Case Study
Communications Effectiveness That Builds Loyalty and Drives Behavior Change
At a Glance
- Client: Large national healthcare organization serving millions of Individual, Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial populations.
- The Opportunity: Retain and grow the hemophilia member and caregiver segment of the specialty population.
- The Solution: Conducted a five-month, journey mapping and communications effectiveness study. Identified friction, break points, and trust opportunities.
Member Journey & Communications Study
- Over five months, ~500 pieces of communications were collected and studied across the client and their competitors.
- ~750 daily journal entries were recorded across the client’s membership.
- Members graded the communications A through F, writing their rationale for the grade directly on the communication
Results
- Identified friction, break points, and trust opportunities among both people living with hemophilia and their caregivers.
- Delivered journey maps for four specific personas/segments.
- Uncovered that less than 5% of the materials members received were the client’s—all others came from the competition.
- Understood the most valued communications for members who are living with hemophilia, and why they were the most valued.
- Discovered the un-met needs of this population that could be addressed by communications.
Insights Summary
- Communications from the client were greatly valued over the competition.
- Members both ‘saved’ and ‘filed’ the paper communications, highlighting important information, and referring to each piece by their title/name.
- “A+, love my XX inserts!”
- “Full of great information and resources.”
- “I have laminated it and keep it in my glove compartment.”
I’ve had that piece of material since right after my son was born. I kept it because I thought it was very good information. I give it an A.

Communications Impact Insights and Recommendations
| Go digital | The client had built high-quality materials, but most were not reaching consumers; recommended creation of multi- media materials to enable greater utilization and cost savings. |
| Map to relevant life stage and impact moments | Recommended personalizing communications to life stage and to person when possible to drive relevance. |
| Track and improve distribution | Advised creation of a distribution tracking system to ensure materials are reaching those who need it, when they need it, and that materials are not repeated. |
| Leverage branding | Members routinely quoted the client’s materials by name versus competitor’s information. |