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Conference:
Pre-conference workshop
22nd Sept 9am - 5:00pm
Day 1
23rd Sept 8am - 5:30pm
Day 2
24th Sept 8am - 5:30pm
Post-conference workshop
25th Sept 9am - 5:00pm
 
Conference venue: Earls Court Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom
 
Workshops venue: K+K Hotel George, London, United Kingdom
 
 
Register online now 
or call +44 (0) 207 608 7055

our speakers
Isabel Silva
Director, Global eMarketing
Merck & Co.
 
John Pugh
Director, Corporate External Communications
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
 
Hans Nagl
Director, Promotion Response Insight
Shire Pharmaceuticals
 
Heather Simmonds
Director
PMCPA
 
Jens Monsees
Industry Head, Consumer Goods & Healthcare
Google

 

 

Programme


Pre-conference workshop Tuesday 22 September 2009
Day One Wednesday 23 September 2009
Day Two Thursday 24 September 2009
Post-conference workshop Friday 25 September 2009

last modified: 08/09/2009 17:09:12 (GMT)

Pre-conference workshop Tuesday 22 September 2009
European regulatory strategies for digital marketing
Objectives:
 
This practical and interactive session will provide
discussion and an informative update on the regulatory considerations for e-projects.
 
Your workshop leader:
 
Steven is a recognised specialist in healthcare sales and marketing compliance and author of “The Code Explained”.
 
 
His consultancy, www.stevengrayconsulting.co.uk, is proud to name a wide range of pharmaceutical companies and agencies amongst its clients.
During his 20 years within the industry, Steven developed a broad range of experience in sales, marketing, medical information and compliance roles, which he now utilises fully in his own company.
A life-long student, Steven is hoping to (finally) complete a Post-Graduate Diploma in Quality during 2009 and to add ‘Chartered Quality Professional’ alongside ‘Chartered Marketer’ on his business card.

09.00
Registration and coffee
 

09.30
Working in the digital space; do's, don’ts and possibilities
• What does the European (EFPIA) Code
 
allow?
• What are the other regulations we need to
consider?

10.30
Morning tea
 

11.00
European vs. local activity
• What are the national quirks?
 
• What to watch out for when adapting campaigns
 

12.00
Lunch
 

13.00
Compliance and complaints
• What do the authorities and the company  signatories look for?
• Who has jurisdiction to decide whether something is compliant?

14.00
Afternoon tea
 

14.30
Regulations and social media
• Why are some companies more cautious than others?
• Will pharma ever sponsor online discussion groups?!
 

16.00
Close of workshop
 

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Day One Wednesday 23 September 2009
08.00
Registration & coffee
 

08.50
Opening remarks from the chair
 

09.00
Keynote: How does eMarketing fit into the pharma big picture?
• Changes in the environment and in customer behaviour
• The opportunities to open new communication channels
 
Isabel Silva, Director, Global eMarketing,
Merck & Co

09.30
What does the multi-channel enabled pharma company look like?
  • Is it a state of regulation or a state of mind?
  • Rules or resources? Are we playing catch up or leap frog?
  • Think local act global in building a better mousetrap
 
Paul Dixey, Managing Partner,
BlueLight Partners LLP, United Kingdom

10.00
Speed networking
Fun, high speed breaks in the conference
 
day for making new contacts and exchanging details. Make sure you bring plenty of business cards!

10.30
Morning tea
 

REGULATORY REVIEW
 

11.00
Keynote: Digital marketing and the ABPI Code of Practice for the pharmaceutical industry
• Updates to the code – how do they impact your marketing activities?
• Guidance on avoiding potential code breaches
• Lessons learnt
 
Heather Simmonds, Director,
PMCPA, United Kingdom

11.30
Can the current regulations support a truly innovative digital communication campaign? Experiences and lessons learnt.
 
 
Confirmed:
Jean Samuel, Compliance Director,
Schering Plough, United Kingdom
Confirmed:
Heather Simmonds, Director,
PMCPA, United Kingdom
Steven Gray, Consultant,
Steven Gray Consulting, United Kingdom

ROI AND MARKETING STRATEGY
 

12.15
Unification of online and offline marketing strategy for a successful campaign
• The best ways to organise teams – what should the profile be?
• Marketing practices and strategies for eMarketing
effectiveness
• How the budget should be controlled and where the best investment can be made
 
Steve Jadhav, European Brand Manager,
Astellas Europe, United Kingdom

12.45
Lunch
 

13.45
Establishing a link between promotional efficiency and effectiveness
• Learn about the interaction between ROI, promotional sensitivities and channel effectiveness
• Find out if ROI measures are the sole factors determining the success of a promotional program
• What is the difference between promotional sensitivity and ROI?
 
Hans Nagl, Director, Promotion Response Insight,
Shire

14.15
Using eChannels for best brand ROI
• How to embed digital channels into your overall marketing campaign
• How should you evaluate your integrated approach?
• Long term brand plan and digital tactics
 
Mark Drabble, Senior Brand Manager, Uro-oncology Division,
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd., United Kingdom

14.45
Keynote: Search Engine Marketing and beyond; strategic insights for the health care industry
• What happens in the World Wide Web concerning health care?
• How to connect at the relevant moment of truth
• The importance of efficient and targeted communication for future growth
• What new technologies are in place to allow personal, one-on-one conversation with your target consumer and physician?
 
Jens Monsees, Industry Head, Consumer Good & Healthcare,
Google Germany GmbH, Germany

15.15
Afternoon tea
 

15.45
The future for eMarketing; trends, challenges and opportunities
 
 
Moderator:
Paul Dixey, Managing Partner,
BlueLight Partners LLP, United Kingdom
Confirmed:
Joseph Talanges, Marketing Director - Pharma, Europe, Middle East & Africa,
Hospira UK Limited, United Kingdom
Confirmed:
Isabel Silva, Director, Global eMarketing,
Merck & Co

16.15
Developing online global KOL communities
• Review of how selling, general & administrative (SG&A) expense constraints and increased ROI criteria are helping to fuel smart investments in web-portals
• Review of the market research needs definition process, web design, and functionality and KOL development for the new web-portal
• New web-portal architecture and initial feedback
 
Joseph Talanges, Marketing Director - Pharma, Europe, Middle East & Africa,
Hospira UK Limited, United Kingdom

16.45
"To Listen Well" – communicating with your customers
This discussion with PatientsLikeMe co-founder, James Heywood, and one of the company's partnering organisations will touch upon the following:
 
• Patients want to be your partners: why and how?
• How "Listening" is marketing
• The future in a world where patients connect
 
James Allen Heywood, Co-Founder, Chairman,
PatientsLikeMe
René Hansen, Global Director Business Transformation,
UCB Pharma S.A., Belgium

17.30
Closing remarks form the chair
 

17.45
Drinks reception
Hosted by Health Network. Join your peers and relax with a drink after a busy conference day.

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Day Two Thursday 24 September 2009
08.00
Registration & coffee
 

08.50
Opening remarks from the chair
 

PHYSICIAN MARKETING
 

09.00
Proving eMarketing really works for your brands: case study for Asasantin Retard
• Viability and cost effectiveness of eMarketing as a channel
 
• What makes a successful eCampaign?
• Tailoring the eCampaign to your customer
 
John Pugh, Director Corporate Communication / External Communication ,
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Austria

09.30
Using eCRM for successful physician marketing
• Giving reasons to subscribe: best practices for motivating GPs
• Strategies to keep the community member interested and value to your newsletters
• Lessons for Product Managers: long term strategy vs. quick wins
• The do’s and don’ts of building eRelationships
 
Martin Hensen, Head of eStrategies,
UCB Pharma, Germany

10.00
Innovative tablet selling; the impact of combining the eChannels and sales force
• Innovative approach of utilising the latest technology for sales forces
• What are the benefits for the sales call and force?
 
 
Simon Haliday, Group Product Manager ,
Baxter Healthcare Ltd, United Kingdom

10.30
Morning tea
 

11.00
Innovative ways of using eChannels to engage the consumer
• Identification / execution of innovative web activities: 2 case studies
• Integration of the web channel into the marketing mix: managing the process from a global / local perspective
• Continuous improvement process: assuring governance through a structured management model
 
 
Veronica Johow, Web Manager,
AstraZeneca, Italy

11.30
‘New media’ use in marketing: case study SMART on the move
• AstraZeneca Smart Roadshow - an innovative way of talking to healthcare professionals
• Use of digital in pre-event and at the event itself
• Results - the success of the project with qualified metrics
• The future - how digital is being used in other areas of pharma to communicate with patients and healthcare professionals
 
Dominic Marchant, Managing Director,
DJM Digital Solutions Ltd, United Kingdom

12.00
Lunch
 

13.00
Building your global brand with multimedia: engaging a global audience through the power of video communications
  • Discover how to maintain consistency in multimedia communications across multiple regions
  • Know how to track and report success
  • Understand how multimedia can compliment social media penetration

13.30
Review of health 2.0 sites; engaging and communicating with patients
 • Survey of several patient driven social networks and blogging platforms: their similarities and differences
• Rare Disease Patients' use of online communities for peersupport, self-reporting on quality of life indicators & treatments and for capacity building in understanding drug regulation
• Patient blogging in the context of rare diseases: an
opportunity for epidemiology? Data mining technology and the link to how research can benefit from patients' online chronicles
• Harnessing mainstream Web 2.0 tools such as YouTube, Twitter etc to enhance the patient's search for quality information
• Case study - Rare Disease Day 2009
 
Denis Costello, Web Communications Manager,
EURORDIS, France

14.00
Pharma and social media: the Garden of Eden or the beginning of the end?
• Is social media really the holy grail of marketing in pharma, or just a new term marketers like to talk about at birthday parties?
• Is our audience getting smarter with all these new
technologies or losing their mind while multi-tasking?
• Is blogging the answer to obtaining transparency, or just an expression of complacency?
 
Erik Van der Zijden, Co-Founder & New Media Consultant,
DigiRedo
René van den Bos, New Media Consultant ,
DigiRedo

14.30
Afternoon tea
 

15.00
How to circumvent challenges and enter the goldmine of social media and Web 2.0
• Web 2.0 - what happened to the 1st one?
 
• Social media & our target
• Tools available for pharma
• How to jump on the bandwagon in 10 steps
 
Murat Tanoren, Corporate Health Services & Access Manager,
Pfizer, Turkey

15.30
Panel discussion: Can social media deliver value in patient communication?
 
 
Moderator:
John Pugh, Director Corporate Communication / External Communication ,
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Austria
Confirmed:
Denis Costello, Web Communications Manager,
EURORDIS, France
Confirmed:
Murat Tanoren, Corporate Health Services & Access Manager,
Pfizer, Turkey

16.15
Closing remarks from the chair
 

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Post-conference workshop Friday 25 September 2009
Strategies for successful marketing to the digital healthcare community
Objectives:
 
This practical and interactive session will provide
stimulating discussions on successful marketing
strategies presenting you with a complete
understanding of the digital picture.
 
Workshop leaders:
Sam Walmsley, Account Director oversees the pharmaceutical digital marketing business at Profero, working with clients such as AstraZeneca, Bayer Schering and Roche on a global and local level. Services ranging from strategic marketing support, web development through to online promotions targeting both healthcare professionals and patients. Before joining Profero in 2007, Sam has worked within the healthcare industry working for medical publishers and medical communication agencies as well directly with pharmaceutical companies. Sam is very passionate about improving digital marketing within the pharmaceutical industry and is a regular on Twitter discussing the issue.

Nick Blunden, Managing Director, Profero London.
Having worked in a variety of strategic consulting and client side marketing roles Nick joined Profero as Client Services Director in 2004. In this capacity he worked closely with a cross section of Profero clients including AstraZeneca, Channel 4, COI, Johnson & Johnson, MINI and Western Union proving both strategic marketing advice and digital leadership. In 2007 Nick succeeded Profero founder Wayne Arnold as Managing Director of Profero London. As UK MD Nick has driven a further expansion in each of its core disciplines and oversaw the launch of Profero Performance.

09.00
Registration and coffee
 

09.30
Harnessing the power of online communities
• What can pharma get out of these communities?
• Promotional strategies for both healthcare
professionals and patients

10.30
Morning tea
 

11.00
Bringing content to life
• Choosing your medium and strategy
 
• Tools available

12.00
Lunch
 

13.00
Search Engine Marketing
• Review of pay per click
 
• Search engine optimisation activities

14.00
Afternoon tea
 

14.30
Why is pharma so far behind?
  • Case studies

16.00
Close of workshop
 

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