In this episode of We Are, Marketing Happy, Jenny and Nicole Knight, Marketing and Communications Manager at Virginia Heart, discuss why and how to build your personal brand on LinkedIn as a healthcare marketer. Learn how to overcome the discomfort of self-promotion and leverage LinkedIn for professional networking, career advancement, and lifelong learning.

Using LinkedIn in today’s dynamic job market is a smart long-term investment in your career that gives you control over your personal and professional reputation and brand. You can easily create LinkedIn content by drawing inspiration from your daily work and personal passions and curate your LinkedIn feed to create a space for learning and connecting with like-minded professionals.

Connect with Nicole:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-knight-5b90ba73/ 

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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It’s been one year since Hedy & Hopp acquired iHealthSpot, and in this episode, we’re celebrating the milestone by diving into how the practice marketing team has evolved. Jenny is joined by Kristin Wiedman (Project Management Lead), Phil Terry (Account Manager), and Yenny Rojas (SEO Marketing Specialist) to share what’s changed and what’s working.

They discuss how renaming packages around goals like patient volume and brand reputation has made services easier to navigate, and how the new Foundation Package brings strategic, data-driven support to smaller practices. They also talk about how account management has become more proactive and flexible, and how SEO efforts have shifted toward AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) to increase visibility in AI-generated summaries and voice tools.

Connect with Kristin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinweidman/ 

Connect with Phil:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thephilipterry/ 

Connect with Yenny:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yennyrojas/ 

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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We’re back with part two of our brand strategy conversation with Madison Molho, Director of Strategy at Hedy & Hopp. Last week, we explored how to build a strong brand foundation. This week, we’re moving into activation and talking about how to actually bring that brand to life in a way that connects with audiences and drives results.

Jenny and Madison dig into the engagement framework, a tool we use to guide strategic execution. They walk through how it maps the audience journey, defines messaging by stage, aligns with the right channels, and sets clear KPIs. They also talk about how to approach activation for both brand-level and service-line campaigns, how to make space for local brand equity in larger systems, and why brand architecture matters more than people think.

Connect with Madison:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-molho-she-her-30b2279a/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

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What makes a brand more than just a logo and a tagline? In this episode of We Are, Marketing Happy, Jenny sits down with Hedy & Hopp’s own Madison Molho, Director of Strategy, to unpack the three tenets of a successful brand: authenticity, relevance, and differentiation. Madison shares how these elements come together to create a substantively distinctive brand—and why that sweet spot is what truly connects with audiences. They walk through real-world examples, including Hedy & Hopp’s own rebrand, highlight common pitfalls like aspirational branding, and explore what it takes to move from brand theory to execution-ready strategy.

Connect with Madison:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-molho-she-her-30b2279a/

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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In this episode of We Are, Marketing Happy, Jenny welcomes back Abby Davis, now leading Sales & Client Operations for Hedy & Hopp’s Practice Marketing Division. Abby shares her journey as a returning team member and dives into how the agency has expanded to support smaller healthcare organizations, like specialty groups and critical access hospitals, with scalable, budget-friendly marketing packages. From foundational reputation-building and SEO to paid media and analytics, Abby and Jenny explain how Hedy & Hopp helps practices drive growth and stay competitive, even with limited budgets.

Connect with Abby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adavis513/

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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It’s a big day on We Are, Marketing Happy—we’ve officially hit our 100th episode! To celebrate, Jenny is joined by fellow owner and agency president Maggie Piasecki for a conversation about what’s really top of mind for healthcare marketers right now. They dive into four key themes healthcare marketing executives are navigating in 2025, including how to stay ahead of rising patient expectations in an AI-driven world, why local trust and brand loyalty still matter, how to build long-term relationships with baby boomers through preventative care, and the industry’s growing focus on capturing more of the healthcare dollar.

Connect with Maggie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiepiasecki/

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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In healthcare marketing, creative is more than just bold graphics, brand-compliant colors, and pretty fonts—it’s your opportunity to connect your audience visually to your message. In this week’s episode, Jenny sits down with Hedy & Hopp’s Senior Art Director Haily Bartlett to discuss high-performing creative that drives results. They share tips for developing creative that complements copy to enhance the user journey and create a seamless experience from social media graphics to landing pages. From platform-tailored typography to clear messaging hierarchy, they share best practices for designing creative that aligns with campaign goals. And, they touch on how AI is helping designers improve efficiency without replacing the creative process completely.

Connect with Haily Bartlett:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailybartlett/

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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If your 2025 marketing motto is “back to basics,” you’re not alone. On this episode, Jenny sits down with Hedy & Hopp copywriter and content editor Sarah Zajicek to talk about one of the biggest and most important “basics” of all—website content. From setting up site architecture to choosing the right tone (and reading level!), they share tips for creating high-performing copy that ranks well, reads well, and builds trust with potential patients. They dig into what SEO and AI Overviews are loving lately (hint: bullet points and short sentences), why “heart doctor” might work harder for you than “cardiologist,” and how to avoid common content pitfalls like fluff, jargon, and keyword stuffing. 

Connect with Sarah Zajicek:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-nicole-zajicek/ 

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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Reputation plays a bigger role in SEO than most people realize, and it’s only growing with the rise of generative search. In this episode, Jenny sits down with Hedy & Hopp’s Project Management Lead, Kristin Weidman, to explore how reviews, listings, and brand consistency influence both traditional SEO and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). They dig into how reputation signals shape search rankings, what tools and workflows to consider, and why timing and tone matter when asking for or responding to patient reviews.

Connect with Kristin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinweidman/ 

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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Straight off the plane from Wisconsin, Jenny is joined by Mark Brandes, Director of Data and Technology, to unpack insights from Epic’s first-ever marketing-focused event. As one of only four invited agencies, Hedy & Hopp had a front-row seat to how Epic is evolving to support health system marketing teams, with tools aimed at boosting engagement, elevating branding, and powering campaigns through privacy-safe data integration.

Jenny and Mark break down key updates, including MyChart Builder, which allows marketers to create real-time, branded microsites, Cheers campaigns that enable multichannel patient outreach, and new integrated analytics that track true ROI from campaign to appointment.

Connect with Mark:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbrandes/ 

Connect with Jenny:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/

Further your understanding of what compliance means for healthcare marketing and get certified for it here: https://wearehipaasmart.com/ 

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