Barr Center Medical Practice

Barr Center


Pain Management Medical Practice Pivots Branding & Website Design

When a medical partnership splits , the partner must decide on a new direction quickly.  Dr. Lisa Barr chose to reinvent her practice as the Barr Center for Innovative pain and Regenerative Therapies. 

With over 30 years experience as a physician, speaking engagement and a best selling book, Dr. Barr is well known in her field of providing innovative therapies for chronic pain.
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The Challenge
When Dr. Lisa Barr reached out to us, her pain management medical practice needed branding and a website for the Barr Center for Innovative Pain & Regenerative Therapies in Virginia Beach, VA.

The Barr Center delivers opioid-free, pain management therapies to a variety of patients who’ve tried traditional treatments without success, don’t want surgery and have desire to return to an active lifestyle. Dr. Barr is a physiatrist who practices regenerative medicine. Her team of physical therapists and support staff round out the continuum of pain-management therapies.
"After spending many hours searching the web, I found Alexandra Heseltine and GCMD agency. reached out by email and called her on a Saturday. Much to my surprise she called me back immediately." - Lisa Barr, MD

Brand Identity

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The branding project started with a series of discovery meetings to learn about the goals of the practice, their patients, the modalities they offered and how they’d like to use the website to provide resources for new or returning patients. The challenge was completing the branding and website within a two-and-a-half- to three-month time span.


The strategy was to define the brand identity, logo design and branding guide (colors, fonts, etc.) then move onto the website. We presented the client five distinct designs for consideration. Ultimately, we focused on one concept with a memorable icon and a fresh color palette.  The logo, icon and colors work seamless throughout all aspects of the brand identity showing up in stationery, social media, promotional items and the website.


Once the logo and branding guide were completed, we could move into planning and designing the website.

Brand Build-Out

While the website was being built, other aspects of the brand identity were design, printed and delivered. The letterhead, envelopes and business cards all use the practice’s unique logo, icon and colors to create a consistent visual brand within the practice.
We then moved into designing promotional items such as mugs, post-it-notes, stickers and pens, all using the distinctive logo, colors and icon. Finally, banners were designed for practice documents with the same design carried into social media covers and banners. The practice also used the logo and icon in signage and YouTube videos.

The brand identity, stationery, promotional items and social media covers were completed and delivered in about eight weeks. The website launched a few weeks later.
At every step of the way, GCMD team delivered passion and professionalism coupled with great talent. - Lisa Barr, MD

Website Design & Development

Dovetailing with the brand identity, the website was initially designed to incorporate eight pages, including the homepage and contact page. As a result of online research conducted by GCMD, it was discovered that potential patients were not searching for the therapies that the Barr Center offered. Rather, they were searching for relief from specific kinds of pain.

This discovery impacted the overall focus, design, and navigation for the website, which was expanded to about 30 pages and includes educational content, patient resources, videos and video testimonials. The completed website is focused on the pain patients are experiencing and talks about innovative therapies for pain relief. See: www.BarrCenter.com.

I am very pleased with my choice of working with Alexandra and the GCMD Agency team. Our immediate successful website launch has been key to our smooth practice transition.- Lisa Barr, MD
Post Website Launch
Following the website launch, we focused on their practice showing up strong in Google searches through online directories. Google My Business was optimized for the practice as this service is often used by patients to locate a medical practice, website, directions or contact information for scheduling appointments.

The website’s SEO and functionality continued to be monitored during our 30-day warranty period following the launch.

Results

The brand was in place when the practice opened and, through social media, is becoming known in the Virginia Beach area at the source for pain management. 

Within three months, the website showed up on the first page of Google searches. Since then, it's moved up to consistently show up in the one to three slots in Google searches for their specific keywords. 

Recognition
The Barr Center website was awarded a 2019 American Web Design Award.

Website Platform

The website was built on WordPress.
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