9 Easy Ways to Display CRIO Badges to Boost Your Site’s Credibility

As the clinical research industry embraces digital transformation, sites must continuously demonstrate innovation, compliance, and operational excellence to differentiate themselves and build trust with sponsors, CROs, and patients. CRIO’s newly launched Badge Program enhances recognition of sites actively utilizing CRIO eSource or the Medical Records API, by providing them an effortless way to showcase their commitment to innovation, compliance, and research excellence. CRIO powered sites can display badges on their patient and industry-facing marketing materials to enhance brand visibility and stand out in a competitive clinical research landscape.

Access CRIO Badges and usage guidelines in the Help Center. 

Ready to make your mark?

Here are 9 easy ways to display CRIO badges today, to ensure your site stands out among competitors.

1. On Your Website
   How to Do It: Feature badges prominently on your organization’s homepage, “About Us” page, or Clinical Research section. Pair them with your mission statement or patient call-to-action to highlight your commitment to innovation. Consider adding a call-out box inviting visitors to “Learn why we’re CRIO-powered.”
2. In Email Signatures
   How to Do It: Add badges below your contact details in your signature. Hyperlink badge to CRIO’s Website.
   
   
3. In Patient Recruitment Landing Pages, Ads or Brochures
   How to Do It: Incorporate badges into digital ads with phrases like “Join a CRIO-powered trial today!” to demonstrate adherence to secure and compliant practices to new and existing patients.
   
4. In Community Facing Flyers and Brochures
   How to do it: Incorporate CRIO badges into your brochures, flyers, or posters to connect with your patient community. The badges emphasize clinical trials as a trusted and accessible care option, showcasing your site’s dedication to ethical and patient-focused research. Add a banner with the message, “Ask us about our currently enrolling clinical trials!” to spark curiosity, encourage participation, and build lasting patient engagement.
   
5. On Social Media Graphics, or Banners
   How to Do It: Feature badges in LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter banners. Launch a post series explaining what the badges represent and invite followers to ask questions about your research capabilities.
   
   
6. In Conference Presentations or Booth Displays
   How to Do It: Showcase badges on presentation slides and booth banners. Try adding a tagline like “Ask us how CRIO enhances our trials” to spark conversations, promoting industry engagement.
   
   
7. In Training and Onboarding Materials for Staff
   How to Do It: Place badges on onboarding documents, training manuals, and presentations. Use them as a reminder of your site’s commitment to cutting-edge clinical trial operations.
   
   
8. In Sponsor-Facing Materials and Spaces
   How to Do It: Create flyers with CRIO badges accompanied by text like, “Innovating Research, Empowering Patients. Ask us about participating in clinical trials today!” Place them in high-traffic, patient facing areas (lobbies, waiting rooms), and include a QR code for patients to access more information.
   
9. In Sponsor and CRO Facing Materials and Proposals
   How to Do It: Add badges to the cover page or key sections of your protocol proposals with statements like, “Proud to be a CRIO-Powered Site—Delivering Efficient, High-Quality Clinical Trials.” Highlight how CRIO technology streamlines workflows and ensures compliance. IncludingCRIO badges in proposals demonstrates your site’s commitment to innovative technology and operational excellence, making your site more appealing to sponsors and CROs.
   

Feature Your CRIO Badge Story

Have creative ideas for showcasing CRIO badges? Share them with us for a chance to be featured in CRIO’s upcoming Badge Program Webinar!

We’ll select one CRIO-powered site to present their innovative use of the CRIO badge, highlighting their dedication to clinical research excellence and innovation.

How to Participate:

• Post on LinkedIn: Share how your site uses CRIO badges and tag CRIO to be considered.
• Share a Success Story: Email crio.partners@clinicalresearch.io with how CRIO badges have boosted your site’s visibility and credibility.
• Showcase a Creative Display: Submit a photo or example of your badge usage in patient-facing or industry marketing materials to crio.partners@clinicalresearch.io.

Why Participate?
Being featured on the webinar offers valuable industry exposure, builds credibility, and positions your site as a leader in clinical research innovation, reaching peers, sponsors, and CROs.

Hurry! The deadline to participate is January 10th, 2025!

Don’t let your site miss out on the chance to stand out.
Access your CRIO badges and usage guidelines in the Help Center and start displaying your badge now!