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Digital Summit 2019 recap

Randi Zukerberg/Zuckerberg Media/Future Consumers Her best advice for women in tech? “Have a male name.” Consumers are interested in longer form content. Examples include the broadway plays “Angels in America” and “Harry Potter,” both of which are 7 hours+ over 2 nights. Andrea’s thoughts: Consumers have limited attention and want to devote it exclusively to… Continue reading Digital Summit 2019 recap

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AED Facebook Campaign: 360 Images

Background: Philips' ongoing AED paid social campaign in the United States has been testing new outreach methods since 2017.Audience: Office Administrators, Nurses, and Health & Safety OfficersDestination URL: https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/medical-specialties/workplace-and-community-aedOne content type we tested are 360 image ads. 360 image features: Facebook onlyMobile onlyBest for awareness stage (buying on reach).Can be followed up with retargeting. How… Continue reading AED Facebook Campaign: 360 Images

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2018 North America Annual AED Distributor Meeting recap

  The HeartStart Distributor meeting took place in Napa, CA from March 20-22. It was attended by approximately 60 North American distributors plus a number of Philips employees who provided training, support, and business updates. One highlight was a Q&A panel discussion with Cindy Elmekias, Maegan Wilkinson, Brian Arbanas, Jeff Boschee, and Andrea Battisti. They… Continue reading 2018 North America Annual AED Distributor Meeting recap

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Presentation at the 2017 NGO Expo on “Technology for Social Good – AED Social Campaign.”

As part of the brand campaign, Philips was involved in the UN’s week of social good conferences in NYC 2017. One of these conferences was the NGO Expo, where Andrea Hofer (MA/TC Social Media Lead) presented on AED Awareness via Social Media (presentation deck, presentation video). Conference attendees included many potential customers (hospitals and health-focused NGOs)… Continue reading Presentation at the 2017 NGO Expo on “Technology for Social Good – AED Social Campaign.”

marketing · Tips and Tricks

Personal & Professional Social Platform Review

[This post was originally created for and partially posted on the Social Media Explorer blog on August 14, 2017] How do the big three social platforms stack up from a personal and professional standpoint? Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter all have strengths and weaknesses. FACEBOOK: Strength: Facebook’s super power is in its ability to keep me in contact… Continue reading Personal & Professional Social Platform Review

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World Heart Day AED campaign

[This blog post was originally posted on the Philips internal blog on November 30, 2016] Written by Andrea Hofer and Pita Keeney This year Philips is celebrating selling our 1.5 millionth Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as well as 20 years in the AED business. The PCMS global team worked together to create an integrated marketing campaign to help get the word out about… Continue reading World Heart Day AED campaign

Outdoors

Winter Geocaching

[This blog post was originally posted on the Geocaching.com blog on December 4, 2015] With winter weather comes new challenges for geocachers. Days are shorter and colder while snow and ice change the landscape, making special equipment necessary. Clockwise from top left: Earthcache at GC1575A Big Four Ice Caves in Washington, Heli ski to GCV3AH “Georgia on… Continue reading Winter Geocaching

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A Special Geocaching Mission to a Ghost Town

[This blog post was originally posted on the Geocaching.com blog on April 19, 2015] Any excuse to find a geocache in a ghost town, right? Geocaching HQ received notification that public access to the ghost town of Monte Cristo in the mountains outside of Seattle was about to be closed. Hazardous mining-related waste has to… Continue reading A Special Geocaching Mission to a Ghost Town

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The first Giga-Event draws 8,000 Munich attendees

[This blog post was originally posted on the Geocaching.com blog on October 7, 2014]  On August 16, 2014, the world’s first Geocaching Giga Event took place. Annie, Andrea, Raine and Annika traveled from Geocaching headquarters in Seattle to the Bavarian capital of Munich to witness this historic moment. Below is a trip report in the Lackey’s own words: The… Continue reading The first Giga-Event draws 8,000 Munich attendees

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Nightcaching at Sweden’s largest Mega-Event

[This blog post was originally posted on the Geocaching.com blog on December 10, 2013]    Editor’s note: Geocaching HQ staff are joining geocachers at Mega-Events around the world to celebrate and share the adventure of geocaching. Andrea Hofer attended Sweden's oldest and largest annual Geocaching event – FUMBLE AFTER DARK 2013. This is Andrea’s account of her trip. Andrea,… Continue reading Nightcaching at Sweden’s largest Mega-Event