{"id":7558,"date":"2025-03-12T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createhealth.com\/creative-briefs-in-healthcare-whats-the-point\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:42:45","slug":"creative-briefs-in-healthcare-whats-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createhealth.com\/us\/creative-briefs-in-healthcare-whats-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative briefs in healthcare. What\u2019s the point?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It all starts with creative briefs; they are the foundation of successful marketing campaigns. However, not all briefs are created equal. In every industry, you\u2019ll find good briefs, bad briefs, and downright ugly ones.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s because so many of them fall short of having one, clear purpose, which results in creative campaigns that don\u2019t quite hit the mark. In fact, it\u2019s estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingweek.com\/marketers-bad-briefs-rethink\/\">26% of marketing budget is wasted<\/a> on poor briefing.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In healthcare marketing, the stakes are especially high. A confusing or overly complex brief will not just fail to guide creative efforts, but unfocussed messaging can negatively impact busy healthcare professionals or patients who rely on accurate and impactful health communication. Basically, when the foundation isn\u2019t focussed enough, the entire campaign will suffer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The secrets to a healthy creative brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good briefs need to be, well\u2026 brief. Creatives need one strategic direction. A great pharmaceutical brief should provide one clear message and a simple, measurable goal to guide creatives in developing impactful campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, our experts at Create Health talk through the key elements that make a good brief, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choosing a singular message<\/li>\n<li>Finding your key insights<\/li>\n<li>Knowing your target audience<\/li>\n<li>Defining your clients\u2019 goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Creating a good brief is easier said than done. Our experts have been honing their skills for decades, to create briefs that can guide our team to create impactful campaigns that stick in peoples\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n<p>Everything we do, especially in healthcare, has the power to raise awareness around a disease or condition, or even contributing to a behavioural change that helps people live healthier and happier lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this video, <\/strong><strong>watch our Strategy Director (Claire), Head of Client Leadership (Jess) and CEO (Phil) discuss how to create a good brief. <a href=\"https:\/\/createhealth.com\/us\/strongfoundations\/\"><u>Click here<\/u><\/a><\/strong><strong> to watch the discussion and to download the full briefing template.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6848 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-1024x520.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-2048x1041.png 2048w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-540x274.png 540w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-700x356.png 700w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-1100x559.png 1100w, https:\/\/createhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Create-Salys-800x406.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all starts with creative briefs; they are the foundation of successful marketing campaigns. 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