The Magic Behind ImageBloom: CEO Brandy Haslam

Imagine working with a digital marketing agency that boasts a unique and specialized service — one that not just anyone can offer. That’s exactly what inspired Brandy Haslam to start ImageBloom, a digital marketing agency specializing in healthcare and clinical research. Brandy’s passion, talent, and determination are what’s driven the success of ImageBloom. But how’d …

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Diversity in Trial Recruitment: Targeting Diverse Populations

[by: Carissa McCall, BS] In today’s world, we are surrounded by the need for diversity in all settings. One place where diversity should not be overlooked is in clinical trials. The reality is that medical conditions don’t discriminate. Medical diseases and conditions may affect all people differently, but they still can affect anyone. For this …

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IRB Review: An important part of the clinical trial process

IRB approvals. Although most of us dread the process of submission, edits, resubmission and waiting for approval, IRB review is a very important step in the clinical trial process. An IRB, or Institutional Review Board, is meant to protect the rights and welfare of human research participants by ensuring that recruitment materials (among other things) …

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Holiday Marketing: Go, Go, Go.

[by: Amanda Midence] The holidays are amazing! Filled with great food, family reunions and all the shopping you’ve been putting off. Your inbox is jam-packed with emails, coupons, promotions and holiday greeting cards. It’s safe to say that your patients’ inbox looks the same. Your site’s budget is competing with million-dollar campaigns, and you might be …

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Ghost, Goblins and Clinical Trials

by: Brandy Haslam, MBA Halloween is a time for haunted houses, ghost and goblins, scary stories and terrifying clown movies. We love scaring ourselves. That exhilarating feeling we get from the best haunted houses and scariest movies is something we don’t often get the rest of the year. I personally love haunted houses and make …

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A good first impression through social media

By: Amanda Midence Think about the last time you met someone new at a barbecue, networking event, or the office. Within the first 5 seconds, you created an idea of what the person is like and decided if they were trustworthy. The same idea stands for the online world. Potential patients go online, search, find …

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SMS Marketing: Can it help your business?

“Did you get my text?” Chances are, they did. According to the IDC, (International Data Corporation), 98% of texts are opened and nearly 90% are read within the first three minutes of being sent. Researchers at the IDC also state that eight out of ten 18 to 44-year-olds have their smartphones on them as many …

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Successful Marketing Doesn’t Happen Overnight

By: Brandy Haslam, MBA – Marketing is like building a long-term relationship. It doesn’t happen overnight and takes time, nurturing and lots of attention. If you’re marketing to your prospective clients only one single time and then calling it quits, you’re not building relationships or thinking about the long-term. You have to get to know your …

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