Joan Arata is a Franchise Owner of Modern Acupuncture clinics in New York City and New Jersey.

Joan reveals why a deeper understanding of emotional insight is so important for more effective brand marketing, and how she's using emotional benefits to improve marketing for her Modern Acupuncture clinics.

We talk about what matters most to Joan in her life and career, and how she is bringing all of her skills and experience from a career as a healthcare executive to being a franchise owner.  Joan shares why embracing emotional insight is so important, and why it's time for brand leaders to evolve if they want more effective brand marketing.

3. Joan Arata of Modern Acupuncture – Improving Marketing with Emotional Insight (42:17)

3.1 What Matters Most in the New Now (2:42)

3.2 Brands that Describe What Joan is All About (1:32)

3.3 What Makes Some Brand Experiences So Bad (2:17)

3.4 How Emotional Insight Informs Modern Acupuncture Marketing (2:02)

3.5 Why Brand Leaders Should Not Ignore Emotional Insight (3:19)

3.6 Creating Brand Differentiation and Increasing Brand Desire (1:32)

Here are some fun facts about Joan…

Joan is a Registered Nurse who has been in the healthcare industry for more than 30 years. After practicing in critical care at Yale-Hew Haven Hospital, Joan decided to use her clinical knowledge and background in the healthcare business. Her career focused on medical education for healthcare professionals, and she became a national expert on communicating with healthcare professionals through both medical education and promotional venues.

At WebMD, Joan created the sales organization for Medscape CME, and grew that to a $100 Million organization over 6 years, during which time Medscape CME became the largest global provider of professional medical education.

In her own consulting business, Joan worked with many organizations, including several start-ups, to seek creative opportunities to reach healthcare professionals – arguably the most bombarded professionals, and, therefore, the most difficult to reach by breaking through the clutter in meaningful ways with meaningful messages.

Now, Joan is shifting her focus to a new health and wellness endeavor by partnering with her son, Jeff Shaw, in a new business model to bring Acupuncture to the forefront of health, wellness and self-care. Joan and Jeff are partnering on opening 5 locations of Modern Acupuncture in Manhattan and Florham Park, NJ. Their goal, aligned with Modern Acupuncture’s goal, is to make acupuncture more accessible to many more people in order for them to enjoy the benefits of acupuncture in a relaxing, spa-like setting.

Joan is Sparking Brand Desire with Emotional Insight.

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