Will Critics Kill Pharma’s Social Media Golden Egg Laying Goose?
The fear is that if the first steps by pharma to engage in social media conversation are too harshly scrutinized and criticized, the drug industry will shy away from getting more involved in social media.
Pfizer’s Chapstick Slapstick Facebook Fiasco
If pharma marketers are going to be successful engaging consumers (mostly women) via social media, then they need to be more sensitive about how they portray women in ads and very savvy about how they handle comments (if they allow comments).
Pfizer, Show Us Your Social Media “Playbook”
Has It Been Found? What Does It Reveal About Pfizer's Social Media Implementation Plan?. Ray Kerins (@raykerins), Vice President of Worldwide Communications at Pfizer, talks about Pfizer's 'groundbreaking internal Social Media Playbook' but won't show it to us. What can be in the playbook? How many people does Pfizer dedicate to social media? This article discusses those questions and offers a peek into a playbook contender.
Pfizer Battles to Protect Lipitor Cash Cow
Lipitor Won't Go Gentle Into that Good Generic Night. Pfizer is taking a number of steps to protect it's Lipitor franchise and it hopes that many patients currently taking Lipitor will remain loyal to the brand.
Brits Beat FDA and PhRMA: Issue Social Media Guidance for Pharma
Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority Issues Social Media Guidance for Pharma. The Brits have won the race to issue social media guidance for the drug industry! In April, 2011, the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), which oversees the self-regulatory code of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), published 'informal guidance' providing the drug industry advice on how to use online communications.
GSK’s U.S. Sales Reps “Europeanized”: No Longer Rewarded for Ability to Push Prescriptions
An anonymous poster to CafePharma described what the
Fair Social Media Practice Principles
Rules for Third-Party Engagement in Patient/Physician Social Networks. A Social Media Policy is not just an agreement that users must abide by. More importantly, it is a PROMISE to users from site owners/sponsors concerning how they will protect or attempt to protect user-generated content, personal conversations, interactions, and engagements with third-parties on the site. These policies should comply with as-yet-to-be-determined, universally accepted 'fair social media practice principles.'
Pfizer Battles to Protect Lipitor Cash Cow
Lipitor Won't Go Gentle Into that Good Generic Night. Pfizer is taking a number of steps to protect it's Lipitor franchise and it hopes that many patients currently taking Lipitor will remain loyal to the brand.
British Pharma Digital Update: Insider Reactions to Social Media Guidelines from Industry Regulators
This article reports the results of an informal Weber Shandwick survey regarding social media guidelines recently published by the British pharmaceutical industry regulators. It includes advice for how to innovate online without waiting for more specific guidelines from regulators.
The Socialisation of the Internet is Bogus
The whole web is now socialised..
