Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 14: 22 September 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #14 (22 SEPTEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
Ad Dollars Follow Eyeballs to Web: Guesstimating Total Pharma Web Ad Spending
Guesstimating Total Pharma Web Ad Spending. Internet advertising revenue in the United States totaled $26.0 billion for the full year of 2010. How much of this was spent by pharma? Best guesstimate: $1 billion, which accounts for about 11% of the total pharma physician and consumer ad spend.
Vast Majority of Drug Ads in Leading Medical Journals Don’t Pass MDs’ Sniff Test!
A study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers of 192 pharmaceutical advertisements (83 full unique advertisements) in biomedical journals found that only 18 percent (15) were compliant with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, and over half failed to quantify serious risks including death.
Pharma YouTube Patient Videos Lack Transparency
Pharma social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube may lack patient-centered information and can also be sources of misleading information that could potentially do more harm than good.
The Twelve Steps of Pharma Social Marketers Anonymous
Welcome to Pharma Social Marketers Anonymous (PSMA)! You are among friends. Soon, you will take important steps on the path to overcoming your fear of social media. The first step is to admit you are powerless over social media and that your online life has become unmanageable. Are you ready to take ALL 12 steps toward recovery?
Pharma Marketing News Vol. 10, No. 17: 10 November 2011
Welcome to Volume 10, Issue #17 (10 NOVEMBER 2011) of Pharma Marketing News.
Vast Majority of Drug Ads in Leading Medical Journals Don’t Pass MDs’ Sniff Test!
A study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers of 192 pharmaceutical advertisements (83 full unique advertisements) in biomedical journals found that only 18 percent (15) were compliant with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, and over half failed to quantify serious risks including death.
Is There an Upward Career Path for Pharma Social Media Pioneers?
Are we witnessing an exodus of social media
Pharma TeleWeb e-Detailing
This article summarizes Eli Lilly's European experience using TeleWeb e-detailing, which combines a personal sales rep phone call with Web site surfing.
PhRMA Masters the Art of “Proofiness!”
In a recent video titled 'What Gets PhRMA's Chairman Up Every Morning?', Chris Viehbacher, CEO of Sanofi, cited an impressive Potemkin number related to life expectancy and the pharma industry.
