About Ron Harman King, JD, MS
Since founding Vanguard Communications in 1994, Ron Harman King has combined the disciplines of online and offline public relations, strategic marketing and information technology into the comprehensive MedMarketLink and LawMarketLInk programs, bringing new patients and clients to physician specialists and attorneys throughout the U.S. and Canada.
A 25-year veteran of professional-services marketing, PR and communications technology, Ron is the author of The Totally Wired Doctor: Social media, the Internet & marketing technology for medical practices (available at Amazon.com).
Ron has degrees from three universities in journalism, engineering and information technology and a juris doctor degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law (with a focus in healthcare law), as well as a certificate in French studies from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Outside work hours, he is an avid skier, hiker and cyclist; a student of four foreign languages; and enjoys playing classical piano.
Thought leadership by Ron Harman King
Ron is a monthly video blog contributor to the website MedPage Today and writes frequently for Vanguard’s blog, The Wired Practice – a free encyclopedia of digital marketing, public relations and advice for medical and legal practice marketing and management.
Blogs, articles & videos
Vanguard Communications of Denver helps medical & legal practices achieve an ADA compliant website.
Is there a risk for your practice if your website is not ADA compliant? We pass along the latest news and break the topic down for you.
Fashion designer Coco Chanel used to say, "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." Faced with multiple healthcare choices, any consumer looks for differences among providers. But deliberately standing apart from the pack is contrary to the training of doctors. So how does a physician or provider group build a differentiating brand that helps make the choice abundantly clear?
Video blogs for MedPage Today
- Vanguard Communications of Denver helps medical & legal practices achieve an ADA compliant website.
In this MedPage Today video, CEO Ron King illustrates how smartphones help physicians retain patients with video, social media, even phone calls.
In this video published by MedPage Today, Ron King discusses 7 do's and don'ts that every physician's website should follow.