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Reinventing Community Relations as a Corporate Reputation Strategy

Magazine & Journal Articles
Once upon a time, hospital marketing didn't exist. Public relations functions were focused almost exclusively around media relations and what we called community relations. Then came marketing (with the glamour of advertising), the Internet, Facebook, Tweet, and pins. Community relations (CR) faded, got pushed to secondary priority status and then to the bottom of that "nice to do if we had time" list.

Share Your Story With the World: How Brand Journalism is Transforming Healthcare Communications

Magazine & Journal Articles
Here are answers to several questions about Spectrum Health's new approach to brand journalism.

Driving Thought Leadership for the Nation's Largest Nonprofit Health System

Presentation Resource
In this session, Johnny Smith Jr., Senior Director of Public Relations for Ascension, will demonstrate how to develop a strategic thought leadership program that aligns with your organization’s mission, strengthens its brand and distinguishes it as a leader.

More Than a Press Release: Using Original Research to Add Value to the Conversation

Presentation Resource
We will share how marketing and communications offices can use original research to help gather insights into clinical marketing efforts, internal culture change, and earn local and national media.

We're Not Pawns: How to Protect Your Organization's Reputation During Intense Payer Negotiations

Presentation Resource
This presentation shows how one organization quickly pulled together public relations, internal communication, and strategic marketing with a focus on digital responsiveness to prepare a unified message to be used for concerned patients, providers, and insurance brokers while active negotiations continued.

Are You Prepared for a PR Crisis?

Magazine & Journal Articles
When a crisis occurs in your community, how should your hospital or health system's public relations/communications team respond? Whether an incident is local in nature or has national or international implications, it is vital for hospitals to have a crisis plan in place that will ensure effective communications to all key internal and external audiences, and stakeholders — and protect the hospital's reputation.

Uncovering Hidden Gems

Magazine & Journal Articles
In an era when "content is king," storytelling has never been more crucial for setting a health care organization apart from the competition. Here are five tips for finding compelling health care stories in your organization.

Role of the Communicator in Crises: Dissecting Tactics, Strategies, and Actions in Managing a Crisis

Presentation Resource
This session will feature case studies and best practices to illustrate what it takes to manage and control a crisis. Also, participants will learn the "seven golden rules"of managing crisis communication and effective crisis media relations tactics.

Improving the Digital Brand Dialogue

Presentation Resource
In this session, you will learn how one healthcare system used an online brand experience survey to guide its website improvement efforts.

Behind the Scenes: The Benefits of Immersion for Journalists, Board Members, and Government Leaders

Presentation Resource
This session highlights the experiences of a Gannett News Organization reporter who observed Mission Health from the board room to the operating room, filing a series of reports that ran over four consecutive weeks in spring 2015.