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That's where David Wasilewski found himself. After co-founding women's apparel company Spanx and helping grow the brand to more than $150 million in sales, David set his sights on cancer research. Learn how this entrepreneur shifted from Spanx to founding WhatNext, the leading online source of firsthand insights to cancer treatments. David discusses how he built a brand and took his idea to market, as well as how to overcome the challenges of entrepreneurship.TRANSCRIPT
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Got Milk!
What Next?
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Enter Sara Blakely
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From $0 to $1 billion in 12 years
2000 2012
Reve
nue
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The Product
VPL – The dreaded enemy
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Had to be different
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In the beginning
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Don’t let pride or fear get in your way
Cold Calling
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Oprah
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1 Year – 1 Style - $4 Million
• Focused On–Perfecting product–Driving sales–Promotion–Operations Everything was
easier because we had one style
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Place product where people need it
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Everyone loves a good story
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Hired great talent
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Sara – It’s more fun having fun than being sexy than being sexy
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Lessons learned
Great products, stories and experiences can move people into action
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Biggest wave of my life
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Time to hang loose
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What Next?(A journey with a lot more bumps)
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DxJunction
Think LinkedIn of Healthcare
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Forgot to focus
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Use Linked In
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Don’t’ be afraid to ask for help. Thanks Mom!
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Priority 1 – Drive traffic
Search engine optimization
Search engine marketing
Social Media Content
marketing Partners Public relations Advertising
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Priority 2 – Sell, sell
Business can’t survive without money
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Creating a good sales pitch requires good listening and trial and error
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Our customers’ customer is going online looking for information and…
61% of adults look online for
health information
41% have read someone else’s commentary or experience about medical issues online
60% say the information found online affected a decision about how to treat an illness or condition
Source: The Social Life of Health Information – Pew Internet
52% of all online health inquires are
on behalf of someone else
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Typical health care marketers’ challenge
Health Systems need to engage online consumers, but…
Capital
Missed opportunity to increase revenue, awareness and satisfaction
ToolsStaff
Source: WhatNext customers
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Support your consumers with WhatNext, a brandable online social health network
• Breast cancer• Stage III• 70• Just
diagnosed
Proprietary Matching Algorithms
Peers Firsthand InsightsEducation & Resources
Question & Answer
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ContributionMargin
500,000unique visitors
Assuming nothing
75
Interact w/existing patients
15,000 unique visits
(45,000 impressions and 845 hrs of engagement)
Search
3% live in your market*
.5 % call for help*
8% become patients*
WhatNext marketing
6New
patients
X $25,000Average
Revenue/Patient
= $150,000
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WhatNext works with you to ensure large existing patient base and brand is well represented
5 to 1 ROI
Middle market example
“Our patients’ response to WhatNext has been great… a much more strategic buy than traditional billboards and radio spots.”
Keith Jewell, Franciscan St. Francis, SVP Chief Operating Officer
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WhatNext is well on its way to being the leading online cancer support community
10 minutes average time
on site
50% of traffic returning
Uniques growing 10% MOM
(500k projected uniques in 2013)
Development Partner
Current clients (15 more in
pipeline)
60% of WhatNexters newly diagnosed, currently going
through treatment or recurrent
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Guiding principles
Starts with a great product that solves a pressing problem
It’s all about the story Do one thing and be excellent Stay out of the weeds – Sell, Sell, Sell Listen, listen, listen
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Questions?