EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 11 MIN
Healthcare Marketing Agencies: A Shopper’s Guide
from We Are, Marketing Happy - A Healthcare Marketing Podcast · host Hedy and Hopp
In this episode, Jenny Bristow, CEO & Founder of Hedy & Hopp, unpacks the state of the healthcare marketing agency landscape, which has evolved a lot in the past few years! It’s important to choose an agency that understands the nuance of your organization and the challenges healthcare marketers face. Jenny explores three different categories of healthcare marketing agencies and the types of offerings they provide. Episode Notes:Full-Service Agency: These agencies provide upstream strategy and branding, in addition to performance tactics. Their primary focus is on the who, what, and why. They thrive in market research, persona development, and messaging positioning. And, they have traditional capabilities, too.Performance Marketing Agency: These agencies focus exclusively on patient acquisition and retention, primarily utilizing digital tactics. Their goal is to drive appointments.Specialty Marketing Agency: These agencies are pros in content development, upstream research, direct mail, and website services. They are a great fit for organizations that want to focus in one area without a broader need for full-service agency services.(Bonus—not an agency!) Tech Solutions: SAAS platforms provide extremely useful solutions, like CDP or analytics compliance, but don’t provide service. Maintenance and ongoing work falls on an individual organization, or an organization can choose to partner with a full service or specialty agency for support.Finally, Jenny offers some advice to differentiate between the full-service agencies, which is to ask about an agency’s roots. Many started as creative agencies that added digital capabilities later. Hedy & Hopp was built on a strong analytics, compliance, and performance foundation, and later added strategy and creative services.Connect with Jenny:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please consider leaving us a review on your preferred listening platform and sharing it with others.
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In this episode, Jenny Bristow, CEO & Founder of Hedy & Hopp, unpacks the state of the healthcare marketing agency landscape, which has evolved a lot in the past few years! It’s important to choose an agency that understands the nuance of your organization and the challenges healthcare marketers face. Jenny explores three different categories of healthcare marketing agencies and the types of offerings they provide. Episode Notes:Full-Service Agency: These agencies provide upstream strategy and branding, in addition to performance tactics. Their primary focus is on the who, what, and why. They thrive in market research, persona development, and messaging positioning. And, they have traditional capabilities, too.Performance Marketing Agency: These agencies focus exclusively on patient acquisition and retention, primarily utilizing digital tactics. Their goal is to drive appointments.Specialty Marketing Agency: These agencies are pros in content development, upstream research, direct mail, and website services. They are a great fit for organizations that want to focus in one area without a broader need for full-service agency services.(Bonus—not an agency!) Tech Solutions: SAAS platforms provide extremely useful solutions, like CDP or analytics compliance, but don’t provide service. Maintenance and ongoing work falls on an individual organization, or an organization can choose to partner with a full service or specialty agency for support.Finally, Jenny offers some advice to differentiate between the full-service agencies, which is to ask about an agency’s roots. Many started as creative agencies that added digital capabilities later. Hedy & Hopp was built on a strong analytics, compliance, and performance foundation, and later added strategy and creative services.Connect with Jenny:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybristow/If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please consider leaving us a review on your preferred listening platform and sharing it with others.
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