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Using technology to drive behavioural change in healthcare

Article • D'Arcy King, WARC Best Practice, February 2018

Looks at how new technologies are affecting the healthcare profession and suggests ways that health data can be used to change consumer behaviour.

Great Ormond Street Hospital: Superhope

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Healthcare Providers, Gold, 2019

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the UK children’s hospital, launched an integrated campaign, based on patients as superheroes, to raise awareness of its work and drive patient referrals from Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states.

MSD Romania: Protect her wings!

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Best in Show, Platinum, 2019

Pharmaceutical brand MSD Romania created a multi-platform educational campaign to raise awareness of cervical cancer and boost HPV vaccination rates in the country.

CMR Surgical: Revolutionising Surgery for Good

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Medical Technology , Gold, 2019

CMR Surgical (CMRS), a British start-up building the next-generation surgical robot, employed a two-pronged media relations programme to raise brand awareness among surgeons and the medical devices industry in the UK.

Actiegroep Fysiotherapie: Healing the Industry for Physical Therapists

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Benelux, Gold, 2019

Dutch physical therapist group, Actiegroep Fysiotherapie, used social media and on-ground activities to protest against health insurers cutting patients' treatments in the Netherlands.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals: Choices Matter – An In-Depth Analysis of the Opioid Epidemic and Overprescribing in America

Case Study • SABRE Awards, North America, Pharmaceutical: Rx, Gold, 2019

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, showed US women the dangers of opioids after surgery by launching national research and revealing the data findings via an advocacy event and microsite.

iCAD Inc: Nothing Artificial About It – A PR Launch for an AI Mammography Solution

Case Study • SABRE Awards, North America, Medical Technology, Gold, 2019

iCAD, a medical device manufacturer, developed a creative, multi-pronged campaign to promote its AI-powered solutions among healthcare and consumer-facing audiences in the US.

Cigna Combines with Express Scripts, Establishing a Blueprint to Transform the Health Care System

Case Study • SABRE Awards, North America, Healthcare Providers , Gold, 2019

Cigna, a health services organisation, created a multi-disciplined communications campaign to show US stakeholders its plan to transform the healthcare system.

HealthyWomen: The HealthiHer Movement

Case Study • SABRE Awards, North America, PR Agency Marketing, Silver, 2019

HealthyWomen, a non-profit women’s health organisation, encouraged American women to look after their health by conducting a nationwide health survey and promoting the results through social and its website.

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals: Hemophilia – The Musical

Case Study • SABRE Awards, North America, Special Event, Gold, 2019

BioMarin, a biotechnology company, increased awareness of theatre as therapy for people dealing with a bleeding disorder in the US by producing Hemophilia: The Musical.

Narayana Health: The Door Blouse

Rankings • WARC Effective 100, 2019

Narayana Health, a chain of hospitals, faced the conservative reality of rural India, where delicate matters such as breasts were faced with blind eyes and deaf ears, and social taboos were obstructing necessary, life-saving education.

hearLIFE Clinic: Lost Frequency

Rankings • WARC Effective 100, 2019

HearLIFE, a hearing-loss clinic in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), increased awareness of hearing loss by using high-frequency sounds in a radio ad.

Hermes Pardini: VR Vaccine

Rankings • WARC Creative 100, 2019

Hermes Pardini, a medical research company, increased vaccine applications in Brazil with help from a VR entertainment tool that children could experience in the doctor’s surgery.

Cincinnati Children’s: CincyHearts.org – A lifelong condition needs a lifetime of care

Case Study • Kristen Wachter, WARC Media Awards, Entrant, Effective Channel Integration, 2018

Cincinnati Children's Hospital used radio, DOOH and online ads to increase awareness of the effectiveness of its adult heart surgery services in Ohio, US.

International market-orientated strategies for medical tourism destinations

Research Paper • Erik A. Borg and Kjell Ljungbo, International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 60, No. 6, 2018, pp. 621-634

Patients seeking medical care are traveling greater distances for treatment. The globalization of health care has given rise to a thriving global medical services industry.

How gaming tools helped Boehringer Ingelheim increase pharma performance

Article • Marylyn Donahue, Event Reports, Digital Pharma East, October 2018

Boehringer Ingelheim, the pharma company, has increased adherence levels and built brand engagement through a digital program that rewards loyalty and certain behaviours.

NHS: Giving a voice to the life stories, experiences and emotions of Londoners

Case Study • Direct Marketing Association - UK, Silver, 2018

The NHS, a UK government department, used data to reach users with the right support, enabling it to make savings of over £17m in the next 12 months.

Cigna shifts focus from 'sick care' to 'well care'

News • 07 November 2018

Cigna, the health insurance service company, has generated strong brand benefits and driven positive behaviour change among consumers through focusing on well care rather than sick care.

Cigna Hong Kong: Health insurance as it should be

Case Study • Jaslin Goh, WARC Prize for Asian Strategy, Entrant, 2018

Health insurance provider Cigna used an integrated channel strategy to shake up the market and relaunch itself as the insurer with a difference in Hong Kong.

Cigna: Superheroes

Case Study • Varidda Voraakom, Pattarawong Wongmek, WARC Prize for Asian Strategy, Entrant, 2018

Health insurance provider Cigna used Facebook and the LINE messaging app to build brand awareness among high achievers in Thailand.

Cigna flips brand message from “sick care” to “well care”

Article • Geoffrey Precourt, Event Reports, Advertising Week, October 2018

Cigna, the health insurance service company, successfully built deeper engagement with consumers through shifting its marketing focus.

Roche Latin America: Empowering health journalists in Latin America

Case Study • SABRE Awards, Gold, LATAM, Multi-Market, 2018

Roche, a healthcare company, ran a series of immersive educational workshops to deepen Latin American journalists' knowledge on various health matters, including the barriers of access to healthcare in the region.

Narayana Health : The Door Blouse

Case Study • Jay Chiat Strategic Excellence Awards, Gold, Regional Strategy, 2018

Narayana Health, a chain of hospitals, helped teach women in India about breast self-examination via bathroom stickers that have led to a 15.6% increase in the rate of breast cancer detection.

CLINICA UC CHRISTUS: BARIçTRICA UC

Case Study • Direct Marketing Association - US, Runner Up, 2018

Red de Salud UC Christus, a network of clinics and hospitals in Chile, launched a 360 campaign to increase weight loss surgery in a competitive market, giving them a 279% increase in leads.

Asha Ek Hope Foundation: Blink To Speak

Case Study • Direct Marketing Association - US, Gold, 2018

Asha Ek Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting people with motor neurone disease, partnered with NeuroGen hospital in Mumbai to create a new eye language for patients suffering from incurable brain and spine diseases in India.

Savlon: Healthy Hands Chalk Sticks

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Grand Prix, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2018

Savlon, a hygiene brand, affected change in the behaviour of Indian primary school children by introducing and promoting an innovative product in a fun and memorable way.
GSK’s formula for digital transformation

Article • Stephen Whiteside, Event Reports, Cannes Lions, June 2018

GSK Consumer Healthcare, the pharmaceutical company, has been undergoing a profound digital transformation as it adapts to new consumer and marketplace demands.
Durex Jeans: Condom or denim?

Case Study • Shubhrojyoti Roy, Anish Dasgupta, Sourav Ray, Sarthak Ranka, WARC Awards, Silver, Effective Social Strategy, 2018

Condom brand Durex launched a celebrity-driven campaign to challenge cultural taboos in India.
Fisherman's Friend: Suck It Up

Case Study • Institute of Communication Agencies, Bronze, CASSIES, 2018

Telling consumers to ‘Suck it up’ helped Fisherman’s Friend, the lozenge brand, to increase sales in the Canadian market.
Consumer health global industry overview

Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, January 2018

Provides a top-line industry overview of the consumer health marketplace by examining the performance of consumer health categories comparatively against other consumer industries and across regions and markets.
Using technology to drive behavioural change in healthcare

Article • D'Arcy King, WARC Best Practice, February 2018

Looks at how new technologies are affecting the healthcare profession and suggests ways that health data can be used to change consumer behaviour.