Due Friday, July 30.
The Minnesota Health Strategy & Communications Network (MHSCN) Marketing Committee has decided to extend the deadline for entries for the 2010 Beacon Awards.
Enter your communications, marketing, public relations, community relations, planning or health care research efforts.
- Projects must have been completed between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2010.
- The cost per entry is $35.
- Entries must be postmarked no later than Friday, July 30, 2010.
Based on your online survey feedback and combined with the work of last year’s Board, the 2010 Beacon Awards Program and conference will be held in the fall this year, instead in the summer. Winners will be recognized and their projects will be displayed at that time.
As in the past, the Beacon Awards Program is open to both MHSCN member and non-members. Projected completed on behalf of a member, such as by an ad agency, qualify as member entries. Members may submit as many entries as they wish.
Open the 2010 Beacon Awards Brochure (pdf)
Watch for further details on this year’s exciting MHSCN fall conference and Beacon Awards Program.
Thank you for everyone who attended the 2010 MHSCN Spring Conference. Below you’ll find a couple of presentations from the 2010 Spring Conference that our presenters have kindly allowed us to post.
You’re on Facebook. Now what? by Arik Hanson, APR
Art provided by Susan O’Konek
Friday, April 16, 2010
Maple Grove Hospital, Maple Grove, MN
View Conference Agenda | Directions to Maple Grove Hospital
Just when your marketing plan is in place and things are running smoothly – along comes a UFO! No, not the flying saucer kind, but an unforeseen occurrence that can make you feel like you’re lost in space!
The health care galaxy holds all kinds of meteoric challenges that stem from economic crisis, reform debate, new technology, consumer attitudes and behaviors, and even the way health care is packaged and delivered that have created an uncertain future for marketing and communications professionals.
But with the right tools and information – from marketing and communications to social media and leadership skills – you can dodge these obstacles and position your mothership (and yourself!) for any cosmic event that comes your way.
Click here to register.
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It’s time again to consider submitting your outstanding, award-worthy projects for the annual Beacon Awards competition of the Minnesota Health Strategy & Communications Network (MHSCN).
Enter your communications, marketing, public relations, community relations, planning or health care research efforts.
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A new issue of The Navigator has been emailed to all members. The Navigator is a quarterly newsletter produced for MHSCN members.
Inside this issue…
- President’s Column
- Health Care Marketing Changes Ahead
- Member Profile - Nancy Miller
- Save the Date! MHSCN Spring Program
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The Minnesota Health Strategy & Communications Network’s 2009 Beacon Awards were announced Thursday, July 23 at the MHSCN Summer Conference in Chaska. The Beacon Awards are designed to promote effective communication about an issue that affects everyone — health care — said MHSCN Awards Chairwoman Martha Parsons. Projects range from producing employee newsletters to managing communications with the public when a crisis hits.
“We all know health care can be very complex,” Parsons said. “Even so, these winners managed to convey their messages clearly and compellingly to achieve enviable results.”
Seventeen projects were recognized with a Beacon Award. Thirteen professionals evaluated the communications, public relations, strategic planning, research and marketing projects. Recipients are named below; click here for more information about MHSCN’s Beacon Awards Program.
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