Infuse Patient and Clinical Trial Communications with New Energy to Reshape Perception, Increase Awareness, Drive Recruitment and Action. Interested in how Digital and Social Media can help in Clinical Trials? Send an email to GetInTouch@bkdigital.nyc. Learn more here: BK Digital Clinical Trial Solutions. Why It Matters: Clinical Trial Recruitment and connecting with patients can beContinue reading A Dose of Digital/Social Media in Clinical Trial Recruitment & “Patient Centricity”
BK Digital is a multi-disciplinary Digital and Social Media consultancy born out of Marketing and Public Relations in the Pharma, Healthcare and Consumer product industries.Continue reading BK Digital: A Fresh Approach to Digital and Social Media Consulting for Agencies and Companies
With nearly a decade working in the rapidly evolving industry, I’ve noticed a variety of reasons why the pitch process, relationships between digital/social experts, account teams at agencies and properly following through on execution are not working smoothly. This is one of the core reasons behind Pharma’s lack of progress – not to minimize regulatory hurdles at all – but we also need to recognize that traditional PR, advertising, marketing processes and people are being deployed into what is a very complex, dynamic environment. Continue reading A Call for the Digital/Social Expert [Consultant] as a Priority Partner
Facebook. The land where the “Like” is commonly the number one goal. I had a client mention that he was intent on getting more Page Likes, a common ask that persists even as the platform transforms around us. Page Likes have become a vanity metric, looking good on the outside, but fairly shallow when examinedContinue reading Facebook: The Power is in the Timeline
Still waiting for the FDA to tell Pharma what we can do in Social Media? Folks, we already have our guidelines. Reading an old article last night (note: from Jan 2014) made me realize some of the real reasons behind Pharma’s struggle with social media – and it’s not because of the FDA or lack of guidance. While theContinue reading Pharma, We Already Have Our FDA Social Media Guidelines
Social Media is not to be used merely as a channel for distribution, nor to drive to your website or run contests to get people to “Like” your page or follow your handle.
It’s known as “Social Media” because it all started with being social. Connecting with friends, family and acquaintances. Brands suddenly became involved in what were Social Networks, most unable to grasp the nature of the medium from the beginning. Many have adapted, others still fall far behind. Continue reading Don’t Just Use Social – BE SOCIAL (and why that’s okay for Pharma)
The most successful community managers will be passionate about their work, which means the content they’re sharing will be higher quality and the conversations they are having more relevant. Personality, enthusiasm and expertise in the topics shows true commitment, which entices engagement and builds trust within the community – especially as it relates to health. Community Managers – theContinue reading Community Managers: Striking a Balance Between Passion and Experience
Facebook’s recent newsfeed algorithm change has presented an indirect a wake-up call for pharma: it’s time to learn how to be social. It’s more imperative than ever to garner engagement on your posts, so adapt accordingly. But why is it that pharma has struggled to be successful in what may arguably be one of the mostContinue reading HEY PHARMA! Time to Embrace Being Social.
This one’s tricky. As a digital strategist, I ask myself this question all the time and have almost too much of a hard time explaining it when asked. The truth is that digital strategy is fairly intangible. It’s a combination of experience rooted in many different fields and it means balancing those fields to meetContinue reading What Exactly is this “Digital Strategy” Thing?
With a recent Pew Research Study reporting that 30 percent of US adults get their news on Facebook, 43 percent saying that they post or share links to news stories and 60 percent noting that they like or comment on news stories, Facebook is beginning to focus their brand page/newsfeed algorithm on “high-quality stories”. ThisContinue reading Explained: Facebook Page Newsfeed Algorithm Changes
