by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3)
Mad Men protagonist Don Draper works in the show’s fictional advertising agency, but the challenges he faces are real, and not much different than what many healthcare marketers face on a daily basis – meeting deadlines, incorporating new technologies, managing perceptions, and influencing behaviors all while ensuring personal growth.
The pharmaceutical industry and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'healthcare'
What Pharma Could Learn from Mad Men
January 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Opinion
Tags:communication·Don Draper·healthcare·innovation·inspiration·Mad Men·marketing·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·strategy·Trends
Making the Case for Mobile in Healthcare
January 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Trends
We’ve been writing a lot about the case for mobile in healthcare over the past couple of years. And we’re going to keep writing about it. With one quarter of US adults turning to their mobiles for healthcare information, it’s important that the industry keeps pushing forward with innovative sites, apps and tools that will [...]
Tags:conference·Conferences·events·Health·Health care·healthcare·marketing·mobile·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·strategy·technology·Trends
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 [...]
Tags:AdobeMax·AdobeMax Challenge·Android·Digital Tools·Education·healthcare·HeartBeats·innovation·medical apps·Medical school·surgery·technology·Trends·Zemoga
Why Aren’t We Talking About H-Commerce?
January 12th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Knowledge, Opinion, Trends
By Sven Larsen
These days everyone is familiar with e-commerce. And our more social media savvy readers are probably all clued up on f-commerce (that’s Facebook commerce folks). I’ve even heard Google’s Adwords and Adsense business referred to as g-commerce. But what about the next letter in the alphabet. How come no one is talking about [...]
Tags:Digital Tools·h-commerce·hcommerce·Health care·healthcare·innovation·marketing·online resources·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·strategy·technology·Trends·user needs
Crowdsourced Science
January 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Knowledge, Opinion
by Russ Ward (@russcward)
Can science be crowdsourced? Can medicine take advantage of the knowledge of the masses to leapfrog to advances? Can we use social media tools to cure disease?
These are (increasingly specific) questions about the utility of digitally shared intelligence to improve healthcare – sometimes called “citizen science” (similar to “citizen journalism”). While nobody is [...]
Tags:Communities·crowdsource·crowdsourcing·FoldIt·Health·Health care·health tracking network·healthcare·John Mack·patient·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·science·SETI@Home·Trends
Year In Review: Bob Harrell of Shire Pharmaceuticals at ePharma Summit 2011
December 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge
In February of this year, Bob Harrell, Director of Integrated Marketing at Shire Pharmaceuticals, spoke with Sarah McLellan how innovation and advanced technologies like gene sequencing will affect healthcare.
Tags:Bob Harrell·Digital Innovation·ePharma Summit·ePharma Summit 2011·healthcare·innovation·Shire·technology
BDI Presents Mobile Healthcare Communications 2012
December 21st, 2011 · No Comments · News, Trends
We’re always pleased to cover BDI’s Case Studies and Roundtables. With more and more consumers turning to their phones for interactions once reserved for in-person consultations and visits to the pharmacy counter or doctor’s office, the Mobile Healthcare Communications 2012 Case Studies & Roundtables is perfectly positioned to inform pharma and healthcare marketers about the [...]
Tags:Advertising and Marketing·BDI·case studies·Conferences·healthcare·information·marketing·mobile·mobile healthcare·Mobile Healthcare Communications·mobile marketing·mobile platforms·roundtables
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 [...]
Tags:Compliance·crowdsource·digital strategy·Digital Tools·Education·healthcare·metrics·Patients·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·regulations·social media metrics
Adapt or Die! Why Pharma Needs To Get In Line
December 8th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Opinion, Trends
by Sven Larsen
#Adaptordie is an apt hashtag to sum up the teachings of digital-media pundit Brian Solis. It’s also an apt hashtag to describe the current state of affairs in the pharmaceutical industry.
Solis’s new book, The End of Business as Usual, a follow-up to the popular Engage, focuses on this need of business to change the old ways and [...]
Tags:digital strategy·Digital Tools·Facebook·FDA·healthcare·innovation·marketing·Pharma·Pharmaceutical industry·social media·social networks·Trends
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 [...]
Tags:doctor·doctor's office·doctors practice·Education·epatient·healthcare·information·patient·Pharmaceutical industry·technology·Trends