Ep 1: The Foundation – Challenges Treatment Centers Face in Marketing
Release Date: 06/23/2025
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info_outlineWelcome to the Mastermined Podcast — your inside track to behavioral health strategy, ethical digital marketing, and sustainable growth in the treatment space. Hosted by Mark Scrivner, founder of Snapshot Interactive, alongside industry veterans Lee Pepper and Jeff Skillen, this episode tackles one of the most overlooked problems in behavioral health: misaligned marketing and missing strategy.
If you’ve ever asked “Why isn’t our census growing?” or “What should marketing actually be doing for our organization?”, this is the episode for you.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why behavioral health programs often confuse tactics for strategy
• The danger of marketing silos and what “force multiplication” really means
• What it looks like when agencies liberate vs. occupy a client relationship
• How to align your vision, your team, and your agency around a common mission
• Why FOMO-driven decisions are killing your effectiveness
• What data you actually need—and how to build a transparent dashboard that works
• How trust, training, and being present can completely shift your marketing outcomes
🎙️ Who is this for? This episode is a must-listen for:
• Behavioral health entrepreneurs and operators
• Treatment center CEOs, CMOs, and admissions leaders
• Marketing teams inside or outside the industry
• Anyone tired of "agency black boxes" and ready for clarity
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