post by: Umar Siddiqui HCPs are social and curious. They make the most of their time away from direct patient care. Gated physician social communities, known as the “walled gardens” have become a thing. Just like mainstream social media, each private HCP-only platform offers its own experience. Sermo has become a leading social spot for HCPs for sharing drug reviews, […]
post by: Danny Flamberg This article was originally published in PharmExec.com on Dec 2, 2021. The adoption and growth of social media for HCPs will continue apace in 2022. Social behaviors prompted initially by COVID-19 have become standard operating procedures. Embracing nuances and developing new approaches will distinguish effective competitors from also-rans. For pharma marketers, discerning effectiveness of social […]
post by: Umar Siddiqui Umar Siddiqui, MD is Medical Director at LiveWorld and a digital health professional with 15+ years of experience spanning clinical research, health-system leadership, strategy consulting, venture-capital and health technology. HCPs are engaging with providers and patients on social media platforms more than ever. So, how is the virtual world bridged with the real world? Collaborating […]
post by: Matthew Hammer Today, it’s harder than ever for pharmaceutical marketers to capture attention. They face noise from a surge in online usage, new platforms and fewer in-person events. How can marketers keep up and stand out? Keep the following in mind to create attention-grabbing and behavior-changing content. ONE: Understand what your audience wants. Patients want to be […]
post by: Danny Flamberg There is a persistent belief in the wisdom of the crowd. In the public square, this belief plays out in our jury system. Online it plays out daily with the creation and trafficking of user-generated content (UGC). Each day hundreds of millions of photos, videos, social media comments, peer and product reviews, tweets, pins, conversations, […]
post by: Danny Flamberg The pandemic has upended communications pathways, preferences, and practices for healthcare providers (HCPs). Standing expectations and approaches for communicating with peers, pharma representatives, and patients have been disrupted. Probably permanently. This forced sea change is being played out against significant background changes in the population of HCPs, their terms of employment, and lifestyle expectations. Digital […]
post by: Danny Flamberg COVID-19 has been an incredible digital accelerator. Now every brand and every company, in the absence of in-person detailing and live congresses, is rushing to exploit digital and social non personal promotion (NPP). Brands are creating multi-stage email campaigns, MoA and KOL videos, social media posts and ads, display and retargeted digital ads, webinars, and […]
post by: Danny Flamberg While COVID-19 has captured the attention of the world, it hasn’t closed down exploration and development of new drugs and new therapies. In many sectors of the healthcare and biopharma universe, innovative thinking and new clinical approaches by entrepreneurial companies are competing to bring exciting and effective new products to market. LiveWorld studied several of […]
post by: Danny Flamberg This article was previously published in PM360 on April 15, 2020. This is part 3 of 3 in the article series: Thinking More Digitally in the Age of Coronavirus “As hospitals struggle with a surge of coronavirus infection patients, a second crisis is brewing in physicians’ offices… steep drop-offs in visits as patients stay away, fearful […]
post by: Danny Flamberg This is Part 2 of 3 in a series: Thinking More Digitally in the Age of Coronavirus The tried and true formula of sustained face to face relationships between HCPs and pharma reps is becoming a thing of the past: The steady decline of rep access coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, focus our thinking on the […]