Changing World of Physician Marketing

Author: Deepika Sharma

When it comes to marketing, especially in the current digital era, the healthcare industry tends to lack a little behind. This is because it is a fact that it is a bit challenging to adapt to the changing marketing trends in such a heavily regulated industry, but it's not impossible. For top-notch physician digital marketing, there are various strategies that come into play.

Targeting, reaching, and then engaging with today's tech-savvy physicians means physician digital marketing is no longer optional for healthcare companies or organizations but a necessity. And no doubt, the world of physician marketing has completely changed with the onset of digital marketing in recent years.

From the physically exhausting face-to-face marketing to targeting the physicians digitally at the right moment, marketing in the healthcare sphere has definitely witnessed a lot of change as technology came into the game over the years.

Also, as marketers and physicians have been profoundly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, which triggered remote work, the marketers have truly realized the importance of adapting to digital marketing technology.

Below mentioned are some of the top factors of the changing world of physician marketing which help you set the perfect physician dashboard -

  • Digital Media

With the advent of social media, search engines and the day-by-day increasing penetration of smartphones in our country, people rely more and more on online reviews as well as official websites to decide where to head for all their healthcare needs. This makes it very essential for physicians to mark their presence online. Therefore, a good and responsive website is the first and foremost impression a physician can make.

  • A very well-planned content marketing strategy

To be on the top in the current developing and rapidly growing healthcare industry, organizations need to constantly produce new content that gets them found and ultimately surfaces leads. This will help you to improve your search engine rankings and drive new traffic to your website. Furthermore, it will also nurture leads through the sales funnel, encouraging them to visit you. Nowadays, everyone wants a personalized experience, so think and create content that facilitates a personalized experience for consumers. In addition, there is a lot more outside blogs and newsletters to delight your audience because content has a very important role to play in every sphere of physician digital marketing.

  • Targeting at the right time, place and especially time!

In the digital world, if anyone has any concerns, the first thing they do is go on to google. For example, if a physician is reading about a blog on throat wellness, it is at this moment that a pharma company can target them to visit their website for the best remedy. This ultimately changes the physicians prescribing behaviour and is considered one of the healthiest strategy of physician digital marketing.

  • Push notifications - Unique but very engaging!

Another factor that helps in creating an out-of-the-box physician dashboard

are push notifications. These help advertisers boost engagement, retention and conversion. In this method, the best practice is to clearly explain the benefits of the information they will receive.

Earlier, one could on ads in newspapers, magazines, radio and television in the late 20th century. But today, it's an entirely different story as there are a number of new technologies to adapt to. However, not only digitalization but also Covid-19 has played a significant role in moving many things to the online world.

About Doceree

Doceree is one of the leading ad exchange platforms in the world for advertising healthcare professionals (HCPs). Being a global healthcare marketing company, it provides unique solutions for doctors, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals & POCs utilizing proprietary data tools. As a result, being the first global network of physician-only platforms for programmatic messaging, it is reshaping the digital communication landscape in the healthcare sector.