How to market urgent care centers to consumers and physicians

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Topics: Consumer Marketing, Marketing, Physician Marketing

Alicia Daugherty, Marketing and Planning Leadership Council

In a recent conversation, a member asked us for best practices to market an urgent care center (UCC). Many UCCs do not heavily invest in marketing—41% spend less than $10,000 per year—with newspaper ads, community events, and direct mail the most commonly used media. Those that do invest in marketing, however, have found several ways to effectively promote a UCC to both consumers and physicians.