Tag Archives: Pharmaceutical industry

Is the FDA Overestimating Our Intelligence?

By DJ Edgerton I believe the FDA assumes inherent common sense - and I believe that's exactly their problem. Hear me out. I know you're thinking, "Are you kidding? The FDA? The ones who mandate...
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How’s Your Canary Doing?

By DJ Edgerton You've heard the stories about them. Canaries were used up until very recently to monitor air quality in mines. When they stopped singing and dropped dead, it was time to beat a...
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Why is Pharma Ignoring a $2.4 Billion Business Opportunity?

By Sven Larsen Quick, what's the fastest growing segment in the digital space? Facebook? Twitter? Both of those platforms have posted impressive growth over the last year. But perhaps, the most...
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How to Drive Your Agency Crazy

By Guy Mastrion Recently, here in the office of provocation and stimulation, I questioned the aesthetics of a particular proposed campaign that we were sending to a client. My challenge had little...
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Are Vaccines a Shot in the Arm for the Pharma Industry?

By DJ Edgerton Quick. What do you know about vaccines? Unless you work directly in the field, there are probably two main points that spring to mind first. One, that it's flu shot time. Two, some...
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Overwhelmed -Compliance, Collaboration and the FDA

By Sven Larsen Recently, the FTC announced that bloggers must disclose any gifts or free product samples they receive from a company when writing a product review or endorsement. The new ruling...
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Pharma and Social Media: There’s Nowhere to Hide

In this little microcosm of pharmaceutical marketing communications, we can get so focused on social media and the opportunities it could unfold that it can blind us to what really matters. We are...
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Compliancy, Creativity and Consumers – User Interface Design in the Pharma Space

By Guy Mastrion The debates never seem to end about the ideal UI design. And the truth is there really is no ideal. However, there is a best-case scenario for just about every situation. It takes...
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Health Care Changes Beyond Social Media

By DJ Edgerton Earlier this month, Ad Age published an opinion piece by blogger Jonathan Richman titled "No, Pharma's Digital Future Isn't All Social Media: Here's What My Crystal Ball Looks...
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