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New survey data from Press Ganey suggests that pharma may be able to get an edge by integrating physician directories into brand websites. By embedding a provider directory in the company’s website or brand websites. say finding the right doctor is a challenge. That number is up 17% from 2019. A newfound trust in pharma.
First, the health insurance companies are making a lot of money while burying doctors in paperwork and limiting treatment options. Patients and doctors are tired, and insurance companies are raising rates after two years of making a surplus because nobody went to the doctor during the pandemic. The result:?
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SUMMARY: Several online providers promise that they can reach physicians with your message, but I would argue that numbers are only important if they can be measured against key brand objectives. Finally, after the storm of the pandemic, many doctors re suddenly overwhelmed with patients.
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Yes, the telehealth numbers are high, but they will level off when people feel safe to go back to their doctor. The age of social media has proved that people like to share experiences around brands. 7even : Every brand team should have an integrated digital marketing person. 2wo: To ignore telehealth is a huge error.
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The days of someone seeing an ad for a prescription drug and rushing to ask their doctor about it have replaced the quest for more information, usually online. CPG brands have finally admitted that consumers are changing how they purchase products and brands.
I believe too many are making treatment decisions because they don’t have a close relationship with their doctors; even if one person makes a wrong decision, that is one person too many. TV will still be the first choice for many DTC marketers, but digital is increasing even though 50% of that money is wasted.
DTC marketers would like to think that patients ask for the advertised drug when visiting their doctor, but that’s largely untrue. 3hree: Multiple calls to action need to be tested as they relate to actually driving brand objectives. ” Where was the brand’s response? Awareness doesn’t mean a damn thing.
Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. DTC marketers need to fall out of love with TV and think about how they translate awareness into brand objectives. Some are, but most aren’t. First, let’s dispel a recent topic: telehealth.
Nobody will see an online ad for a prescription drug and ask their doctor about it without doing some research first. Pharma websites, more and more, are becoming less relevant when it comes to intent to ask their doctor about a new drug because they too often are hard to read and don’t answer patients’ questions.
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Yet despite Facebook’s misinformation and untruths, media buyers and brands continue to give them a lot of money. They should also be reminded that the most credible sources of information are their doctors and medical journal studies which can be accessed online. It was an excellent piece of investigative journalism.
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you wouldn’t trust tax information on a recipe website), branded properties (i.e., brands should be seen as the authoritative sources for their own information), and being recommended by other experts. Similarly, pharma brands are their own entities, so the organizations behind these sites are never in question to Google or users.
DTC marketers will do a lot of research on brand messaging, but what’s really important is what action your target audience will take due to being exposed to your message. Under no circumstances should ANY DTC marketer believe that a patient is going to ask their doctor about/for your product as a result of seeing your DTC TV ad.
TV still gets the biggest share of DTC budgets, but they don’t drive brand objectives. There are too many inexperienced DTC brand directors (not that I mind as it means more work for me) who are being led by people who are only interested in pleasing clients and getting paid.
Apple, with its new privacy requirements, is challenging app developers and brands while Facebook cries fowl. But the real question that needs to be answered is, “will an app support brand objectives?” But at the same time, 93% of doctors believe mHealth apps can improve patients’ health. Medication management.
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For example, an interactive ad that allows asthma sufferers to take a quick quiz via the ad could be a great way to educate patients and bring them into the brand. One of the features I do like is the “find a doctor” feature.
Here are some of the findings we uncovered in some follow-up research: 1ne: Physicians are overwhelmed with pharma messages right now and don’t remember key brand attributes. What happened? 3hree: It’s getting harder to “break through the clutter” with a critical message.
However, with pharma brands, online is essential to a successful marketing strategy. Over 95% of people, when hearing about new treatment options, will go online BEFORE asking their doctor for/about the product. For this reason, digital marketing is an essential part of any pharma brand. They’re not.
QUICK READ: Reaching physicians with key brand messages isn’t hard, but the online landscape has become crowded with many players. By far, Medscape is still number one in physician reach , and medical journal advertising has been proven to result in more branded Rx’s. But there are also warnings.
SUMMARY: Doctors said they were dissatisfied were marketing emails (46%), telephone sales calls with sales reps (42%), and both webinars and websites (each at 39%) from pharma companies, according to Indegene. Also, one message to ALL doctors sold not make sense. That should, however, not discourage the use of email to HCPs.
Doe the DTC marketers for brands like Tepezza believe that increased frequency is going to lead to new Rxs for a small number of people who have the health condition? Show too many of the same ads to the same person, and your target market could be increasingly hostile to your brand and dread your ads. 1ne: They’re inexperienced.
Online ratings secure trust: Consumers turn to objective online ratings and reviews from peers to inform their decisions about doctors and treatment. Brands that streamline access win: Consumers reward brands that facilitate their journey to the proper care, medications, and, ultimately, optimal health. INSIGHT: Yes, and no.
All this means is that DTC and HCP marketers will have to do a lot better job connecting their spending to quantitative brand metrics. Today’s drug launches should be measured as steps that lead to your brand objective. Patients and doctors are too bright and do a LOT of research before starting ANY new medication.
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The new initiative, Care Studio, aims at doctors rather than patients. Generic drugs versus branded is also a considerable expense. But Express Scripts, which manages pharmacy benefits for 100 million people, is telling pharmacies to dispense the more expensive Advair brand because it won’t cover Mylan’s generic.
Pharma product websites have always had one objective: get the website visitor to ask their doctor for an Rx. Brands with superior customer experience bring in 5.7 Today your online interaction is part of your companies brand. A brand that doesn’t care about its patients can see those patients go to a competition.
Agencies are responsible for working with clients to implement changes that support brand objectives. Agencies should persuade clients to use their DTC budgets to reach their target market better, whether in the doctor’s office or online. The way people make treatment decisions is changing because of COVID.
Their doctor was a distant second. 9ine: Hard to pronounce branded drug names often is a barrier to getting more information online. Most said they had to go to several websites or use an online search to help them understand medical terminology. 8ight: The number one way people learn about new pharma products is via TV.
FINDING : Doctors across the globe report a significant increase in the consumption of online medical content compared to pre-pandemic levels. When patients start to return to doctors’ offices we need to ask “how much time will a doctor have to do online consultations with pharma?” Medscape Detailed Findings.
People are looking for credible sources of health information, so by becoming the “go-to source” for health information, pharma can exceed brand metrics. Why don’t doctors have the “the talk”? This is where health insurers and pharma can help.
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