Recent changes at Google have opened up some important search result opportunities for medical device & pharmaceutical companies. In this video, I’ll explain how you can leverage these new opportunities to boost your search ranking in 2014.
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Search Trends Spell Opportunity
- Search results within search results; local searches for brand names now commonly include optimized results from brand sites.
- Content marketing.
- Online reputation.
Grab Page 1 Placement for Your Brand Searches
- Deploy optimized search result pages within your locator.
Engage a Content Marketing Strategy in 2014
Ann Handley’s Entreprenur.com article, 3 Content Marketing Lessons From Big Brands, highlights some important takeaways that I’ve adapted for medical device & pharmaceutical companies.
- Designate a brand journalist to proliferate customer-centric content. Find the person in your organization that will regularly tell the story of your brand and distribute it.
- Tell the story of how you benefit practices or patients. How does your product help the end user?
- Deploy campaigns to capitalize on community. Online community doesn’t only come in the form of a company’s blog or social media efforts, but through third party sites like RealSelf.
Reputation Predictions
- Patient selection and expectation management will draw renewed attention.
- RealSelf will continue to dominate, but brand discussions will proliferate.
- Campaigns that engage communities will climb.
- Brands that emphasize training and education will prevail.
Capitalize on 2014 Search Trends
- Grab page 1 placement for brand searches.
- Engage a content marketing strategy.
- Undertake training to protect reputation.
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