Sales promotion in health and medicine: using incentives to stimulate patient interest and attention

Abstract Background Sales promotion—the use of incentives to encourage patronage—is a staple of marketing communications in the health services industry. Sales promotion applications commonly used by health services organizations include free samples, free trials, coupons, contests, and loyalty prog...

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Main Authors: James K. Elrod, John L. Fortenberry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05601-y