Valley region. The brand audit involves multiple phases of in-depth market research with health plan members, consumers, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Associated Purchasing Services (APS), a group purchasing organization jointly owned by Missouri Hospital Association and Kansas Hospital Association, has retained Dobies Health Marketing to facilitate planning related to its corporate identity and brand. Dobies will lead the initiative by working closely with APS leadership and staff to enhance corporate identity, establish […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Each year, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce holds the Small Business Celebration, a series of events honoring small businesses in the Greater Kansas City area. Dobies Health Marketing was nominated again for the Small Business of the Year award in 2012, along with and the Mr. K. Award, an award […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH), a 173-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Lawrence, Kan., recently renewed its contract with Dobies Health Marketing as agency of record. Since 2008, Dobies Health Marketing has provided strategic marketing counsel to the hospital, along with the development and implementation of marketing campaigns that increase awareness of LMH services.
Recently, we heard some compelling stories about a client’s brand. We were conducting consumer in-depth interviews (IDIs) to better understand how people make personal healthcare decisions, as well as their perceptions of our client’s brand. As we listened, we were impressed by the passion and honesty each participant shared—a benefit that’s relatively unique to IDIs. Focus groups, […]
Kansas City, Mo. – Danforth Health Systems, an entrepreneurial start-up serving the EHR/meaningful use technology needs of small, rural and critical access hospitals, has retained Dobies Health Marketing (DHG) for marketing and brand development services. DHG will lead the initiative by establishing the new health IT firm’s corporate identity, developing key messages, fine-tuning the company’s […]
In a social media panel discussion moderated by Carol Dobies at the KCHCS Fall Conference, the three panelists – who represented two hospitals and a local firm that monitors, measures and analyzes digital content – shared their experiences and expertise with online patient interaction. Together they provided some important takeaways for healthcare organizations looking to expand […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – “How to Deploy Social Media to Improve Patient Engagement” – that was the topic at hand when Carol Dobies, president and owner of Dobies Health Marketing, led a panel discussion at the Kansas City Healthcare Communicators Society (KCHCS) 2011 Fall Conference last week. Healthcare professionals who attended the interactive session gained […]
