Last year’s ePatient Connections conference was the event of the year, attracting some of the most influential voices in the industry and garnering lots of positive feedback from the attendees. Pixels & Pills sat down with conference leader Kevin Kruse to talk about why we all should be attending this year’s event.
1. ePatient Connections 2009 [...]
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Pixels & Pills Talks to Kevin Kruse about ePatient Connections 2010!
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Trends
Tags:communication·Conferences·DDMAC·Digital Tools·drug safety·Education·epatient·events·Facebook·FDA·healthcare·interviews·marketing·Online Communities·patient communities·Patients·Pharma·social media·Social network·technology·Thought Leaders·Trends·Twitter·user needs·YouTube
Zee Future Of Health
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Trends
By Daniel Licht (@thedvl)
Recently Zemoga worked with PSFK on concepts for their new report in conjunction with UNICEF. Now those are some big names. PSFK, for those that don’t know are the leaders in innovative ideas and trend spotting. If I need to explain UNICEF then you need some rethinking of your news sources and [...]
Tags:Augmented reality·creativity·crowdfunding·Design·future·healthcare industry·innovation·mobile·PSFK·SMS·social media·technology·Trends·UNICEF
Has Social Media Made “Crisis Communications” a Thing of the Past?
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Opinion
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
On July 26 at the ExL Pharma 6th Annual Public Relations & Communications Summit, Deborah Sittig led a panel discussion called “Social Media in a Crisis” (for a full report on the session, including a summary from Sittig herself, check out John Mack’s post, “Using Social Media in a Crisis”).
A lot of [...]
Tags:Advertising and Marketing·communication·Customer relationship management·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Facebook·Pharma·public relations·social media·Trends·Twitter
The Experience of a Lifetime: Erik Hauser & Experiential Marketing
June 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Knowledge, Opinion
Above: Proctor & Gamble set up posh Charmin toilet tissue-equipped restrooms in New York’s Times Square.
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)
April’s National DTC Conference in Washington DC had its share of highlights – a doctor’s perspective from Howard Dean, loads of laughs from No Kidding, Me Too!’s Joe Pantoliano, and a host of qualified speakers talking about [...]
Tags:advertising·branding·communication·consumer·creativity·experiential·innovation·marketing·patient·Pharma·Trends·User Experience
Eric Topol on Wireless Medicine
June 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Opinion
By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)
Eric Topol is one of the most preeminent cardiologists in the world. He’s also a blogger and TED speaker.
At TEDMED this past fall, he spoke about some applications possible with wireless medicine – using sensors in smartphones, wristbands, headbands, chest straps, shoes and adhesive patches. These are cool on their own, but [...]
Tags:Eric Topol·Health care·innovation·Medicine·mobile·smartphone·technology·TED·tools·Trends·wireless
Effectively Measuring Social Media ROI in Pharma
June 1st, 2010 · 7 Comments · Opinion
Today’s post comes from guest author Kurt Mueller, Chief Digital & Science Officer at Roska Digital. With over fifteen years experience providing digital marketing solutions to the Clinical Research Organization (CRO), manufacturing, Rx, and OTC industries, Pixels & Pills turned to Kurt to answer a key question that’s been weighing on the minds of [...]
Tags:communication·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Facebook·KPI·marketing·Pharma·ROI·social media·Trends
Interview with AstraZeneca’s Earl Whipple
May 17th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Uncategorized
Earl D. Whipple is the Senior Director of Business Communications and Digital Media for AstraZeneca. In an effort to drive online visibility and digital engagement for one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, Earl and his team launched AstraZeneca’s first company blog and Facebook community. Today, Pixels & Pills talks to Earl about Pharma’s obligation [...]
Tags:AstraZeneca·Blogs·corporate social responsibility·Earl Whipple·Education·Facebook·FDA·healthcare community·marketing·media·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·technology·Thought Leaders·Trends
Following Up With Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Opinion
This post wraps up our week-long discussion around the topic “What Would the Government Regulate?”
By Jason Brandt (@Jasondmg3)
Last month, Pixels & Pills’ Jennifer Abelson interviewed Steve Woodruff of Impactiviti at the ePharma Summit.
Apart from how utterly TV-presenter smooth both of their voices are – we’re lucky they got into pharma before they were snapped up [...]
Tags:advertising·communication·digital strategy·Facebook·FDA·innovation·Legal Issues·marketing·Pharmaceutical industry·regulations·social media·technology·Trends·Twitter
Identity Crisis: Pharma’s Corporate Logos
May 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Opinion
This post continues our discussion on creativity in the Pharma industry, identifying issues, highlighting case studies, and providing best practices guidelines for Pharma creatives.
By Dan V. Licht (@thedvl)
Pharma logos? Creative? I can hear you snorting from here, you know. Not very polite. And anyway, I know what you’re thinking. ”Creative? Pharma company identities? Make a dark-pastel [...]
Tags:advertising·branding·communication·creativity·Design·logo·marketing·Opinion·Trends·visual
Beloved Pharma TV Commercials
May 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Knowledge, Opinion
This post is part of our series on creativity in Pharma, where we’ll highlight some of our favorite campaigns, provide case studies on truly innovative marketing techniques, and celebrate a crucial element of this unlikely industry.
By Jason Brandt (@Jasondmg3)
From the Lunesta butterfly to the Pristiq wind-up toy, from the NuvaRing water ballet to the Cialis [...]
Tags:advertising·branding·Cialis·commercials·creativity·Cymbalta·Detrol·DTC·innovation·Lunesta·marketing·media·Patients·Pfizer·Pharma·Pristiq·social media·television·Trends·Zoloft