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IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. Susan knew she needed to lose weight, especially when her doctor told her that her A1C indicated that she was prediabetic.
SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. The voices in Washington DC are once again calling for a moratorium on DTC marketing but lawmakers need to understand what DTC marketing actually does as upped to what people believe it does. Still, the gatekeeper continues to be their doctor.
The post Even on social media “listen to the doctor” appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com. The world of online health-seeking has become more complicated but with some common sense you can find HCPs who know that they are talking about.
QUICK READ: More TV DTC spots are airing, but DTC marketers are losing the battle between awareness and conversion because of all the noise online. I’ve spent the last six months analyzing clients’ DTC marketing campaigns and they are, for most ineffective. One of the most underused tactics is your product website.
SUMMARY: Omnichannel marketing employs the simultaneous implementation of channels across personal, non-personal, and media and addresses the integrated needs of multiple stakeholders – consumers/patients, healthcare professionals, and payers. Today there are microsegments of markets, and one message shouldn’t be used for all.
CPG marketers are trying to maintain market share amid price increases and smaller product sizes, leading to a more significant jump in consumerism. But, in pharma marketing, the changes affect every product category. However, DTC marketing is different, much different. So what’s the opportunity for DTC marketers?
QUICK READ: Patients are returning to their doctor’s office, and it’s not uncommon for appointments, or routine visits, to be scheduled weeks or months in advance. When I sent an email to my doctor’s office, I was shocked when she said the earliest appointment she had for physicals was in September.
KEY TAKEAWAY: Consumer behavior has changed due to the pandemic, and DTC marketers should be aware of how consumers will evaluate and choose prescription drugs. Many organizations have postponed market research due to the pandemic but knowledgeable DTC marketers should be aware of the progressive trends in healthcare.
Another TED talk on the evils of prescription drug marketing was filled with misinformation as usual. Today consumers don’t run to their doctor after seeing a DTC ad, they do their research, and in some cases, the ads actually help them identify potential health problems. What about marketing to doctors?
Their doctor was a distant second. The post <strong><strong>DTC</strong> Study:</strong> Marketers misaligned with online health seeker needs. Most said they had to go to several websites or use an online search to help them understand medical terminology. appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.
More specifically, the data revealed 75 percent of physicians do not trust the information provided to them by those marketers. You can give them a list of doctors to target, and they will report metrics on how many of them have engaged your content. The post Marketing to physicians. What about physician social media sites?
The most desired information doctors now want is about patient assistance programs, with 49% saying they want pharma reps to provide that information. I reached out to three HCP marketing people at different pharma companies and asked them for their feedback on this survey. .” So is the future of HCP marketing digital?
DTC marketing has evolved. Challenge #1 – DIGITAL MARKETING. Pharma companies are increasing digital budgets, but they are wasting too much money because of internal staffing issues and inexperience with online marketing. Paid Media – The most commonly used KPI in marketing is essentially worthless.
This is an exciting time to be in healthcare marketing. We’re witnessing the most significant transformation in healthcare marketing since DTC was approved in the ’90s. is no more an option but the critical factor to ensure success for any multichannel marketing initiatives. What about telehealth?
When visiting a doctor, it’s pretty common to see a doctor going from room to room with laptops. More and more, I am hearing that pharma is NOT part of the digital conversation while talking to other doctors and going to independent health resource sites. It’s no secret that HCPs are using digital more and more.
doctors surveyed in the same time period, 77% said their trust in the CDC has decreased and 48% said their trust in the FDA has decreased. According to Medscape, “doctors and nurses reported relatively lower trust in the CDC than WebMD readers. The result of all this is going to be widely felt in HCP marketing.
The messages that DTC marketers develop and usually tested, again and again, aren’t as effective as we thought they were. To their doctors for problems, follow-ups, and treatments because of the pandemic. The other issue that is making DTC marketing more could be data overload and balancing ROI with online health seeker needs.
SUMMARY : Digital marketing is not a tactic. This will carry over to DTC marketing as well but simply adding more money is not going to equal success. To master digital marketing, pharma needs to be prepared to fail. To master digital marketing, pharma needs to be prepared to fail. It’s a mindset.
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. Over 95% of people, when hearing about new treatment options, will go online BEFORE asking their doctor for/about the product. They’re not.
SUMMARY: Both emergency room visits and doctors’ visits are down by about half because people are putting off treatment for medical emergencies due to fears of contracting COVID-19. How is pharma going to get patients back into to ask their doctor about branded medications? This is especially true for undiagnosed patients.
You need to invest in digital marketing too. DTC marketers should be joined at the hip with their market research people. What I have found is that too many DTC marketers make mistakes by applying generic research to their product categories. Marketing is not science; it’s an art.
As we look forward to 2021 DTC marketers should be noting the changes in consumer attitudes and the way they request new treatments. Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. Much has changed but a lot is also the same. Some are, but most aren’t.
SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. billion doctor’s visits, worth a total of approximately US$500 billion. While 5% may not sound like much, consider that 8.5 Opportunities? The media also could play a huge part.
IN BRIEF: As a marketer, most of us, like a Jungian archetype, are true Communicators. As a pharma marketer who has worked in many other therapeutic categories and recently on a Covid launch, I have become acutely aware of the interaction between national poles and the on-the-ground sentiment I have observed.
SUMMARY: Like it or not, there will not be a return to normal for DTC marketing. The onset of wrong, inaccurate, or confusing medical information forces people to go online or talk to their doctor about treatment options. DTC marketers need to get more personal and stop using a generic formula for marketing. 5ive: Please!
OPENING: Pharma companies are starting to embrace digital marketing forced, in large part, by changes brought on by the pandemic. Digital marketing is becoming a valuable tool. You can bet that the sales department, within pharma, is going to fight to keep sales reps calling on doctors. The Challenges for Pharma.
billion acquisition of One Medical, a primary care provider with 188 offices in 25 markets nationwide but are they making a strategic move or a mistake? I can easily schedule a telehealth appointment with my doctor without paying $199 a year. Quick Read: Amazon will dramatically expand its healthcare reach with its planned $3.9
SUMMARY: There is a huge issue that’s challenging DTC marketers: online health misinformation. While we’re still trying to research the changes it has led to for DTC marketers, there are some observable behaviors taking place that we have examined through Google analytics. 3hree: Beware of changing market parameters.
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:?
mental health system — a nine-item questionnaire used to spot depression — began not with a doctor, but with a marketing man. More than two decades ago, he had the brainstorm to give primary care doctors a simple form to help them identify depressed patients. A bedrock of the U.S.
Pharmaceutical companies hold permission to market their products directly to consumers. The direct-to-consumer marketing companies for pharmaceuticals are increasingly moving online as it supports the digitisation of information, enabling patients to take control of their health. No product is mentioned for help-seeking advertising.
Consumers would ask their doctor about an advertised prescription drug in a perfect world. Is there a disconnect between what DTC marketers think will happen and what happens with DTC? Most patients said they had done more research online or talked to other patients about their experience before asking their doctor about the brand.
Finally, after the storm of the pandemic, many doctors re suddenly overwhelmed with patients. When using the Internet to reach doctors, numbers don’t matter. The post Using the Internet to reach doctors, numbers don’t matter. Some are tired and in need of rest, while others need help understanding patient needs.
2wo: Telehealth will find use among patients because of convenience – No need to go to the doctor to ask for an Rx renewal and, in some cases, a new Rx. 4our: TV will still be the first choice for DTC marketers – TV is excellent a creating awareness, but the reach and frequency models need adjustment.
Consumers have changed their shopping behavior due to the pandemic, and some of those changes are relevant for pharma marketers. 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. What will DTC marketers do then?
In the US, doctors pointed out that the slow roll-out of the vaccines is due to logistical challenges rather than supply and urged authorities to focus on this rather than delaying the dosing schedule. The post FDA and doctors warn against extending COVID-19 vaccine dose gap appeared first on.
IN SUMMARY : When patients return to doctor’s offices will HCP’s have time to go online with every drug company that requests an online detail? Back to HCP’s…digitization can’t replace the relationships that pharma reps and MLS people build with doctors. As for patients?
86% of diagnostic device companies, 65% of pharma marketers, and over half of biotechs use social as a critical part of their marketing mix to reach HCPs. SUMMARY: A survey of more than 4,000 physicians showed that virtually every physician uses social media for personal reasons, while two-thirds use it for professional reasons.
Luye Pharma Group has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Duopharma Biotech’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Duopharma Marketing, for a cholesterol management product in Malaysia. Both the companies are targeting a double-digit compound annual growth rate for the product in the local market over the next ten years.
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.
It’s hard to talk to your doctor about certain health issues. In fact, almost half of survey respondents said they feel uncomfortable talking to their doctors about their sexual activities. On the upside, most people (77% of those surveyed) are honest with their doctors. 43% lied about exercise. Why do patients lie?
Is HCP marketing changing? Sure patients are staying away from doctors’ offices now but do we know for sure that trend will last? The other area I see hiring is marketing. In an era where patients have a lot of choices, marketing can be a crucial component of any brand strategy. The answer to that is yes, and no.
Despite the number of DTC conferences, there isn’t any one magic formula for successful DTC marketing. In this blogger’s opinion, there is also a severe need for talented marketers who understand the microsegments of each market. The MS market is a great example. DTC marketers seem to ignore this data.
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