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Mark Your Calendar

May 27th, 1999 by

June 2-4, Medical Marketing Association’s National Conference. San Diego. 415/764-4807. http://www.mmanet.org. June 7-8, Healthcare Marketing & Communications Council Education Foundation’s Marketing Prescription Drugs in the New Healthcare Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century… Continued

The NewsMonitor

May 27th, 1999 by

Reach the Hispanic Market With Multiple Approaches MIAMI – One-size-fits-all marketing strategies are futile when trying to reach the $6 billion-plus Hispanic market in Miami. This was the umbrella message at a "Healthcare Marketing to… Continued

Feeding Frenzy: How to Help Editors Fill That Vast Health News Hole

May 27th, 1999 by

As the use of paid advertising to promote health organizations, services and products has escalated over the last decade, there has been an ironic decline in efforts to capture what used to be called "earned… Continued

CaseStudy

May 27th, 1999 by

Outreach Program Arms Youth with Multiple Problem-Solving Skills The latest sleight of school-based violence is casting an ever-brighter spotlight on youth depression and "warning signs." Last month it was the Littleton, Colo. massacre that claimed… Continued

Healthcare Trends & Surveys

May 27th, 1999 by

HMOs Are Creating More Dissatisfied Customers Consumes are increasingly dissatisfied with the customer service of managed care plans, according to a national survey by Hewitt Associates, a global management consulting firm in Lincolnshire, Ill. Twenty-percent… Continued

Reaching the Ethnic Market Requires More than Graphics and Language

May 27th, 1999 by

Has your healthcare organization developed culturally relevant campaigns that hit home with African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Pacific Americans? Don’t delay. Despite the challenge – and even frustration – these are the country’s fastest growing… Continued

DTC Advertising Doesn’t Reach Women

May 27th, 1999 by

NEW YORK – By next year, direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising in the U.S. is expected to climb to $1.7 billion. In spite of this heavyweight spending, getting the attention of women – the primary healthcare decision-makers… Continued

Coming Up in Healthcare PR & Marketing News

May 27th, 1999 by

Virtual Healthcare Trends Marketing to Seniors Top-Perfoming Hospitals Do you know about all the advertising opportunities with this publication? To find out about… Display ads Job tracker ads Advertising inserts Sponsorships of contests, special supplements… Continued

Media Moves

May 27th, 1999 by

The information in Media Moves is provided exclusively to HPRMN by MediaMap. MediaMap provides more than 1,200 agencies with detailed and accurate media information. Visit MediaMap at http://www.mediamap.com or call 888/624-1620 for more information. ARRIVALS… Continued

Clinical Trial Methods Attracting Closer Media Scrutiny of Patient Recruitment

May 27th, 1999 by

When it comes to medical research and advancement, we usually hear about the results of a successful study or a new drug in the latter stages of a clinical trial. Rarely does the media report… Continued