Prospective senior living residents have certain expectations when it comes to quality of life and communications, meaning that providers need to up their customer service game to keep their residents,...
Recruitment marketing in senior living
By
Wendy O’Donovan Phillips
Sep 05, 2024
Recruiting and retaining employees always has been challenging, but it is increasingly so. In senior living, executives often scramble to get and keep key positions filled, frantically backfilling openings...
Tales from a mystery shopper: 3 avoidable mistakes community sales teams make
By
Jackie Stone
Aug 26, 2024
Not all mystery shopping experiences go well. Here are three mistakes made by sales team members and some very real quotes to go with them.
Senior living communities struggle to sell value amid increasing rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2024
As senior living operators continue to try to recoup COVID-19 pandemic costs, sales teams aren’t necessarily doing the best job selling value in the face of increasing prices, according to a marketing...
Shortening senior living sales cycle contributes to longer length of stay
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2024
Showing prospective residents the value of moving into a senior living community sooner rather than waiting can have a tremendous effect on a community’s length of stay statistics, according to a sales...
First impressions: Little things can mean a lot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 12, 2016
I spent some time at a senior living community at the invitation of the Where You Live Matters campaign and realized that seemingly small things can add up to a memorable first impression for prospective...
Want to attract prospects? Communicate your COVID-19 protocols, speaker advises
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 24, 2020
Attracting consumers to senior living means creating the right product for the right market at the right price, according to the head of a market research firm speaking at the virtual Argentum Senior Living...
Say goodbye to traditional paid search advertising – and hello to AI
By
Amy McClain
Jul 10, 2023
Senior living operators can work around Google Ad restrictions by leveraging intent-based ad targeting.
Digital continues rise as source of leads, move-ins, tours in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2023
Digital continues its ascent to importance in senior living — as a lead source and move-in source and tour generator, according to an expert.
The state of digital marketing in senior living
By
Jamison Gosselin
Jan 16, 2020
Digital marketing may be the answer to the major challenges affecting senior living in 2020.