{"id":6858,"date":"2022-11-16T16:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambientskies.com\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2023-02-24T09:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:18:16","slug":"how-to-use-storytelling-for-greater-roi-on-your-healthcare-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambientskies.com\/blog\/industries\/how-to-use-storytelling-for-greater-roi-on-your-healthcare-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"[How To] Use Storytelling for Greater ROI on Your Healthcare Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last year,<\/span> Healthcare companies spent around $36 billion on advertising<\/span><\/a>. These ads came in all shapes and sizes but the one thing that differentiates the more successful ads from the others is that they emphasize not the company or the solution to someone\u2019s problem, but the story behind them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Visual storytelling is one of, if not the, most important <\/span>tenets<\/span> of advertising for the Healthcare Industry. The power of a relatable story can create emotion and empathy that foster stronger calls to action and audience appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n But effective storytelling is challenging<\/span>. <\/span>Consumers are smart, inundated, and need to relate to companies in order to recognize them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s dig into some strategies that can help your storytelling marketing work. <\/span><\/p>\n Stories have the power to change our brain chemistry. <\/span>In a recent<\/span> NPR article<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>\u00a0Uri Hasson<\/span><\/a>, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Princeton University, says that, as we hear a story unfold, our brain waves actually <\/span>start to synchronize<\/span><\/a> with those of the storyteller so that the person telling the story is in control of the emotions the listener feels.<\/span><\/p>\n But Why is Storytelling Important in Healthcare Advertising ROI?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cDoctor-speak\u201d, tech-talk or clinical details can make target audience listeners\u2019 eyes glaze over. On the other hand, It\u2019s proven that storytelling creates greater patient awareness, understanding, and compliance (Healthcare Success Storytelling Magic<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thus when a healthcare company tells an engaging story, people are far less likely to ignore it and far more likely to engage with and remember it. They pay attention because it\u2019s a story about them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And according to<\/b> Forbes<\/b><\/a>, storytelling elevates the meaning of the brand and better crystalize how it fits into customers\u2019 lives.<\/b><\/p>\n We tell stories so that complex, uninteresting topics become more relatable and compelling to our target consumers, <\/span>all which have very direct results with ROI.<\/span><\/p>\n We are <\/span>genetically wired to love and respond to stories<\/span><\/a>. Through storytelling content, you can easily expand your consumer base and brand awareness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 81% of marketers found<\/span><\/a> increased traffic occurred with as little as six hours per week invested in compelling video content.<\/span><\/p>\n Psychologist Jerome Bruner found that we are 22 times more likely<\/a> to remember a fact when it has been told to us within a story.<\/p>\n\u201cThe best bridge between a presenter and an audience,\u201d someone once wrote, \u201cis a story.\u201d<\/h1>\n
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The Science Behind The ROI Of Storytelling In Healthcare<\/span><\/h2>\n
What are the 3 Goals of Storytelling in Healthcare?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
1. Measured Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n
2. Increased Brand Recall<\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Audience Connection\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n