About Julie Amor, MHA

Having spent 30 years elevating healthcare brands, Julie is a highly esteemed healthcare executive and business leader. She was the lead hospital representative in establishing The University of Kansas Hospital academic medical center brand and developing its market-leading cardiovascular and oncology service lines. She also led the marketing and communication strategy that contributed to The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s NCI designation in 2012, as well as overall health system branding and marketing efforts.

Entries by Julie Amor, MHA

What Differentiates a Healthcare Market Leader? One Word: Strategy

The healthcare industry is undergoing radical and disruptive change, creating unique opportunities for healthcare organizations to “think differently” and establish market positions through innovative new approaches. There has never been a more critical time to lead with a clear and distinctive strategy, and by doing so, dominate in market. Developing a market strategy requires a […]

Breaking Through the Noise

Optimize your share of voice to grow market share As a hospital marketing leader, you know how noisy the competitive landscape can be. As the industry shifts toward a consumer-centric healthcare marketplace, it seems every hospital and health system is vying for the same patients—and they all have advertising dollars devoted to buying the largest […]

Corporate Social Engagement: What It Means for Healthcare Brands

What do toothpaste, beer, shoes and hospitals have in common? A mission to do good. If you have been watching television or online ads lately, you may have noticed an upward trend of companies infusing corporate social responsibility into their brands. Corporate social responsibility refers to a business practice that involves participating in initiatives that […]

What is Your Superpower?

Identify Your Competitive Advantage Believe it or not, you do have a superpower. Do you know what it is? That may seem like a silly question, but looking within yourself to identify your core strength is actually very empowering. Most people can put their fingers on their superpowers fairly quickly, with just a little introspection […]

Healthcare Marketing Strategy Creates a “Flywheel Effect”

In his book, Good to Great, nationally recognized business author, Jim Collins, references the Flywheel Effect as key to an organization’s success. This concept has long guided my strategic leadership capabilities as a healthcare marketing professional. As the former Vice President of Marketing for a major academic medical center, I developed marketing strategies designed to position […]