Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Image Building: It puts muscle in your marketing message.


It’s safe to say that almost all marketing, by design or accident, contains image building content. And since people see your ads before they see you they get an image of your practice from your marketing content along with your actual ad message. Having an image and message working in concert with each other will add power to your marketing efforts and move your practice in the direction you choose.

Examples:
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Ad message
“Cancer, where you are treated first makes a difference.”
Image content
Memorial Sloan Kettering is the best cancer treatment facility.

Impath Inc.
Ad message
“The right cancer diagnosis gets patients the right treatment.”
Image content
Impath Inc. is the best cancer diagnostic specialty lab.

NJ Spine Group
Ad message
“Life is a lot better without back and neck pain.”
Image content
NJ Spine relives orthopedic problems and pain to return patients to more normal lifestyle.

What people perceive is what they believe. How you present your practice, the image you create, is therefore just as important as what you say about your specific services. Correct presentation adds muscle to your marketing program, makes it easier for patients to remember you rather than the competition and drives their business to your office.

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