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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Lipitor Perceived as Market Leader Among Statin Brands When it comes to statins, the most frequently discussed issue in the blogosphere and general online world is the negative side effects. This is one of the findings in a recent report fielded ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    UpFront

    Online update SURF’s UP According to Manhattan Research’s latest study, physician site traffic is spread among product sites of new and early-launch stage treatments, those with clinical news coverage, and, consistent with years past, products with a significant consumer advertising component. “W...

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    Table of Contents

    Table of Contents September 2007 On the Cover Success Beyond the Silos Innovative pharmaceutical companies are redefining the communications process by tearing down the walls between the different factions: agencies, sales, marketing, and public relations. FEATURES Postmarketing Safety in the Spo...

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    For Art's Sake

    Each month, this department pays homage to memorable advertising and marketing campaigns. The highlighted executions have been identified by leading creative executives for their noteworthy use of copy, art, photography, whimsy, uniqueness, etc. — in combination or as single branding elements. Cr...

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    PharmaOutlet

    Contributed by Peter H. Nalen Beyond Hits and Clicks: A Proven Online Measurement Approach for Online Marketing Success Like any well-crafted promotional campaign, online marketing programs must have clearly defined indicators of success. To be sure, almost every online activity can be determined...

    By Peter H. Nalen • Jan. 2, 2008
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    To Pharma TV or Not TV?

    Pharmaceutical companies are discussing innovative initiatives to educate patients and consumers in Europe. By Robin Robinson A DVD created by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) ignited unfounded rumors that the industry was preparing to challenge the cu...

    By Robin Robinson • Jan. 2, 2008
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    E-Media

    PharmaLinx Launches Industry Web Portal Professionals who operate in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device sectors, as well as those who provide services and tools to the industry, now have a single source to find targeted information related to their fields. The new portal, Acces...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    DIA 2007 -- Annual Conference

    DIA Addresses extreme topics The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association DIA 2007 — Annual Conference The Drug Information Association’s 43rd annual meeting featured 450 sessions and more than 1,000 speakers. Industry Thought Leaders Raise their VOICE at DIA Podcasts BBK Worldwide...

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    7 Rules for New War Games

    Stan Bernard of Bernard Associates says practicing competitive simulations is a better approach than war games because simulations address more of the challenges that companies face. Traditionally, businesses have engaged in war games, in which marketing groups or brand teams compete by dividing ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    A Born Leader -- Ethan Leder

    By Kim Ribbink Ethan Leder has made a career out of establishing companies in niche markets. Now he is applying the skills he’s learned to evidence-based solutions specialist United BioSource Corp. With an entrepreneurial spirit and intense work ethic, Ethan D. Leder has made a career out of esta...

    By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 2, 2008
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    New Directions for Clinical Directors

    By Denise Myshko As drug development continues to become global and more complex, the clinical director’s role is changing as well. The function of the clinical director has broadened from a purely medical and scientific advisory role to being the clinical leader responsible for the design and de...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    The Brand Champions

    These brand stewards have the strategic know-how, market insights, and a creative flair that differentiate their products from the competition. Current position VP & Client Partner, Business Consulting, Fair Isaac Corp. Place of Birth Queens, N.Y. Education B.S., Biology, M.S., Biochemistry, ...

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    The Mentors

    Mentoring is an art in and of itself. It involves providing guidance, wisdom, time, and resources to the next generation of leaders, and these individuals fill the role of mentor with selfless enthusiasm and purpose. Current position Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Daiichi Sankyo Inc. Place of ...

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    Who's on the List -- 2007

    Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Francis O’Donnell Jr., M.D. Advanced Cell Technology Inc. Robert Lanza, M.D. Alpharma Inc. Joseph Stauffer, D.O. Amgen Ken Keller Applied Strategies Consulting Inc. Sandra Wrobel AstraZeneca Jack Devlin AstraZeneca Adele Gulfo AstraZeneca Sarah Harrison Avid Radiopharm...

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    E-Media

    New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies HealthCentral Introduces Online Network The HealthCentral Network (THCN) has relaunched its network of sites to better meet the needs of today’s patients. Each Website offers interactive medical information targeted to a specific ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Talent Pool

    Pharma POOL Dr. Zhi Hong GSK Appoints Head, Infectious-Diseases Research Center Healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, has appointed Zhi Hong, Ph.D., to lead a newly organized research unit dedicated to discovering therapies for infectious diseases. Dr. Hong heads the Infectious Diseas...

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    Raise Your Voice -- Letters

    Project Teams Can Benefit from Better Data The one thing we see more than anything else, regardless of company size, is a lack of trustworthy data. — Karen Briegs, Director, 3C Company Embracing Business Intelligence It was so interesting to read the thoughts of the various project managers on th...

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    PharmaTrax

    Effective CRM Crucial to Pharma Companies Customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry lack a firm definition, according to a recent study from Cutting Edge Information. The report, Pharmaceutical Customer Relationship Management, addresses the effectiveness o...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Letter from the Editor

    “The King” and I Making a show of it… You never know who you are going to meet on the road! I had the pleasure of hanging out with Elvis at RPS’s “star-studded” event held at Seattle’s EMP during the ACRP Conference in April. It’s that time of year again — and I mean conference season. Between ma...

    By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008
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    BIO 2007 -- Annual Conference

    BIO 2007 — Annual Conference The 2007 BIO International Convention drew record attendance with representatives from 64 countries. BIO Brings The world to boston 2007 BIO International Convention Surpasses Records The BIO International convention, produced by the Biotechnology Industry Organizatio...

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    For Art's Sake

    Product: Rozerem Client: Takeda Debut: July 2006 Agency: Cramer-Krasselt CCO: Marshall Ross CD/Copy: Dan Consiglio Art: Noel Ritter In the early 1980s The Martin Agency’s former star employee, Luke Sullivan, revolutionized the agricultural industry with a series of television spots for Round-Up h...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    PharmaOutlet

    Judging is More Than Just a Pretty Picture Mark Perlotto previews the 2007 IN-AWE Awards The largest collection of innovative strategic and creative healthcare marketing ideas was amassed at the 2007 International Awards of Excellence (IN-AWE) Awards competition judging event, which took place Ap...

    By Mark Perlotto • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    On the Calendar June 2007 June 17-21 DIA 43rd Annual Meeting Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta PharmaVOICE is exhibiting at this event. For more information, contact Drug Information Association at 215-442-6100, e-mail [email protected], or visit diahome.org. June 18-19 3rd Annual Medical Devi...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Strategic Patient Adherence Awards

    The SPA Awards cosponsored by CBI and PharmaVOICE were presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Patient Compliance, Adherence and Persistency. 6th annual Forum on patient compliance, adherence and persistency Informative presentations, executive thought leadership, and a prestigious awards ceremony p...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Ethnography: Building Evidence for Strategic Communications

    Evidence-based marketing does for sales what evidence-based medicine does for clinical practice — it delivers results. Sylvia Aruffo, Ph.D., ethnographic researcher and linguist and founder, and Ann-Marie Conrado, a cultural anthropologist ethnographer, and one of the partners of Communication Sc...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008