Sat.Nov 07, 2020 - Fri.Nov 13, 2020

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Optimism on Pfizer COVID vaccine is unwarranted

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY : Pfizer’s 90 percent effectiveness is very impressive, but the rate is based on a relatively small number of people and the data has not been peer-reviewed but today headlines rule the news, not content. You need to ask yourself why in the hell Pfizer’s CEO would say that their vaccine is 90% effective when there is a lot more testing and review of data needed.

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Episode 30 –A DIY Social Media Campaign Creates Actionable Sales Leads in MedTech

Medical Device Success

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Bob Iasillo, National Sales Director at 2020/Now, an emerging MedTech company needed actionable sales leads in this era where traditional prospecting tactics are no longer viable. He roled up his sleeves, did his research and put into action a unique social media campaign. No agency help. No formal marketing automation campaign.

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5 Skills Needed to Excel In Healthcare Sales Today

Integrity Solutions

The important skills that contribute to sales success are constant, regardless of disruptive external events, but they’ll need to be sharpened and tailored to the changing healthcare environment. Healthcare sales has gone through a number of rocky transitions and disruptions over the past decade. But 2020 has been at a whole other level. As we make our way to the end of this incredibly tumultuous and challenging year, sales teams in pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical device and diagnostic compani

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Customer Alignment: 3 Key Insights!

Clarity Engagement Solutions

The feedback from our clients is consistent. Access to decision-makers is getting more difficult. More consolidation; more complexity; more competition. New buyers; new buying criteria & processes; new players. The old approaches aren’t working and glossy marketing material and iPads are ineffective. However, pharma companies are increasingly recognizing that true customer alignment is vital for success.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Social media and DTC

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Social media continues to be used by online health seekers, but there is also a high level of health misinformation. Using social media for DTC can be effective if you have a story to tell in short messages. Still, DTC marketers should be aware of what’s being said around certain health conditions via social media. BMS has been running an ad for Optivio on Twitter that makes no sense because of FDA guidelines.

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3 Crucial Steps To Landing a Job

MedTechVets

Connecting last jigsaw puzzle piece. When you start searching for jobs, you need to know what the boundaries are for jobs that will meet your requirements. This way you are efficient and targeted in your approach to finding the right role. If you do not do this, you may waste a lot of time that could instead be focused on the right opportunities. For example, what motivates you to wake up every morning and do great work?

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Gaining Market Access in Emerging Markets – Take Action!

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Traditionally the pharma industry relied on the volume of prescriptions made. The process of approval was simple: once the data showed the efficacy, safety and reliability to the regulatory agencies, the drug was approved. The product was then targeted to specific physicians and dispensed to pharmacies. Thus, market access involved little engagement with a small set of stakeholders.In emerging markets, market access as a corporate function is still not as well structured as it is in developed ma

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Wego health’s self-serving survey

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Patient influencers trust social media groups more than pharma websites for health information, according to a survey from Wego Health. Imagine a survey like this from a company that specializes in patient influencers. Over the years, I am very proud to say that I’ve been involved in a LOT of qual and quant research. I’ve seen that, while people will turn to social media for health information, they seldom make treatment decisions based on what they find.

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Introducing the new NIHR national Patient Recruitment Centres

pharmaphorum

The five new NIHR national Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) are set to shape the future of commercial clinical trials in the UK by offering new ways to conduct late-phase, large-scale research projects. This pharmaphorum webinar, held in association with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), takes place on Thursday 12th November, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET and will introduce the new NIHR national Patient Recruitment Centres and look at how the PRCs will take a patient-centric approach

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Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC), November 16-18, 2020 VIRTUAL

Pharma Marketing Network

Healthcare Internet Conference ( HCIC) | November 16-19, 2020 | VIRTUAL. Greystone.Net’s annual Healthcare Internet Conference (HCIC) is the premier conference for healthcare marketing, IT, web, data analytics, business development, public relations and communication leaders who are responsible for their organization’s public-facing websites, intranets, portals, social channels, mobile strategy and CRM strategies.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Revolutionise Your Reward Scheme for Key Account Managers

Clarity Engagement Solutions

How you reward Key Account Managers is seen as a critical ingredient in the overall success of any Key Account Management KAM strategy. The role of a key account manager requires effective coordination of a web of complex activities. The idea behind a well-structured Key Account Management (KAM) reward program, is that the recipient should be compensated in alignment with the value they bring to their organisation’s customer engagement efforts and their individual performance.

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Big, bureaucratic pharma

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Big pharma is still using outdated bureaucratic processes for everything from hiring to implementing marketing tactics to the point the industry is becoming more bloated. Unless employees challenge the status quo, DTC marketing will continue down a path to irrelevance. How long does it take to hire a new pharma employee? Would you believe the answer is between 4.5 and 6 weeks?

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Clarify’s CEO talks with PM360 about pharma brand teams raising the bar

Clarify Health

Ten experts, including our CEO, Jean Drouin, MD , contributed to the November issue of PM360, “Data Overload—The Best Ways to Manage and Interpret Data.” Experts from across the life sciences industry shared their point of view on what it will take to use the right data at the right time. Jean zoomed in on the micro-targeting trend happening within the commercialization organization.

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7 Pharmaceutical Industry Trends for your 2021 Marketing Strategy

Silver Line CRM

Reading time: 7 minutes As we all look to 2021, what are the pharmaceutical industry trends to build into your life sciences marketing strategy? Pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences companies bring life-changing medicines to a highly regulated market. But today, the need to satisfy patients, providers, payers, regulatory agencies, and shareholders alike — while staying ahead of the competition — takes the right technologies at the right time. .

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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UNDERSTANDING PHARMA CUSTOMER ECOSYSTEMS

Clarity Engagement Solutions

3 CRITICAL INSIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED. Pharmaceutical commercial teams struggle to understand what is defined as healthcare customer “ecosystems”. Why? Because the changing dynamics make it more complex day by day. Let’s take the ecosystem definition as an example and extend it: ‘’A healthcare customer ecosystem is an interconnected set of entities and organizations each playing a role in providing healthcare to a geographic-specific patient population.’’.

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How to: Be Known as THE Pharma Company That Puts Patients First

MobileLocker

The key to success for pharmaceutical companies today: Making patients their top priority. See how you can become known for treating customers like royalty. The post How to: Be Known as THE Pharma Company That Puts Patients First appeared first on MobileLocker.

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Clarify’s CEO talks with PM360 about pharma brand teams raising the bar

Clarify Health

Ten experts, including our CEO, Jean Drouin, MD, contributed to the November issue of PM360, “Data Overload—The Best Ways to Manage and Interpret Data.” Experts from across the life sciences industry shared their point of view on what it will take to use the right data at the right time. Jean zoomed in on [.].

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3 Insights From Re:Imagine Pharma Marketing 2020

Pharma Marketing Network

Re:Imagine Pharma Marketing: How Pharma Marketing is Evolving in 2020. On November 9-11, 2020, Imagine Pharma Marketing held a virtual conference that discussed the roadmap for embedding long term commercial evolution in marketing. This event focused on the many different changes that are happening in pharma marketing due to COVID and what the industry’s future may look like.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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5 Quick Tips for MSL When Engaging KOLs

Clarity Engagement Solutions

We have highlighted 5 quick tips for MSL to aid them through the process when engaging with KOL’s. The primary purpose of Medical Science Liaison MSL is to establish and maintain peer-peer relationships with leading physicians, referred to as Key Opinion Leaders KOL’s, at major academic institutions and clinics. Define the engagement role.

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Snap Camera for Sales Trainers

CLD, Inc.

Learn how Snap Camera and augmented reality (AR) custom Lenses can elevate your virtual classroom training and web meetings.

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Hope is not a reason to approve a drug

World of DTC Marketing

GOOD MORNING: The future of Biogen’s potential blockbuster Alzheimer’s treatment was thrown back into doubt on Friday when an unusually combative scientific panel contradicted the positive conclusions of staff at the US drug regulator. This drug may be nothing but a lifesaver to Alzheimer’s patients. More than 5 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s.

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5 Objection Handling Techniques to Gain Commitment

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Our Objections Handling and Commitment cards address 5 common objection techniques from Key Decision Makers and outlines methods to gain commitment from KDMs. Sometimes the complexity of our sales environments makes us forget that the simplest approach is often the most effective. You have researched and prepared yourself before engaging with stakeholders.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Account Management Training for Medical Affairs

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Why train Medical Science Liaisons in account management? MSL’s don’t need to understand the account management process, right? Wrong. The time has come for medical affairs teams to embrace an account management mindset for increased relevancy and effectiveness while still maintaining appropriate firewalls with the commercial sales forces… Medical Science Liaisons have long been recognized for their deep technical, scientific knowledge.

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Customer Alignment: 3 Key Insights!

Clarity Engagement Solutions

The feedback from our clients is consistent. Access to decision-makers is getting more difficult. More consolidation; more complexity; more competition. New buyers; new buying criteria & processes; new players. The old approaches aren’t working and glossy marketing material and iPads are ineffective. However, pharma companies are increasingly recognizing that true customer alignment is vital for success.

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Gaining Market Access in Emerging Markets – Take Action!

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Traditionally the pharma industry relied on the volume of prescriptions made. The process of approval was simple: once the data showed the efficacy, safety and reliability to the regulatory agencies, the drug was approved. The product was then targeted to specific physicians and dispensed to pharmacies. Thus, market access involved little engagement with a small set of stakeholders.In emerging markets, market access as a corporate function is still not as well structured as it is in developed ma

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Revolutionise Your Reward Scheme for Key Account Managers

Clarity Engagement Solutions

How you reward Key Account Managers is seen as a critical ingredient in the overall success of any Key Account Management KAM strategy. The role of a key account manager requires effective coordination of a web of complex activities. . The idea behind a well-structured Key Account Management (KAM) reward program, is that the recipient should be compensated in alignment with the value they bring to their organisation’s customer engagement efforts and their individual performance.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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UNDERSTANDING PHARMA CUSTOMER ECOSYSTEMS

Clarity Engagement Solutions

3 CRITICAL INSIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED. Pharmaceutical commercial teams struggle to understand what is defined as healthcare customer “ecosystems”. Why? Because the changing dynamics make it more complex day by day. Let’s take the ecosystem definition as an example and extend it: ‘’A healthcare customer ecosystem is an interconnected set of entities and organizations each playing a role in providing healthcare to a geographic-specific patient population.’’.

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Pfizer’s vaccine results “a political conspiracy”

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: According to The Washington Post “President Trump is lashing out at the Food and Drug Administration following a disclosure Monday that an experimental coronavirus vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is more than 90 percent effective, convinced the timing — six days after Election Day — proves the “medical deep state” deliberately tried to sabotage his electoral prospects by delaying the results and Azar is agreeing with him.