In this episode of The HealthTech Marketing Show, I am joined by Kristen Jacobsen, VP of marketing at RevSpring and Justin Metz, Content Lead at Health Launchpad, to explore the critical role of storytelling in healthcare technology marketing.

We delve into how effective storytelling transforms business discussions into human stories, showing how technology improves lives of both provider staff and patients. The discussion covers practical aspects like embedding storytelling into company culture, training sales teams, and adapting messages for challenging economic conditions. 

We also discuss the importance of balancing emotional storytelling with concrete ROI demonstrations, especially in today's cost-conscious healthcare environment.

Key Topics:

• “[00:00:00] Intro”
• “[00:02:00] Why storytelling stakes are higher in healthcare”
• “[00:06:00] Measuring the effectiveness of emotional storytelling”
• “[00:08:00] Foundation of good storytelling”
• “[00:09:00] The importance of the human element and making customers the hero of the story”
• “[00:11:00] Embedding storytelling into company culture”
• “[00:13:00] Techniques for crafting compelling stories while balancing data points and differentiation”
• “[00:15:00] Adapting storytelling for changing economic conditions”
• “[00:18:00] Emphasizing ROI stories and demonstrating both short-term and long-term value”
• “[00:20:00] Training sales teams on consistent storytelling”
• “[00:22:00] The role of thought leadership”
• “[00:25:00] Incorporating patient perspectives”
• “[00:28:00] Examples of patient-centered storytelling”
• “[00:31:00] Final advice”

Interested in exploring how storytelling can help your healthcare technology marketing? Read our detailed blog post.

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