Throughout the past year, healthcare communicators have been working around the clock to share trusted information with patients and the public during the pandemic – all while navigating new ways of working. I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Public...
In the span of a few months, COVID-19 has brought years of unprecedented change in the way companies operate their businesses and consumers live their lives. Marketers and businesses are racing to meet target audiences' needs as we're entering the "new normal" of this...
There is no modern-day precedent to inform how organizations should respond to the impact of COVID-19. From the federal government to local hospitals and clinics, we’re all writing the playbook as we go. After a few months of intense work for our healthcare clients,...
History is filled with examples of people expressing support and resolve in times of crisis. The reaction to the coronavirus is no different. That’s a key theme in a recent survey* of Washingtonians Quinn Thomas conducted in partnership with DHM Research. From senior...
Here at QT, I’ve become accustomed to working in our well-equipped office, having impromptu brainstorm sessions with my fantastic colleagues, and traveling around the Pacific Northwest to support our stellar roster of local clients. In the wake of COVID-19, most of...
As the country works to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by suspending events and gatherings, Virtual Fair websites are a lesser known solution to help companies and organizations get information to the masses – without the traditional in-person experience. What is a...
As my summer internship with Quinn Thomas draws to a close and I look toward the next step in my career, I’ve learned there’s one part of the interview process that can have a significant impact on how the hiring team looks at a candidate. While you may be focusing on...
There is no industry more complex than healthcare. Often times, a healthcare communicator can find themselves in enough messages and proof points to boil the ocean. And too many messaging priorities can cause brand confusion and watered-down storytelling. We recently...
As a healthcare PR professional, I guarantee that you’ll spend more time dealing with crisis communications than you would like. From natural disasters to high-profile patients, lawsuits, and everything in between, reporters will call often and sometimes just hours...
As communications professionals, it’s so easy to get lost in the technical aspects of healthcare that we often forget about the power of telling individual human stories, specifically those of patients. With the complex advancements in technology, data, and life...
I have a very crude test for whether I trust a brand. When it comes to sharing my personal information with them, do I use my primary email or a junk email? Do I follow them on social media, or not? You may do this too, as most people have a way of protecting access...
Aside from smartphones and rideshare apps, it’s hard to think of a recent singular moment that created an entirely new market. That is until cannabis became legal overnight in a growing number of states. Employers, public health officials, regulators, growers, and...
A mentor once told me that PR boils down to three things: what you want to communicate, to whom, and how. While this may seem simple, any PR professional knows that there can be great complexity behind our work. This is especially the case given today's shrinking paid...
We're in PR because we thrive on identifying communications challenges and finding ways to solve them. Part of the fun of our work is navigating complex industries to deliver success - and few are as complex as healthcare. Thankfully, healthcare PR isn't quite as...
Political pollster Glen Bolger once famously said, “You can’t win on turnout if you’re losing on message.” I thought about that insight when I read a POLITICO piece from Democratic consultant Dave Gold, provocatively titled “’Data-driven’ Campaigns are Killing the...