Medical Publisher Facilitates "Viral Outbreak" Through YouTube
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Handbooks in Health Care, a leading medical publisher, teams with Rittenhouse Book Distributors to kick off first-of-its kind YouTube campaign NEWTOWN, Pa.--(Business Wire)-- The world of medical publishing industry has taken to the air and begun broadcasting. Taking advantage of the viral messaging capabilities of the online phenomenon known as "YouTube," Medical publisher, Handbooks in Health Care Company (HHC), announced today that they are teaming with Rittenhouse Book Distributors, a leader in health sciences distribution, to offer informative and easy to access medical content via the popular video website, www.youtube.com. The campaign, entitled "The Experts in Medicine Series," will be featured on both the Rittenhouse and HHC websites (www.rittenhouse.com and www.hhcbooks.com). Additionally, the videos will be searchable on YouTube.com. The series showcases top medical authors discussing contemporary topics in medicine while previewing the text of their latest titles published by Handbooks in Health Care Company. "YouTube, along with several of the other social networks, has proven to be an effective way to create buzz among Health Care providers," said Scott Anzel, Publisher and Vice President, Handbooks in Health Care Company. "This campaign offers an exciting and interactive means for us to get the word out and promote our titles." Rittenhouse`s Executive Director of Sales & Marketing, Nicole Gallo is excited to be able to offer a progressive approach to marketing popular titles in science and medicine to its customers. "Traditionally, schools would often have to rely on a short, printed book description for product information," explains Gallo. "This campaign puts a face and a voice on medical content. If the school librarian or bookstore manager likes the title featured, they can forward the video to their department chairs, professors, and even students, for instantaneous feedback." About Handbooks in Health Care Now in its 30th year, Handbooks in Health Care Company (HHC), a division of Associates in Medical Marketing Company Inc., has sold millions of copies of over 100 original, pocket-sized handbooks in almost every major therapeutic category and disease state. All HHC books are written by leading experts for today's busy physician, nursing professionals, and pharmacy professionals and are retail priced under $25 per copy. For more information visit: http://hhcbooks.com. About Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Inc.: Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Inc., is privately held. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, the company has provided health sciences book distribution services to libraries, bookstores, and other businesses since 1968.Rittenhouse can be found on the web at: http://www.rittenhouse.com and on Facebook (search "Rittenhouse Book Distributors.") Handbooks in Health Care Company Scott Anzel, 215-860-9600 sanzel@hhcbooks.com or Rittenhouse Book Distributors Nicole Gallo, 610-277-1414 nicole.gallo@rittenhouse.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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