How to Do Healthcare Social Media Right

James LaCorte, Social Media Manager at Blue Cross NC, joins the Social Pros Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of being healthcare social media manager and helping customers before they encounter problems.

 

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In This Episode

• 04:37 - How Blue Cross NC maintains an all encompassing social media strategy
• 09:01 - How Blue Cross NC handles customer care on social through community managers
• 11:56 - How to develop a successful and engaging employee ambassador program
• 18:23 - How paid social works in a regulated industry
• 23:17 - How having an institutional history beyond social can help a social media manager be more effective

 

Resources

• Get the new State of Marketing report for free from Salesforce here.
• Find out more about the community at SocialMedia.org with a special form for Social Pros listeners here.
• If you live in North Carolina and want to learn more about Blue Cross NC, you can do so here.

 

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