In addition to many strengths that the client could market immediately, the team identified a gap that wasn’t even on the client’s radar – third party accreditations. The client hadn’t focused on pursuing these, and wasn’t aware that they played an important role – especially when referring physicians were evaluating patients’ options.
The team also found another surprising finding – patients with the most severe disease were actually LESS likely to treat at the largest and most advanced hospitals. The client had a specialization in treating patients with the most advanced cancers, and assumed their most direct competitors did likewise. This finding – also not on the radars of either patients or of the client marketing team – helped develop a differentiated message and an opportunity to educate potential patients about why the client was unique.