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Why online marketing is so essential for pharma

World of DTC Marketing

There’s quite a debate in the CPG world about the investment in digital marketing. However, with pharma brands, online is essential to a successful marketing strategy. For this reason, digital marketing is an essential part of any pharma brand. They’re not.

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DTC Study: Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs

World of DTC Marketing

TV spots are the number one way people learn about new pharma products. 3hree: Pharma product websites are not listed as a top online health resource even when looking for information on a specific product. 8ight: The number one way people learn about new pharma products is via TV.

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DTC marketers disconnect from digital marketing

World of DTC Marketing

HERE’S THE PITCH: Guidelines surrounding effective frequency are different by every advertised product. For pharma products, effective frequency is, for example, the frequency at which someone is going to go online to learn more about your product. TV alone is not going to sell your product.

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Ten pharma digital marketing facts

World of DTC Marketing

QUICK READ: A reporter for a leading business magazine recently reached out to me and asked “what are Pharma product websites so bad?” 1ne: There is a direct correlation between time on site and asking for/about your product. 2wo: The biggest reason for pharma product high bounce rates is bad homepage design.

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It’s time to get back to basics in DTC marketing

World of DTC Marketing

The messages that DTC marketers develop and usually tested, again and again, aren’t as effective as we thought they were. Second, I see that in most markets and health conditions, micro-segments have different needs from online health sites, including pharma product sites. Get back to the basics.

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Dear FDA: WTF?

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The FDA wants to look at how certain brand names affect consumer and health care providers’ perceptions about the efficacy and the medical conditions for which they’re indicated. A brand name is only as effective, or ineffective, as the messaging and brand experience that goes with it. In other words, they resonate.

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Pharma needs to move to digital NOW

World of DTC Marketing

If there is one industry that needs to think more about digital, it’s pharma. The reliance on agencies still is a building block, but who on the brand team is the person to ensure you maximize your digital strategy? 3hree: There is a correlation between bounce rates and the product lifecycle.

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