Category Archives: Pharma Marketing

Google invests in Sergey Brin’s wife’s company

It just keeps getting more interesting. On Tuesday Google said they have invested in a biotech company founded by Sergey Brin’s wife. According to 23andMe’s Web site, this company will create a common, standardized resource that has the potential to accelerate drug discovery and bring personalized medicine to the public. This will […]

Pharma, are you watching your brand?

I recently read a great article, “What Are Search Engines Saying About Your Brand?”,
“In the offline world, companies make it a priority to influence the message people see in the media. However, in the search marketing world, very few companies make an effort to influence the message seen in search results pages. Instead, many companies […]

Is pharma ready for communities?

So the big boys are jumping into communities, “Just Do It”, marketers say. However, we are still struggling in the pharma industry. I could talk ad nauseum about why we should just do it, but instead I will present a couple options moving toward a solution. I know, I know. What about […]

ROI is highest for digital so why is Pharma slow to spend?

I was talking with a couple of Jupiter Research analysts this week and they told me their recent research suggests the biggest barrier for pharma to reallocate additional marketing dollars to the digital space is ROI. I hear that quite often from our clients and prospects.
Perhaps I can provide some thoughts on the topic.
Demand […]

Is it time for Pharma Marketers to rethink online spend?

As Beth Herskovits mentioned in her Pharma Exec article on Apr 18, 2007, Pharma’s Fortunes Fine–For Now, patent expirations are looming and pipeline forecasts are not robust…therefore revenues for the pharma industry will dramatically decrease by 2010-2012. I am hearing rumblings that the industry needs to begin strategizing on how to operate as a […]