is pharma afraid of using social media

Is Pharma Afraid of

Using Social?

Alexandra Fulford

@Pharmaguapa

Times have changed . . .

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Everyone’s doing it . . . .

..... Some better

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Not been used since Nov 2011

than others

Social media is becoming more “mainstream”

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Starting to see some great best practice being implemented

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But Pharma is still behind in social media.

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Regulatory

? Lack of Understanding

Politics and Silos

Strategy and

Leadership

Decentralised

Marketing

Why?

Senior Leadership needs to LEAD

1. Start to approach social media strategically

2. Get trained . . . and train the organisation

3. Support new process and ways of working

4. Break down the silos and ...

5. Reward results not politics

6. Give global direction

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Politics and Silos

So Global is better than local implementation?

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Or

Regardless of corporate structure . . .

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. . . it is all about being a team across the globe

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My recommendations . . .

1. Get senior leadership trained and on board

2. Have a central social media team and local representatives

3. Set up a global / local team and process

4. Have clear guidelines and training

5. Share resources and knowledge

6. Have a consistent presence

7. Work together as a global team

8. Stop being afraid!

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