Spoiler alert! Stranger danger! This week Chris Boyer and Chris Bevolo discuss the potential dicey situation that is digital marketing. Piggybacking off of Chris Bevolo’s latest blog post, the pair talks everything from what it takes to play with the big digital dogs to “bad” impressions. They aren't talking about the lack of eye contact, weak handshake type of bad impression. Is your brand utilizing the most proactive strategy in the world of digital or dabbling in the danger zone? Listen to find out!

Chicklet? Gobbler? Turklet? What do you call a baby turkey? Oddly enough, in this week’s Healthcare Marketing Underground podcast our team searches for the answer. Back on track… Chris Bevelo and Chris Boyer are joined by Jackie Olson where they recap SHSMD 2015. Chris2 dive into their takeaways from this year’s SHSMD. Where they heard from a plethora of industry leaders and influencers including thee Kevin O’Leary from the infamous Shark Tank. The discussion progresses as the team delves into Boyer’s most recent blog post on why your website is the real MVP on your team. Is your website performing to the best of its ability? Did SHSMD 2015 "make the grade?" And why won’t Bevolo ever be able to use the word "glistening" again? Tune in to find out.

This week Chris Bevolo and Chris Boyer are joined by special guest Julie Yoo, Kyruus co-founder and chief product officer. This trio kicks off the conversation by diving into the details surrounding Kyruus’ second Annual Thought Leadership on Access Symposium (ATLAS). Focusing on hot topics such as clinical impact of patient access, along with operational and financial facets of how healthcare organizations can improve their patient experience. Boyer continues the conversation noting that he will be speaking at ATLAS on consumerism and how it continues to affect healthcare organizations. It’s no secret that access to the World Wide Web has changed the way patients attempt to find the care they need. What’s the best way to break that barrier and provide the access and care your patients are searching for? Tune in to find out!

Chris Bevolo is joined this week by Dana Weymouth and our own Kate Caverno, senior account executive, and design intern Megan Shircel. After revealing the ingredients in ReviveHealth's custom cocktail, The Phoenix, the conversation turns to talking savvy shoppers and the myth of the ‘macho man’ in today’s healthcare world. The quad delves into how today’s society tends to be rather picky and choosey about the benefits and services they receive from healthcare providers while also debating who’s making these decisions at the end of the day. The discussion kicks off with a focus on how mainstream media is quick to take hot topics in healthcare and share them with the masses. Tune in to hear what they have to say about the glorified "history-making" topic referred to as consumerism, more specifically, patient consumerism, and what it means to us.

Speculating why Apple is allowing ad blocking software with its iOS 9 release, Chris Bevolo, Chris Boyer, and Dana Weymouth are joined this week by ReviveHealth’s Jared Usrey. With greats insights on how businesses are going to have to fight back against apps like Peace, Purify, and Crystal, the team is left crying out for ad neutrality and justice for all!! With the the crowd roaring, Boyer transitions the conversation to the relationship between sports and healthcare. Tune in to listen as they discuss how hospitals are using sports sponsorships to move from "sick care" to "health care."

Where can you find adult coloring, yoga, champagne, and even impromptu opera? Escaping to The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Chris Bevolo, Chris Boyer, and Jessica Blackburn recap this and more from the 2015 Joe Public retreat. This week they share insights on such trending topics as personalized marketing, marketing team structure, and digital strategy pulled straight from the retreat, where 17 hospital and health system marketing leaders began their journey to healthcare marketing transformation. The Joe Public retreat’s one-of-a-kind experience sparked conversation among marketing leaders as they collaborated on some of the biggest challenges they currently face. Listen in to learn how you can be a change driver for your organization.

This week's podcast kicks off with a lot of background noise (was that the Jolly Green Giant?) and talk of all things fried at the Minnesota State Fair. As always, Chris Bevolo, Chris Boyer, and this week's third man, Dana Weymouth, segue into trending topics in healthcare marketing. Taking a Goofus and Gallant approach (anyone remember Highlights magazine?), they dissect two healthcare marketing blog posts, one of which makes a strong case for traditional advertising while the other focuses on the relevance of wearables. The trio argues that you can’t compare hospitals to consumer products like Apple, and no amount of advertising or content will motivate people about their health decisions if it's irrelevant to their real lives. Will the combination of personalized marketing and health wearables allow marketers to deliver more relevant content and influence healthcare consumer brand loyalty? Tune in to find out.

This week Chris Bevolo is joined by Chris Boyer and Jackie Olson. Their conversation begins with a myriad of topics including foodies, winos, and DJ’s. Then the conversation turns to content marketing in healthcare, as they feel like they board a time machine to review an article that claims brand journalism and wellness content are new publishing trends for hospitals (spoiler alert: they aren’t). They dive further into the importance of developing content for local health system news stories rather then just the “Meatless Monday” generic health information. Lastly, they touch on how the US Healthcare system ranks against other countries (spoiler alert: NOT dead last).

This week Chris Boyer hosts and is joined by Jackie Olson and Special Nashville Guest, Malea Barron (she meant Reising). They tackle a complex subject of hospital charity work and bad debt which goes deeper into the definition of not for profit and for profit hospitals. Malea gives great insight into how hospital finances work from the research done by University of San Fransisco. Chris highlights the shocking results that for profit hospitals charity care numbers are higher then not for profit hospitals. The crew also has enough time to talk about mobile advertising and of course Malea’s favorite TV Shows.

This week, Chris Bevolo, Adam Meyer and Chris Boyer deliver a short and simple podcast focused primarily on Chris Boyer’s interview with ehealthcarstrategy.com about the impact of mobile on SEO (search engine optimization). In it, they discuss how hospitals should evolve their websites to adopt a mobile-first strategy, and how Google’s new SEO algorithm is continually evolving to meet the ongoing movement to mobile. Of course, the conversation wavers to briefly address the Cecil the Dentist controversy…but still, this is an enjoyable (and short) techie podcast!