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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? Pharma companies have policies that heavily restrict their use of social media and limit their ability to benefit from the wealth of data that could accompany it. What about social media options?

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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. 86% of diagnostic device companies, 65% of pharma marketers, and over half of biotechs use social as a critical part of their marketing mix to reach HCPs.

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Pharma’s paid media fails

World of DTC Marketing

At the center of The Citizen Browser Project is a custom web browser designed by The Markup to audit the algorithms that social media platforms use to determine what information they serve their users, what news and narratives are amplified or suppressed, and which online communities those users are encouraged to join.

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Social Media is dangerous for patients

World of DTC Marketing

Pharma, for the most part, has been dabbling in social media. Why ANY pharma marketer would think someone would click on the ad is beyond me. Of course, the biggest issue question is should pharma even be on social media given the amount of fraud and false information? That needs to be decided by the eMarketing people.

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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.

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The social media problem for healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

Earlier this year, I was asked by a client to write a position paper on using Facebook for the DTC marketing of an oncology product. From my estimates, most of it failed because pharma companies are afraid of misinformation concerning regulations around DTC marketing. The post The social media problem for healthcare.

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Artificial Intelligence Changing the Landscape for Healthcare Social Media Marketing

PharmExec

Experts from Hootsuite noted that the primary social media ROI concern for healthcare companies is the time and money it takes to maintain a multi-platform presence.

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