Social Media Activity Analysis A comprehensive social media analysis of LifeBridge Health and its competitors Trish Broome OPS Presentation 8/21/13

Quick glance of prominent social media profiles

What LifeBridge Health Does Well LifeBridge Health’s strengths lie with the social sites Facebook (Sinai) and Twitter, which are updated on a daily basis and consistently get positive comments or retweets from former and current patients, as well as employees.

What LifeBridge Health Does Well Our YouTube account remains fresh with weekly uploads of physician videos, patient stories and highlights of events occurring in the system.

What LifeBridge Health Does Well LifeBridge Health clearly has the best blog out of all of our competitors, as it is the only one that posts articles on a daily basis and incorporates elements such as social media, polls and links back to the website. LBH UMMC Carroll Hospital

What LifeBridge Health Does Well The LifeBridge Health LinkedIn page has a good number of followers (2726) and does a great job of highlighting open positions and sharing information about the organization.

What LifeBridge Health Does Well LifeBridge Health has an abundance of Flickr images and sets that represent the employees, physicians, services and departments.

What LifeBridge Health Does Well LifeBridge Health does a great job of repurposing original content across all social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, the blog and the Bridge, if appropriate). This strategy is used to capture our audience on whichever medium they frequent.

What LifeBridge Health Does Well The social media profiles are monitored daily and all comments (positive and negative) are responded to in a timely manner. Negative comments are processed through Guest Relations, and positive comments are often used for patient testimonials.

Recommendations Post more children-related videos, links and images across all social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Pinterest), as these get the most positive feedback and are more likely to go viral.

Recommendations: Children-focused posts on competitor pages Hopkins All Children’s Hospital GBMC UMMC

Recommendation: Facebook Combine all LBH facility profiles into a single LBH profile (to coincide with Amy Perry’s strategic plan for LBH as one entity.) By creating a single Facebook presence we can waste less time focusing on multiple pages and spend more time gathering better, more informative content for the entire organization. Since we will lose fans by starting over, we can utilize Facebook advertising during this transition to gain more fans.

Recommendation: Twitter Live-tweet more events/surgeries/ physician talks/interviews with physicians or CEO.

Recommendation: YouTube If possible, add stories/interviews featured on television to the YouTube account (to increase viewership). Create a series featuring CEO Neil Meltzer discussing the organization (which can be used on the website). UMMC on MPT GBMC on ABC Mercy on WBAL

Recommendation: LinkedIn Provide press releases and other relevant news on LinkedIn homepage for interested applicants.

Recommendation: Pinterest Utilize more heavily during major campaigns. Execute a contest to gain more repins.

Recommendation: Instagram Be the first health care organization in Maryland to have a prolific Instagram account that highlights staff, technology, departments and surrounding community. Why should we use Instagram? It’s FREE and over 100 million people use it. 54 % of the world’s top brands have active Instagram accounts. Powerful tool for cross-promoting across other social media profiles. Great way to educate audience about services at hospital. Highlights staff/employees in a fun and relatable way. Perfect for showing technology being used. Share behind-the-scenes information that people may not know. Builds a relationship with your viewer and makes them feel part of the organization.

Recommendation: Instagram Arnold Palmer Hospital used Instagram to upload pictures of a child’s open-heart surgery. The photos were shared every 10 minutes on Twitter and once an hour on Facebook. A blog post was created to capture entire story. Six families said they now feel more assured about their children’s upcoming heart surgeries.

Other Recommendations Blog – Update theme and add a slider that links to latest posts. Continue to create appropriate series for the blog that correspond with campaigns. Ex.) New Children’s Hospital/Dr. Wiley video with post, Neil Meltzer’s transition, etc. Flickr – Post more children-related images with descriptions linked back to the website. Google + - Create a Google + page for increased SEO. Vimeo – No real need to create account, but since for younger audience, try out with appropriate video content. FourSquare & Yelp – Stay up-to-date with reviews and work to remedy any negative comments. *Continue to cross market the various social media platforms to increase fans, views, retweets, etc.

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