Long gone are the days when you could rely on a small team of “marketers.” Today's healthcare marketing team consists of different job titles in highly specific roles, advanced marketing tools that test the efficacy of your campaigns, and a bunch of moving parts all within the larger scope of your company philosophy (your “story”).
How To Build An Effective Healthcare Inbound Marketing Team
1. Determine What Job Titles You Need.
We run a relatively lean ship with the following positions covered:
- Digital Marketer – A dedicated digital marketer keeps tracks of all the tools and marketing trends within the healthcare marketing industry to ensure you are operating the most efficient marketing and advertising machine possible.
- Content Marketer – You can have one or more content marketer to focus on blogs, web pages, newsletters, third party site articles, eBooks, and press releases.
- Social Media & Email Marketer – Engaging with customers and clients on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Livestream and other social media platforms is a full-time job. Our social media marketer helps out with email campaigns, too.
- Analytics and UX Specialist – Once the digital marketer determines what tools you need to capture data, the analytics specialist analyzes the data and and makes sense of the vast amount of information coming in to determine the future course of your marketing plan.
- UX Specialist –Who tests your site for effectiveness? User Experience is an increasingly important aspect to consider. An UX specialist will help you understand how users are interacting with your website and how to optimize your site for conversions.
- Communications / Project Manager – This person assigns tasks, coordinates all moving parts of the team, and keeps everyone working toward their respective goals and deadlines.
- Video Marketer – You can have one person capable of filming, editing and publishing your videos — or you may have multiple professionals assigned to a video marketing team, depending on how much emphasis you want on visual media.
- Web Developer – Who maintains your website to make sure it’s always up, with no errors? You need an internal person whose main responsibility is to update and maintain your website.
- Graphic Design & Branding Specialist – You want a designer who can develop your brand image across platforms using colors, logos, imagery and language to convey the essence of your healthcare organization.
- PPC & SEO Specialist – Paid advertising and Search Engine Optimization ensures that your name gets out there and reaches your core demographic. Google is always changing the algorithm, so it’s important to stay on top of the game.
2. House or Outsourced.
As you might guess, it can be very expensive to pay all those salaries and benefits packages in-house! For that reason, many healthcare companies choose to outsource some or all of these functions to an outside team. We can do turnkey services for you (like creating fresh content or provide holistic SEO services), but we most commonly perform consulting work for clients like you. We offer branding and design advice prior to the launch of a new website. We research the best tools for your particular enterprise and market. We sort through your analytic data to guide your strategy. We let you know how to tell a more compelling story and link your marketing and sales efforts.
