Closed Loop(s) Marketing – It’s More Than Pharma Sales Rep Tablets
As I re-read a recent Gartner report on Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) in pharma, it struck me that while Gartner was very focused on the shortcomings of current tablet-based sales applications for...
View ArticleExpectations on the Rise for Digital Marketing in Pharma
I’ve begun to observe among our clients a distinct shift in expectations for the role of digital marketing. Even though pharma marketing budgets continue to invest in the traditional channels of...
View ArticleIs it Digital Marketing or just Marketing?
In a recent article about the future of pharma, Craig DeLarge was quoted extensively about how to organize a “center of excellence” within a pharma company to ensure it is taking advantage of digital...
View ArticleThe Four Cs of Building a Customer-Centric Marketing Culture
I recently participated in the Digital Pharma East conference in Philadelphia. At this annual event, 200 to 300 pharma marketers and their agencies gather to talk about digital pharma and trade...
View ArticleThe Four Cs of Customer-Centric Marketing Culture, Part II
In the last blog post, I covered the first two Cs of Customer-Centric Marketing for pharma, Commitment and Courage. We need to make a Commitment to building a data and insight culture. This begins to...
View ArticlePharma…at the moment of truth
There is a moment of truth between a doctor and patient when a diagnosis is made and a treatment regimen is determined. It might be a routine ailment with a simple standard of care protocol. Or it...
View ArticlePharma Marketing: A Peak Behind the Curtain
Changes in healthcare in the United States have reached the inflection point where everyone in the industry needs to reevaluate their business model and value proposition. Full stop. The parents of...
View ArticlePharma Data: Expose It to Understand, Embed It to Transform
In my last blog, I talked about the technical challenges of getting customer data from multiple agencies all in one place. Oh yes, and the corporate culture challenges, too! Challenging but not...
View ArticlePharma Marketing: The Heart of Software and the Face of Services
Is the future of digital marketing primarily services or software? That is of course an overly simplistic question, but it’s one I think about frequently. My conclusion? It will be both. In the future,...
View ArticleFour Unique Strategies for Data in Pharma
A significant share of our business focuses on data. We build and manage marketing data analytics and reporting platforms for pharmaceutical brand leaders. What we’ve learned is that this effort...
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