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Moving Beyond Marketing Tactics to Drive True Strategic Growth

by Paul Szablowski, Strategy Faculty 

In today’s healthcare landscape, many executives share a common concern: their teams may execute marketing tactics well but lack a deeper understanding of the business objectives that truly matter. Too often, marketing is viewed as a series of campaigns. Such as an “incident-driven” process – rather than a central strategy that guides an organization’s growth.

 

That disconnect is costly. Marketing must evolve from an inward-facing, process-driven function into one that is obsessed with the buying process, driven by loyalty, retention, and customer lifetime value. That requires a shift in mindset: moving from an internal operational lens to an external consumer experience lens. And, most importantly, it requires moving from doing marketing strategy to leading marketing strategy.

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Springboard works closely with Chief Strategy Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and other members of the C-Suite to bring insight, clarity, and strategic direction to branding challenges. Our promise to your brand is built on:

  1. The bandwidth and focus required for quick deployment.
  2. Specific healthcare knowledge and strategic expertise.
  3. Recommendations validated with data and analytics.
  4. An unbiased external perspective free from internal constraints.
  5. Implementation & advisory support.
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Leadership Marketing Plan – Pitching to the C-Suite

If you’re like millions of Americans, you’ve seen the award-winning television show “Shark Tank”.  For instance, entrepreneurs have 10 minutes to sell investors on their business ideas. Now transfer that image to the last time you walked into the C-suite, for your annual strategic sales of a marketing plan and budget.  

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Happy Fourth of July from Springboard!

Here’s to a nation that embraces the mission of healthcare providers – one that promises quality, safety, access, and inclusion – for all.

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