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The Rent is Too Damn High – Pharma Edition

January 23rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Opinion

by Sven Larsen (@svenplarsen)
Got $2000 to spare?
Never mind, I think I already know the answer.
In this “do more with less” decade, the idea of “spare budget” or discretionary funds is pretty much non-existent. And companies that are continually slashing sales forces and other key parts of their organization aren’t normally inclined to shell out a [...]

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Lean Digital Strategy

January 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Opinion, Trends

by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Can two of the hottest organizational and operational trends from the last 20 years – Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma – be adapted to pharma? That’s a trick question: They already have been, and quite successfully.
But, how about online pharma marketing? It’s a more interesting proposition.
First, some definitions for the majority of [...]

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Apps: HeartBeats for Android

January 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Knowledge, Trends

You’ve told us that you want to see more about what goes on at Zemoga, the sponsor of this media property, so we thought we’d give you a quick look in at a recent project that the team is especially proud of. Maria Rueda gave us the lowdown on one of Zemoga’s new babies, the [...]

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should You “Cross Streams” When You’re A Social Media Professional?

January 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Opinion

This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz)
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should You “Cross Streams” When You’re A Social Media Professional?

January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Opinion

This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
As Egon [...]

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Can Pharma Harness Social Media for Product Research and Development?

January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion

by DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)
The question seems almost nonsensical at first – your Twitter followers may be really outstanding people, but they’re not organic chemists or researchers. And your Facebook fans, while devoted, probably do not, generally speaking, know how to move a new drug through the FDA approval process.
Just the same, it’s a mistake to [...]

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The Case For Mobile in Healthcare

January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Knowledge, News, Trends

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl)
“If it’s not mobile, it won’t work in 2012 and beyond,” Jason Falls is quoted as saying in Awareness Networks 2012 Social Marketing and New Media Predictions. “We’re a marketplace conditioned to look down on our screen first. It’s not a B2C vs. B2B thing. If your users are people, you’re going [...]

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Defining Moments: Arsenic-Based Life

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion

As we come to the end of 2011, we also come to the end of our year-long Defining Moments series. Once a month, all this year, we’ve looked back at the biggest events from exactly 12 months prior, and noticed how we can relate what’s been changing our world to what we can do in [...]

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Questions and Answers

December 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion, Trends

by Russ Ward (@russcward)
What does it feel like to have a heart attack? What’s the cure for muscle soreness post-workout?  What one daily habit has the most positive effect on your health?
These are real questions asked on the popular question and answer site Quora. Question sites such as Quora, Yahoo! Answers, and Fluther are proliferating [...]

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Doctors – Who Needs ‘Em?

December 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion

This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. We’re strong believers that healthy arguments can yield the best solutions, and we hope that you enjoy our series. Feel free to add your own arguments in the comments section below!
by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Yesterday you [...]

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