Innovative Marketing Strategies for Medical Professionals | The Startup Magazine

Even in this digital age, healthcare is more competitive than ever. Medical professionals are competing not only on the quality of care delivered but also on their ability to reach and engage their target audience effectively. Dr. Gibran Khurshid points out that traditional marketing avenues such as billboards and print advertisements are no longer sufficient. Medical professionals must adopt innovative marketing strategies that harness the power of technology and human connection to stand out. Below, we explore some dynamic marketing strategies tailored for medical professionals eager to elevate their practice.

Content Marketing Tailored to Patient Education

One of the most powerful tools in a medical professional’s marketing arsenal is educational content. Medical professionals can demonstrate their expertise and build trust with potential patients by creating informative blog posts, videos, and infographics. Quality content answering common health questions, explaining procedures, or giving tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle can provide real value. This elevates your authority in the field and improves search engine rankings, making your practice more visible online.  Keeping your content fresh, relevant, and engaging is key to attracting new patients while retaining existing ones.

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Mastering the Early Stages of Business with Strategic Use of Microsoft Dynamics Expertise | The Startup Magazine

Selecting the right technological tools and expert guidance during the formative phases of a startup can significantly influence its trajectory toward success. For startups eager to establish an efficient operational framework from the start, the decision to hire Microsoft Dynamics experts becomes instrumental. As a versatile ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics caters to a variety of business needs, supporting everything from sales management to customer interactions. Its modular nature allows for customized setups that can grow with your business, providing an infrastructure that adapts to both current needs and future expansion.

This solution not only streamlines complex processes but also enhances overall business performance, making it a strategic asset for any emerging business aiming for sustained growth.

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Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue | BBC News 

Apple says it is working quickly to fix an issue that caused some iPhone alarms not to play a sound, giving their slumbering users an unexpected lie-in.

For many people, their phone is an indispensable alarm clock and some over-sleepers turned to social media to vent.

One TikTokker complained that she had set “like five alarms” and they didn’t go off.

Apple has confirmed it is aware of the issue – but is yet to spell out what it believes is causing it, or what users can do to avoid a late start.

It is also unclear how many people are affected or whether the problem is restricted to particular models of iPhone.

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How the computer games industry is embracing AI | BBC News

Andrew Maximov has been working in the computer games industry for 12 years, but despite all that experience he still marvels at the amount of money spent on building the biggest titles.

“I used to work for PlayStation and the last game that I worked on, just production alone cost us $220 [£176m], and then you double that for marketing, and you are in half a billion dollars for every game that you put out there, which is a bit unsustainable for most companies.”

He believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a crucial role in keeping the soaring costs of game production down, and save video game designers vital time by automating repetitive tasks.

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Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart, and Python teams weeks before its developer conference | TechCrunch

Ahead of Google’s annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, but not the specific teams, roles or how many people were let go.

“As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead,” said Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert. “To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023 and into 2024, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, remove layers, and align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Through this, we’re simplifying our structures to give employees more opportunity to work on our most innovative and important advances and our biggest company priorities, while reducing bureaucracy and layers,” he added.

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UnitedHealthcare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of US citizens were affected by recent hack | TechCrunch

Two months after hackers broke into Change Healthcare systems stealing and then encrypting company data, it’s still unclear how many Americans were impacted by the cyberattack.

Last month, Andrew Witty, the CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group, said that the stolen files include the personal health information of “a substantial proportion of people in America.”

On Wednesday, during a House hearing, when pushed to give a more definitive answer, Witty testified that the breach impacted “I think, maybe a third [of Americans] or somewhere of that level.”

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Walmart Launches Bettergoods Food Brand With ‘Unique’ Flavors | Entrepreneur

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it is putting a new grocery label on the shelves called Bettergoods — the largest private food brand launched by the retailer in two decades.

The move could help Walmart hold on to higher-income shoppers who have flocked to the retailer in times of higher inflation by filling Walmart’s grocery aisles with 300 new products tailored to vegan, gluten-free, and adventurous dietary choices.

Bettergoods has three focus areas: plant-based goods like $3.44 oat milk ice cream, culinary flair foods like bronze cut pasta for $1.97 or jalapeño chowder for under $4, and “made without” foods, like gluten-free products

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His Side Hustle Out-Earned His Day Job, Now Makes $1M a Year | Entrepreneur

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kyle Needham. In 2011, he co-founded Oyster Party with Samuel Keller. The company serves private parties, weddings and corporate events by shucking oysters on the half shell, popping up raw bars and seafood towers, providing caviar bumps and more. Oyster Party hosts pop-up events at Smorgasburg, in Manhattan’s FiDi neighborhood and the Hudson Valley and has expanded beyond New York to the Tri-State area.

What did your day-to-day look like before you started your side hustle?

Before I started Oyster Party, I worked for a wholesale seafood company in Manhattan and retail fish markets in Columbus Circle and Grand Central.

What inspired you to start your side hustle?

I started shucking oysters at parties throughout Brooklyn. My love for oysters really took off then because I had more access to them and began eating them regularly. The enthusiasm that people showed when they would eat them after I would shuck them was palpable and continues to be to this day.

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How to change your Gmail password | Mashable

Be honest: Did you really forget your Gmail password? Or are you just making excuses to avoid checking your email?

We get it! The emails are coming, and they don’t stop coming. You’re always just one password memory slip away from internal peace. Emails can’t “find you well” if you can’t even get into your account, just sayin’.

Though we should still probably work on getting you back in there. What if there’s a pizza discount waiting for you or something?

Luckily, there are multiple ways to change your password and recover your account. You can also change your password from within your account, but we’ll get to that later.

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Why use a VPN? | Mashable

Why use a VPN? Well, why not? It’s never been easier to become anonymous online, as you only need a reliable virtual private network (VPN).

Switching on a VPN is essential if you’re concerned about your privacy; it keeps hackers, trackers, and even your internet service provider (ISP) at bay by hiding your IP address. However, its true value lies in its ability to access all the internet has to offer.

You’re no longer bound by region-restricted content nor geo-blocked streaming services that keep you from watching your favorite movies; a VPN lets you be virtually anywhere in the world. There are plenty of VPN services out there, and some may be more suited to your needs than others. Our pick of the best VPNs covers all bases, but if you’re wondering why you need a VPN in the first place, read on.

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