Driving Growth & Business Impact
Rebalancing the marketing model to drive long-term brand growth and short-term performance
🏥 MultiCare Health System 🕤 18-month initiative 🧑🤝🧑 Cross-functional enterprise marketing team
Overview
As CMO of MultiCare Health System, I led a strategic marketing transformation across an $8B, multi-region health system. Following a series of acquisitions, we needed to unify the brand, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable growth. By shifting from reactive, tactic-driven marketing to an evidence-based model, we delivered measurable business results.
The Challenge
Marketing was fragmented, overly focused on short-term activations, and lacked coordination across the system.
System/Internal Issues
Decentralized teams with duplicative roles
Weak brand architecture post-M&A
Inconsistent campaign execution
Limited CRM and lifecycle marketing
No shared dashboards or clear ROI tracking
$43M
Tracked revenue growth in FY23 through aligned brand and performance strategies
30%
Reduction in CAC through performance tracking and optimization
Operational/External Impacts
Inconsistent consumer experience across regions
Low brand recognition in growth markets
Disconnected patient acquisition and retention efforts
Inefficient media spend and channel performance
Limited collaboration with finance and operations
“We needed to stop being seen as a service-line order taker and start acting as a strategic partner driving enterprise growth.”
Results
15%
Increase in patient retention via CRM-driven lifecycle marketing
8:1
ROAS via integrated campaign planning and media mix modeling
10%
Market share growth in priority service areas through omnichannel campaigns
What I Led
Unified Brand Strategy Post-M&A
Built an enterprise-wide brand narrative and architecture to align messaging and positioning across acquired systems.
60/40 Brand–Performance Mix
Shifted from performance-only tactics to a balanced model that built long-term brand equity and short-term results.
Omnichannel Marketing Activation
Launched full-funnel campaigns across paid, owned, and earned channels—improving reach, consistency, and conversion.
Lifecycle Marketing & CRM Enablement
Activated CRM and journey-based touchpoints to improve retention, support acquisition, and increase LTV.
Shared Dashboards & Measurement
Partnered with finance and operations to implement real-time reporting for ROMI, funnel impact, and campaign effectiveness.
Marketing Operations Centralization
Consolidated teams, reduced duplication, and improved speed-to-market by aligning structure and KPIs across functions.
Referenced Materials
Available upon request
Brand Strategy MultiCare 2023 – Strategic platform and segmentation
MultiCare Brand-Build Tracking Suite – Market share and brand perception
Reputation Monitor Summary – Regional sentiment analysis
MCX_ET Funnel Tracking Dashboard – ROMI and conversion metrics
Omnichannel Advisory Summaries – CRM and lifecycle integration overview