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HCP’s use of social media: the good and the not so good

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: A survey of more than 4,000 physicians showed that virtually every physician uses social media for personal reasons, while two-thirds use it for professional reasons. HCPs don’t necessarily want pharma trying to sell products via social media. Reaching 730,000 physicians and 1.9

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Can pharma really leverage social media?

World of DTC Marketing

Tik-Tok, Instagram, and other social media channels may soon be overwhelmed with pharma companies’ content, but is it a good idea? According to MedData Group, 72% of physicians surveyed were active on Facebook weekly, and 38% were active on Instagram and LinkedIn weekly. What about social media options?

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Even on social media “listen to the doctor”

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To get accurate information, follow one of the many physicians online. The media still hasn’t, for example, differentiated between testing positive for COVID and getting sick from COVID. Whenever possible, I have tried to share information from leading physicians to help others understand exactly what’s going on.

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Marketing to physicians

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QUICK READ: Reaching physicians with key brand messages isn’t hard, but the online landscape has become crowded with many players. By far, Medscape is still number one in physician reach , and medical journal advertising has been proven to result in more branded Rx’s. million physicians worldwide, in multiple languages.

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The evolving role of social media in healthcare

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In recent years, social media has evolved into an essential part of pharma operations, for better or worse. Within the life sciences space, traditional ways of leveraging social media include marketing and spreading awareness of a disease or treatment. Healthcare Provider (HCP) marketing.

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How to Make Social Media Work for You

Healthcare Success

Organic Social Media When social media exploded onto the scene nearly two decades ago, marketers and healthcare professionals were a little too excited about its potential for healthcare marketing. Sadly, the promise of social media fame and easy money far exceeds reality—then and now. Who could blame them? million followers.

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The Best New Platforms, Trends, and Advertising Strategies to Leverage in Social Media

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But social media is still an important channel for healthcare marketers to reach relevant HCPs and patients. The key to delivering clinically relevant messaging on social media now lies in using privacy-safe machine learning to find audience segments that are most likely to be in need of a specific therapeutic. Eileen O’Brien.

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