No Normal Show by BPD

Is your marketing team ready for the AI revolution? We sat down with Paul Roetzer, Founder and CEO of the Marketing AI Institute, to discuss how CMOs and healthcare marketers can approach AI in 2025. Healthcare marketers are still experimenting with AI—but need to scale, quickly. Ready, set, AI.

Tomorrow is too late, and hospital systems need to act now. In this episode, host Kris Wickline is joined by Kate Caverno and Sarah Mars Bowie, both serving as VP of Communications at BPD. Together, they discuss BPD's latest value attack white paper, "Tomorrow Is Too Late", highlighting the influence of payers and pharmaceutical companies on public opinion, the hurdles hospitals face in communicating their true value, and why building trust with consumers has never been more critical. Tune in now. 

In this episode, Desirée Duncan is joined by Yvette Conyers, Associate Dean of Equity Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and Chelsea Rice, Associate Vice President of Engagement at BPD to discuss the critical themes of health equity and the power of storytelling in nursing. We learn about Yvette's personal journey in nursing, the importance of understanding social determinants of health, and how storytelling can foster deeper connections and understanding in healthcare.

Join us as we revisit a conversation on brand purpose in healthcare with Chief Creative Officer Christian Barnett, Daniel Anderson, and Alyssa Esquivel.

How will social media marketing evolve in 2025? Will Meta AI take off? Will the Metaverse make a come-back? How can marketers create ALL the content needed in an efficient way? How is social mimicking search? We’ve got our crystal ball out—join us for this peek into a social future.

It's another busy week in healthcare marketing. Meta announced Movie Gen, Google launched AI Overview ads, and Walgreens closed more stores. In this Newsflash x No Normal, we analyze the news and its impact on AI, advertising, and retail health.

For many healthcare marketers, it's 2025 Planning season. Translation: it's time for tough budgeting conversations. Join us as we dig into the data-driven approach that can help CMOs get the marketing budgets they deserve.

New data by EY and the AHA shows that nonprofit health systems give back to communities to the tune of $129B. But in the same week, a new JAMA study focuses in on nonprofit hospitals tax exempt status. In this newsflash episode, we explore these conflicting reports and dig into the ongoing Value Attack on health systems. And—hot off the press, CVS Health is cutting costs—another new entrant to bite the dust? Tune in for all this news and more.

How can we overcome the backlash against DEI initiatives and truly address health equity? Hint, communications plays a vital role. Guests Vanessa Nazario, Chapter President of the South Florida Chapter of the National Association Latino Healthcare Executives, and VP of Communications, Nicole Terry joins our host Desiree Duncan, VP of Health Equity & Inclusion to delve into the crucial themes of health equity, the influence of social determinants on patient outcomes, and culturally competent care being a must for every organization. Don’t miss this compelling conversation on how healthcare marketers, communicators, and c-suite level executives can create more inclusive and equitable healthcare system for all and grow their market share.