Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is launching a new branding initiative in anticipation of the changes health plans will face in providing and marketing their products and services under health care reform.
According to Donna S. Reid, HAP's Vice President, Marketing & Communications Strategy, HAP launched a branding initiative on Sunday, February 26 that plays on HAP's perceived strength as a nonprofit health plan company known for compassion, personalized attention and customer relationships reinforced by innovative Metaphor Study® research.
The initiative kicked off publicly with a bold, new television spot immediately before, during and after the 84th Academy Awards®, broadcast in southeast Michigan on WXYZ-TV7. Advertising on Detroit-area billboards, radio stations, newspapers and websites will follow today.
"We want to reinforce that HAP cares deeply about helping our members achieve a sense of peace and comfort with health insurance decisions best suited for them and their families," said Reid. "It makes sense for HAP, with a reputation for exceptional customer service, to lead with this type of initiative."
The new HAP television spot ends with this narrative: "And we may wonder: Am I doing the best for myself and my family? Am I keeping them safe? Ask us a question. We'll figure things out together. Welcome to Peace. Welcome to HAP."
HAP is the first health plan in Michigan to use innovative market research to pinpoint customers' emotional connection. The advertising campaign was created by The TMV Group with the Metaphor Study® research conducted by D.P. Bostwick & Associates, led by Dave Bostwick, former Director of Consumer Market Research for the Chrysler Corporation. Both companies are based in Birmingham, Mich.
"The objective of Metaphor Study® market research is to gain an in-depth understanding of the underlying idea behind a commercial concept," Bostwick said. "Metaphor Study® market research enables a company like HAP to refine and reinforce the emotional connection with its target audiences. The strength of HAP's existing brand, as the health insurance company best known for its compassion, personalized attention and customer relationships, really stood out loud and clear in the HAP Metaphor Study®."
The Bostwick agency obtained input from more than 300 individuals from southeast Michigan in 12 separate focus groups held in December 2011.
HAP's Reid said, "The Metaphor Study® reinforced the existing strength of the HAP brand, which has us positioned perfectly for the health care reforms to come. Great brands get out in front of others and we already have momentum since HAP is known less as a claims payer and more as a consumer-friendly, caring, compassionate health-solution company that takes a very personalized approach to making the lives of our members easier and more fulfilling."
"This goes beyond simply an advertising campaign," said Reid. "The brand initiative will have many touch points in everything we do, and it will be reinforced throughout 2012 and beyond."
About Health Alliance Plan
Health Alliance Plan (HAP) is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to more than 648,000 members and companies of all sizes. For more than 50 years, HAP has partnered with leading doctors and hospitals, employers and community organizations to improve the health and well-being of the lives we touch. HAP offers a product portfolio with six distinct product lines: Group Insured Commercial, Individual, Medicare, Medicaid, Self-Funded and Network Leasing. HAP excels in delivering award-winning preventive services, disease management and wellness programs, and personalized customer service. The National Committee for Quality Assurance awarded HAP's commercial HMO and HAP Senior Plus Excellent Accreditation.
HAP employs more than 1,000 southeast, east central and western Michigan residents through its corporate offices in Detroit, Southfield and Flint, and its subsidiaries Midwest Health Plan and ASR Health Benefits.
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HAP Brand Launch Press Release
HAP helps at every age and every stage
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