Healthcare for the New Generations: Understanding and Engaging Generation "X" and "Y" Through Tailored Products and Channels, a March 28, 2007 audio conference on CD-ROM, provides an overview of the media preferences of these generations and
the impact these preferences are having on healthcare marketing, products and services.
See how the Mayo Clinic is using new media channels to promote its service and WellPoint's Tonik health plan is utilizing urban language and cutting edge graphics to market to 19-29 year-olds.
Listen to some pre-conference comments from our audio conference presenters.
As Generations X and Y move into the realm of healthcare consumers, healthcare organizations will need to tailor not only their message, but also their services to meet the needs of these generations. During this 90-minute audio conference, we examined how healthcare organizations are beginning to use new media channels to develop products and services to attract this generation and how to create a healthcare marketing message that
resonates with them.
Lee Aase, manager of national media and new media at the Mayo Clinic, presented a case study on how the Mayo Clinic is taking advantage of new media channels as a creative communication opportunity, and Scott Schroeder, president and CEO of Cohorts Inc.,
described characteristic distinctions between these generations and how these differences can influence marketing channels. Aric Hooverson, account director, Grey Worldwide San Francisco and Shelley Patchin, director of advertising, Wellpoint, described the research, development and marketing of Tonik, Wellpoint's health plan that is tailored to the lifestyle and attitudes of "young invincibles" (young adults ages 19 to 29).
You will get details on how to:
- Leverage new media channels to market and engage the younger generation;
- Design content and applications for mobile phones;
- Determine which media is the best marketing channel by generation;
- Use language and imagery that resonates with these segments; and
- Create a healthcare marketing strategy that addresses the needs of the new generation.
Here's what participants said about the live program:
The conference was "well-rounded" and "gave a fresh perspective to healthcare advertising," said Elizabeth Marsdale, account executive, DMW Worldwide
I learned "how to effectively communicate with and the "language" that will reach X and Y," said Michele Bordelon, a consultant with The Strategy Group
PRE-CONFERENCE COMMENTS FROM OUR PRESENTERS:
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS AUDIO CONFERENCE?
CEOs, marketing directors, sales executives, health plan executives, new product development executives and business development and strategic planning directors.
Available in three formats
- CD-ROM for computer play
- CD-ROM for stereo play
- On Demand version accessible online
Please note the stereo version ships as two CD-ROMs, whereas the .mp3 version ships as one CD-ROM.
ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Lee Aase
Lee Aase is manager of national media relations and new media at Mayo Clinic. He leads a team focused on telling stories that enhance understanding of health and medical issues in general, and Mayo Clinic in particular, through mainstream broadcast and print media. More recently his team has been charged with producing content for new media, to enable direct interaction with the general public and with potential patients.
Aase has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University, Mankato). He spent more than a decade in political communications, media relations and fundraising at the local, state and federal level before joining Mayo Clinic’s Department of Public Affairs in 2000.
Aric Hooverson
Aric Hooverson is account director at advertising agency Grey WorldWide, San Francisco. He leads the Grey agency team for client WellPoint/Anthem’s Tonik product line, which focuses on individual insurance plans for the 19-29 year old audience. The Tonik work includes a revolutionary approach to advertising and marketing a product specifically designed for this target market.
Through a unique distribution model, and innovative advertising, Tonik has literally changed the landscape for marketing individual health insurance plans. It has made health insurance meaningful and approachable for 19-29 year olds simply by putting the value of insurance in context with their lives. In 2006, the Tonik campaign won a prestigious Gold Effie Award, multiple American Advertising Federation Addys, and the coveted Jay Chiat Planning Award among other accolades.
A leader in through-the-line integration, Hooverson has over 15 years experience marketing healthcare and health insurance products with agencies such as Grey Worldwide, Foote Cone & Belding, and T3. Hooverson has a master’s in Communications and a bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from the University of Texas.
Shelley Patchin
Shelley Patchin is the director of advertising for WellPoint, the largest health benefits company in the United States. She is responsible for brand advertising and individual advertising strategy as well as execution of these strategies across all WellPoint geographies and brands.
Patchin has been with WellPoint for more than six years. She has been a champion and leader for the successful launch of Tonik/Sound into eight WellPoint states as well as the launch of the InTune and UniCare brand positioning and identities. Most recently Patchin has
partnered with the advertising agency and brand team to develop and execute the new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brand positioning and consumer advertising campaign.
In her tenure at WellPoint she has had the opportunity to work with many key WellPoint business units including, Group, Specialty, State Sponsored Business, Senior and Pharmacy, which has deepened her knowledge of the insurance category.
Prior to joining WellPoint, Patchin was the advertising manager for Universal where she was responsible for advertising strategy and execution as well as sales communication for Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk. She also spent time agency side at Tracy-Locke as an account manager working on Pepsi promotions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising with an emphasis in Marketing from Southern Methodist University.
Scott Schroeder
Scott Schroeder is president and CEO at Cohorts, a provider of household-based segmentation tools that enable marketers to understand, target and communicate with customers and prospects. His expertise in marketing and product management, strategic planning, economic modeling and market research has been developed over two decades of work in the database marketing and management consulting fields.
In addition to senior management positions with pioneering database marketing companies, including Cohorts, The Polk Company and National Demographics & Lifestyles, he has considerable consulting experience with such diverse clients as ABC/Cap Cities, The National Cable Television Association and the U.S. Congress.
Schroeder has extensive experience presenting to and interacting with senior management in diverse organizations and serves on the board of directors of two marketing companies. He recently presented at 2006 Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA) Summer Conference and (2006) DM Days.
Schroeder has also published articles in numerous trade magazines such as DM News, January 4, 2007, “Zeroing in on Generation X”, Strategic Health Care Marketing, October 2006, “All Patients Are Not Created Equal” and DM News, August 10, 2006, “The U.S. Hispanic Population – One Market or Many?” He co-authored The Turn-Around of the Colorado Economy.
Schroeder has a Master of Business Administration and a bachelor’s in Economics, Cum Laude, from the University of Denver.
