By Melissa Wildstein – Last week when speaking with a potential customer about their medical device marketing strategy. The team was looking for a medical device marketing agency to help them elevate their brand and generate demand for their product. They had a small sales force along with an inside sales team and they were […]
The Most Important Principle of Persuasion that Medical Device Marketing Teams Should Consider
By Melissa Wildstein – I’ve been listening to the Hidden Brain podcast recently – and if you haven’t listened, I highly recommend it. Two episodes in particular really struck me because of their relevance to what we do here every day at The Matchstick Group – solve challenges for medical device marketing teams. The episodes […]
The Matchstick Group & Artificial Intelligence
By Alex Flores – November 30th 2022. It’s possible that a lot of us will look back on 11/30/22 as the day everything changed. That’s when ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) opened its figurative doors to the public. From there, through to the writing of this post, things have, shall we say, been interesting – […]
Medical Device Advertising in 2021, ’22, and Beyond…
In the last 18 months the medical device industry’s shift to digital business has been investigated and reported on by industry press, the analyst community, and advertising agencies. With rep visits limited and live events and conferences being canceled, going virtual, or experiencing a fraction of the in-person attendance they once had, we have been […]
Top Trends for Med Tech Marketers in 2021
No one could have predicted what 2020 dealt us, so rather than naming our top 2021 predictions – let’s just highlight the top three trends that we expect to see making a big impact for our clients’ medical device marketing strategy: 1. Brand is Big! With sales reps out of the hospitals, many medical […]
Thanksgiving 2020
This year has been crazy to say the least! We are so grateful to our team AND to our medical device clients this year. We wouldn’t be here without you.
Pivoting Your Medical Device Marketing Plan in 2020
(Originally published on July 7, 2020) This time last year you were likely thinking about your 2020 medical device marketing plan. And irrespective of how insightful your strategic planning was, you most likely didn’t predict how this year would unfold – and how much it might cost you in terms of your marketing goals and […]
All About Email for Medical Device Marketers
Here at The Matchstick Group, digital marketing seems to be all we talk about these days. And, for good reason! With live events and meetings on hold, it’s time for the Medical Device world to master digital marketing. Check back here or subscribe to our email list to stay up to date with our tips […]
Learning to Navigate The New Normal
(Originally published on June 22, 2020) Fresh off the press in this month’s PM360 magazine “Quarantine Issue,” The Matchstick Group founder & CEO Melissa Wildstein dives into post-COVID19 marketing strategy for the medical device market in this article. In the Four Biggest Challenges Facing Medical Device Marketers, Melissa shares her insights on not only the […]
Supplier Diversity: how organizations can stand for change
At The Matchstick Group, we are troubled by the events that have taken place over the last several weeks, but the protests across the nation are highlighting issues that are often either ignored or maybe discussed for a minute and then swept under the rug. Over the past week more and more corporate voices have […]