Medical Outreach Marketing Made Simple


Try It This Week: Medical Outreach Marketing

If traffic feels stalled:

  1. Pick one medical office or hospital nearby

  2. Use National Dentist Day or Doctors Day as your reason

  3. Bring a small appreciation item

  4. Capture one piece of content

  5. Share the story, not just availability


Using Outreach Marketing to Lease, Build Relationships, and Create Content

Quick Reality Check

When traffic slows down, it’s easy to feel like nothing is working.
But slow traffic doesn’t mean no opportunity. It means it’s time to widen how you think about marketing.

Outreach marketing isn’t just one thing.
Sometimes it leads to a lease.
Sometimes it leads to a referral partner.
Sometimes it leads to content that brings in your next prospect.

All of it counts.

Why Medical Outreach Works on Multiple Levels

Medical professionals are a strong outreach group because they check a lot of boxes:

  • Stable, reliable employment

  • Long-term career paths in one location

  • Busy schedules that value convenience

  • Frequent need for nearby housing for themselves or coworkers

But here’s the key mindset shift for managers:

Every outreach visit has more than one possible win.

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The Three Wins of Medical Outreach

1. Sometimes You Get a Lease

This does happen.

You may meet:

  • A new hire relocating

  • A traveling nurse extending a contract

  • Someone whose lease is ending soon

That’s the obvious win.

2. Sometimes You Build a Relationship

This is the sleeper win.

You might connect with:

  • An office manager

  • An HR director

  • A practice administrator

These relationships can lead to:

  • Ongoing referrals

  • Employee housing conversations

  • Preferred employer partnerships

  • Future bulk or repeat leasing opportunities

This is not fast marketing. It’s durable marketing.

3. Sometimes You Create Trust-Building Content

This is the win most teams overlook.

Even if no one needs an apartment today, your outreach becomes:

  • Social media content

  • Proof of community involvement

  • A reason to talk about your PEP discounts and benefits

  • A way to tag medical offices and expand reach

Prospects watching online see:

  • You are active

  • You are connected locally

  • You support the people who keep the city running

That builds confidence long before someone clicks “Schedule a Tour.”


What to Bring: Keep It Simple and Thoughtful

Think energy and appreciation for long shifts.

Ideas that work well:

  • Coffee or energy drinks

  • Healthy snacks

  • Grab-and-go treats

  • Handwritten thank-you notes

These are easy to:

  • Drop off

  • Photograph

  • Film

  • Talk about online

Favorite Goodie Pairings

A Treat Basket (great for leaving at a reception area or in a nurse’s station)Put 3-5 of each gift item in a basket.Include a stack of customized flyers or business cards.Add some tissue paper for filler and decor.Post the social square to reach all the nurses that you couldn’t visit. Tag any of the hospitals that are active on social, too! 

A Treat Basket (great for leaving at a reception area or in a nurse’s station)

Put 3-5 of each gift item in a basket.

Include a stack of customized flyers or business cards.

Add some tissue paper for filler and decor.

Post the social square to reach all the nurses that you couldn’t visit. Tag any of the hospitals that are active on social, too! 

Gift Bags Put a couple of items in each gift bag - mix it up! Put a hand sanitizer with a first aid kit in one bag, in another, you can put a face mask and an energy bar/drink. Make them all a little different so they each get a special surprise.Insert a ¼ page flyer with a business card or customize a flyer with your community’s info.Add some tissue paper.

Gift Bags 

Put a couple of items in each gift bag - mix it up! Put a hand sanitizer with a first aid kit in one bag, in another, you can put a face mask and an energy bar/drink. Make them all a little different so they each get a special surprise.

Insert a ¼ page flyer with a business card or customize a flyer with your community’s info.

Add some tissue paper.

 

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Step-by-Step

  • Pick a special that you are willing to provide.

  • Make a list of your preferred employers for your team. >>

  • Publish the list on your website with opportunities for other companies to join.

  • Start outreach marketing and visiting HR departments.

Locations

  • Laboratories

  • Urgent Cares or Clinics

  • Private Practices or Speciality Practices

  • Dentists

  • Pharmacists

  • Functional Medicine

  • Chiropractors

  • Insurance Agencies


What to Say When You’re There

Keep it natural and pressure-free.

Try:

  • “We just wanted to say thank you for everything you do.”

  • “We’re right down the road if you ever have staff looking for nearby housing.”

  • “We offer preferred employer perks for medical professionals.”

  • “What is the best way for us to share current information with the employees? Email?”

That’s enough.
Your follow-up happens through consistency and visibility.


When to Go:

Use the Calendar to Your Advantage: March Is a Gift for Medical Outreach

March gives you two built-in outreach hooks that are widely recognized and easy to explain.

March Outreach Hooks

  • 3/6 – Dentist Day

  • 3/30 – Doctors Day

These days give your team:

  • A clear reason to show up

  • A natural reason to bring a small gift

  • A timely talking point for social media

  • An easy way to restart relationships that may have gone quiet

You’re not creating a reason. You’re responding to one that already exists.


Turning Outreach Into Prospect-Facing Content

This is where outreach multiplies.

Capture:

  • A quick video heading out for medical outreach

  • A clip or photo of the drop-off

  • A shot of what you put together

  • A short recap after

Then post content that:

  • Tags medical offices when appropriate

  • Mentions preferred employer discounts

  • Highlights the benefits that medical professionals care about

Examples of positioning:

  • “Supporting our local medical community this week.”

  • “One of the ways we stay connected to the neighborhood.”

  • “Why our community works well for busy medical professionals.”

This content doesn’t just speak to doctors or dentists.
It speaks to every prospect who wants a well-run, connected community.

What You’re Really Showing Prospects

Through this kind of outreach and content, you’re saying:

  • We are proactive, even when traffic slows

  • We care about who lives and works nearby

  • We understand busy professionals

  • We offer convenience, calm, and reliability

That message attracts more than one audience.

Try It This Week

If traffic feels stalled:

  1. Pick one medical office or hospital nearby

  2. Use Dentist Day or Doctors Day as your reason

  3. Bring a small appreciation item

  4. Capture one piece of content

  5. Share the story, not just availability

Leasing doesn’t always start with a tour.
Sometimes it starts with visibility and trust.