Entries tagged with “Ragan Report”.


(from Ragan Communications)

When:  Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Time:  3 – 4:15 pm EDT
Where: Online
Cost:   $99

Who makes the key decisions in a household? Women. They determine when their kids, aging parents or husband should see the doctor.

So how do you gain their attention? Social media. Studies show women are the dominant force in social networks like Facebook and Twitter. These networks present a prime opportunity to showcase your hospital’s services, events and patient care.

During this 60-minute webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Formulate a social media strategy to reach women, including new moms
  • Develop messages that speak to your target audience
  • Publicize your hospital’s women-oriented events via social media
  • Start a hospital Twitter feed geared to women
  • Converse with mommy bloggers to understand their needs
  • Integrate offline strategies to expand your social network for women
  • Share data and studies with executive staff about this key demographic
  • Find online communities for women, or start one at your hospital
  • Generate ideas for engaging new and expectant mothers
  • And more!

Your presenter, Corey Walker, will teach you how to tailor your social media message to this influential audience.

Register Now!

This article by Jim Ylisela at Ragan.com caught my eye right before the weekend hit last week. The piece talks about the attributes that make for a good mentor, and Mr. Ylisela’s point is that the people who are good mentors aren’t always the ones who are best at what they do.

Over the weekend, this concept kept returning to me as I spent time with my kids and many of the volunteer groups I work with throughout the year.  I suspect, as does Mr. Ylisela, that there are a lot of good mentors out there who have never been given the opportunity or taken the chance to be the mentor they could be just because they don’t feel like they’re ready.

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