House Rules

02-27-2018

Putting the “Social” Back in “Social Media”

Dear House Rules,

At our pharma company, we know how important social media is. We have a LinkedIn presence, a Facebook page, and even a Twitter feed! We use all these new media as additional ways to get our message out, whether that message is about a new product or important legislation or an article that mentions our product in a favorable light or—well, you get the idea. Still, we get almost no “likes,” “comments,” or “shares,” and sometimes I wonder if anyone’s actually reading our content. How can I engage our customers more via our social media outlets?

Signed,
Helllloooo? Is Anybody Out There?

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House Rules

12-26-2017

It Only Takes One: Building a Network of Influencers for Your Brand

Dear House Rules,

Dear House Rules:
We’re a relatively young marketing firm in the pharmaceutical space. As such, we don’t have a vast network of past clients to rely on, and we haven’t yet produced a huge amount of work worthy of our online portfolio. Everything I read tells me we just need a single good push to be off and running – but how do we find the person or company to give it to us?

Signed,

Just need one chance… we’ll do the rest!

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House Rules

10-31-2017

More Than Black and White: How Color’s Transforming the Medical Device Field

Dear House Rules,

I’m a pharma company executive, and every time I see a medical device, it looks clinical, capable – and boring. All that beige. Can color really affect how physicians and patients perceive devices? Is it possible that we might even be able to tie these perceptions into (or let them inform the choices for) a device’s branding colors? 

 

Signed, 

Technicolor medicine  

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