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Personal development: Does it pay off professionally?
It’s November again, and I can’t believe it. Where did the year go already? It’s time to start winterizing my patio, making plans for the holidays … and deciding what to do with my personal development money. At WriterGirl, we [...]
7 tips for brainstorming healthcare blog topics [infographic]
It’s no secret that an active blog can be a gamechanger for a health system or hospital. Blogs help you connect with patients and consumers, improve your search visibility and position your organization as a thought leader. But what happens [...]
6 health systems with great mental health blog content
Is it 2021 yet? This year has certainly taken its toll on our mental health. As we’ve tried to cope with everything 2020 has thrown at us, we’ve leaned on our go-to blogs from hospitals and health systems. While these [...]
Marketing glossary: A quick guide to understanding marketing strategy, content strategy and more
There’s no shame in admitting you don’t know the answer to something — or know exactly what a word or phrase means. That’s even true for those of us who make a living working with words. After all, new trends, [...]
Should healthcare organizations use TikTok?
If you haven’t heard of TikTok — the latest trend in social media — you may have been a little too socially distant this year. TikTok allows users to create short-form, five- to 60-second, mobile videos using a range of [...]
Two apps that can improve your writing (and how to use them)
You might think that after 25 years as a medical writer, I’d be able to produce high-quality content with ease. But as the author Thomas Mann once said, “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than [...]