Category: pharma social media
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Great patient storytelling can take many forms and serve numerous purposes. In our digital world, stories are told every day using blogs, videos and podcasts. And it’s easier than ever to reach target audiences through various social platforms or branded channels. Every patient has a story to tell. For pharmaceutical brands, getting the right patient […]
There are few (if any) techniques more powerful than a well-told story to communicate a complex principle or convey a point of view. In healthcare, storytelling plays a meaningful role in shaping the patient journey. Case studies are traditionally used to educate physicians. Physicians, in turn, gather and document patients’ stories to determine diagnoses and […]
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