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Archive for February, 2010

All my Rx’s come from Texas

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

SK&A, A Cegedim Company, has recently released a report, “Top 50 U.S. ZIP Codes With Most Physicians,” which as the name implies provides a list of the densest groupings of U.S. physicians geographically. Interestingly, among the top 11 zip codes, four are located in the state of Texas, including the ...

Medication adherence and the state of being “normal”

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I spent a good deal of time Wednesday participating in conference calls for Frost & Sullivan's 5th Annual Patient Adherence Congress in Philadelphia in March. I'm moderating a panel at the end of the day, about social media and how it can be used to create and improve pharma adherence ...

In memory of Frank J. Corbett

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The passing of Frank Corbett, founder of Frank J. Corbett Inc., is being mourned by Corbett Accel Healthcare Group and the medical advertising industry. Mr. Corbett, whose vision and foresight helped build his namesake agency, is known industry-wide for his professionalism and creativity and for his kind demeanor and contagious ...

Healthcare ad agencies chime in on recall incentives

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

This month, General Motors took advantage of Toyota's recall misfortune and public relations silence by revealing a shiny new purchase-and-lease incentive program targeting Toyota and Lexus customers. GM's program running through February, allows Toyota owners who end their lease to receive up to $1,000 off a new or leased GM ...

Changing of the guard at Roska Healthcare

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

While sitting at the ePharma Summit in Philadelphia, I received a press release from Roska Healthcare Advertising (thank you hotel WiFi). The news: Jay Bolling, president since 2007, has officially taken over the agency as chief executive, in what has been described as an "amicable" transition from Jon Roska. "The agency’s ...

Welcome to uncommon: CommonHealth

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

CommonHealth's newest Website launch is anything but common. Its fresh Web presence — which went live on Feb. 4 — takes a simplistic approach that is straightforward, yet cuts directly through a digital environment of fast-paced interactive noise. The Website features the network's culture, family of agencies, knowledge, and a showcase. ...

New e-book provides marketing tips for the year ahead

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

A contributor to Med Ad News and the founder of AdvanceMarketWoRx, Ellen Hoenig-Carlson has recently released a free e-book titled Best Learning Actions for Healthcare Marketers in 2010. With pharmaceutical companies navigating a complicated environment of new regulations and mediums for communication, the book is designed to help pharmaceutical and ...

Thank you, Health Tweeder

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

I have been to the future, and it looks a lot like this. This past Thursday, we received an e-mail teaser previewing the launch of Pixels & Pills, a joint service offering by Zemoga and Palio. The offering was "designed to fulfill the pharmaceutical industry's demand for digital communications strategies combined ...