SUMMARY: DigitalHealth.com, a British website, had a fascinating look at the use of health apps during the pandemic. Among their findings: Downloads of apps supporting consumers with mental health needs…
Pharma throwing money away on digital ads
SUMMARY: Digital ad spend in pharmaceutical brands is up 111% so far in 2020 and 80% of that money is being thrown away by fraud and the popularity of programmatic…
Why can’t pharma unite to fight common complaint
SUMMARY: The biggest argument against pharma is the cost of prescription drugs. Pharma could do something about this by simply uniting to make it easier for patients who can’t afford…
Katie Porter attacks pharma
SUMMARY: “How big pharma takeovers destroy innovation” a report from Congresswoman Porter does make some points. Still, she is missing a lot of facts at a time when hospital and…
Selling digital to skeptics within pharma
SUMMARY: The future of healthcare involves digital transformation but moving too fast in a matrix management environment can cause problems and set digital back months.
Healthcare is heading for a day of reckoning
SUMMARY: The current state of healthcare is unsustainable. Please read that again. There are too many players who are taking too much money in profits while adding little if any…
10 Essential pharma content strategy must-haves
SUMMARY: Pharma has not embraced a content strategy when the number of online health seekers is climbing. A content management strategy can lead to a better brand-patient relationship and turn…
Is pharma digital ready?
SUMMARY: Digital is a way of thinking; it’s not a tactic. To many going digital can mean a ton of opportunities but if you move too quickly you can lose…