Tarama is a futurist with love of data and passion for marketing results. In 2012, her company Adobe started actively mining its wealth of data, to discover trends and perspectives of interest to marketers, most of whom were (and still are) struggling to get ahead of what is happening in the digital marketplace. They wondered: Is there anything that would better prepare marketers for this very challenging and ever-changing new world? Tamara Gaffney will show some of her findings and explain how every company can do marketing that is useful and how marketers can do better.
Do you feel the wind of transformation blowing in? Big new things are coming.
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
As you watch this video take a look at when the man and woman are back to back. My big takeaway is right there.
Start at 13:50 – End at 1:21
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
Spending habits are fundamentally changing
Q: With all the channels and tools available to marketers, where is a good place to start?
A: Mobile is the first place to start, as that is where audiences are turning. Its all about providing information to patients and doctors in accessible and consumable formats, so keep it accessible (mobile) and keep it simple (consumable)
Good news / bad news. With all of the access to information, the days of patients listening to Drs. exclusively are over. Patients are wanting some input in their treatment plans and it is up to the industry to leverage digital resources provide information and tools to empower the patient.
Q: With all the channels and tools available to marketers, where is a good place to start?
A: Mobile is the first place to start, as that is where audiences are turning. Its all about providing information to patients and doctors in accessible and consumable formats, so keep it accessible (mobile) and keep it simple (consumable)
Health information sites are leading the way in terms of being “The Most Mobile Industry” and are on the verge of crossing the 50/50 threshold.
Health information sites are leading the way in terms of being “The Most Mobile Industry” and are on the verge of crossing the 50/50 threshold.
Health information sites are leading the way in terms of being “The Most Mobile Industry” and are on the verge of crossing the 50/50 threshold.
When it comes to mobile apps, health industry apps are more likely to be accessed via smartphone but interestingly via a Wi-Fi connection.
This indicates that consumers accessing health apps are doing it in the privacy of their home or work place, and not while they are out and about. This also means they are probably very engaged with the content they are viewing and not distracted by the hustle and bustle of being out and about
Digital marketers NEED to make the mobile experience more effortless. The companies who do that will take share from those who have a more cumbersome mobile experience
Q: With all the channels and tools available to marketers, where is a good place to start?
A: Mobile is the first place to start, as that is where audiences are turning. Its all about providing information to patients and doctors in accessible and consumable formats, so keep it accessible (mobile) and keep it simple (consumable)
Q: Why is digital engagement so important?
A: A huge part of improved care is the patients’ mindset (placebo effect). Digitally savvy patients are more likely to turn to technology to access information and perceive improved care.
Q: Why is digital engagement so important?
A: A huge part of improved care is the patients’ mindset (placebo effect). Digitally savvy patients are more likely to turn to technology to access information and perceive improved care.
Healthcare/Pharma marketers need to rethink how they push information out. They need to get directly to the consumer and digital channels are the ideal way to do this
We looked at a sample of websites and identified which ones had growth in web traffic and which ones saw a decline. Then we looked to see the breakdown of their referral traffic and we discovered some interesting patterns.
Sites that grew were more likely to leverage social, email, display, and paid search (with email and social really standing out) rather then rely on affiliate and referral sites
We looked at a sample of websites and identified which ones had growth in web traffic and which ones saw a decline. Then we looked to see the breakdown of their referral traffic and we discovered some interesting patterns.
Sites that grew were more likely to leverage social, email, display, and paid search (with email and social really standing out) rather then rely on affiliate and referral sites
Social is a great tool for “generic targeting” because it provides a lot of demographic info
Here’s an example from a video I clicked in on off of Facebook. I truly can’t navigate. This situation of advertising impacting navigation, especially on mobile devices is really creating a backlash out there. Ray, what do you see in this advertising space going on?
RAY: In an attention economy you must captivate me or save me time
Marketers are treating digital advertising like they treated other ad channels… Saturate the market with content. Digital channels however are putting the control back into the consumers hand with tools like ad blocking and ad skipping. Digital marketers need to create experiences, not ads and websites that are hard to consume…
51 million US desktop users are already blocking ads, and that number could grow to 72 million. Part of this growth is being driven by ad saturation.
Digital marketers can’t use old tactics like information saturation on digital channels or they risk losing their audience. They need to serve up relevant information through personalization and targeting. As we covered earlier, the pharma industry needs to tread lightly with this and find the right balance of personalization without creeping people out.
Remember though all these really old devices form the 70s that I brought with me. Most of what happens will be evolution not revolution. Still, it impacts the quality of our lives in really fundamental ways.
Matt: not sure if you want to use these talking points, but I left them in
I wanna know if anybody here thinks a crib mattress that vibrates their child back to sleep so they sleep through the night faster is just nice to have?
Consumers want experiences not products… (Water bottle example… its not about the crib, it is about the sleep that the crib affords you
One of the hard parts of any new technology is created an engaged user base. Wearable users are very actively engaged with their devices and are turning to social to talk about it.
The wearable market has become a cult cultural thing. People wear fitbands so they can brag about their steps and talk about how they are getting healthy… Again, its not about the product, its about the experience.
Instant access to information is what we have been talking about this entire time… How about instant access to a doctor via tech like Telehealth or VR?
Get out there and do new things. The future is so amazing. Right Ray?
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