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Today we're talking about Pharma and Social Media with Ritesh Patel, EVP and Chief Digital Officer of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide. During our conversation we discussed handling a PR crisis, being a digital evangelist and getting the C-Suite on board with social media. Listen to our conversation or drop in at the time stamps below.
00:00 Introduction00:55 Meet Ritesh Patel01:55 David Ogilvy & Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide04:15 What kind of health are you serving?05:45 Do you have a group that specializes in Crisis Management?06:38 Industry response to bad PR08:58 Hard to "put the brakes on"10:11 Can you BE a digital evangelist in pharma?13:31 Patients need information and Fair balance15:58 COPD Foundation - Is pharma focusing on disease states?19:00 Mayo Clinic - Must educate because so much information is bad21:02 Patient communities23:33 Are you doing more client work in open or closed communities?25:15 Storyvine for telling patient stories25:55 Why would a patient give a pharma testimonial?28:00 How does the app get paid for?29:16 Are you evangelizing to the C-Suite?30:58 Is it "They don't get it" or "They are afraid of it"?32:09 Are digital budgets growing?33:48 What about other health verticals? Are they using social media?35:27 Are you doing work in health startups?36:14 Are all the Ogilvy Health employees wearing wearables?36:54 If you could wave a magic wand, what would you change?40:41 Patient centricity model42:19 Is the FDA active in social media?44:41 Social Media Tip: Carol Bush, RN - Tip for Nurse Bloggers
45:50 Physicians - Nurses - Practice Managers - I need your feedback! Take this survey!
Digital Musings for Pharma: Rethinking Social Media Engagement by Ritesh Patel
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As an aside - Ritesh is a DJ too! https://www.spreaker.com/user/ritters90
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Today we're talking about Pharma and Social Media with Ritesh Patel, EVP and Chief Digital Officer of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide. During our conversation we discussed handling a PR crisis, being a digital evangelist and getting the C-Suite on board with social media. Listen to our conversation or drop in at the time stamps below.
00:00 Introduction00:55 Meet Ritesh Patel01:55 David Ogilvy & Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide04:15 What kind of health are you serving?05:45 Do you have a group that specializes in Crisis Management?06:38 Industry response to bad PR08:58 Hard to "put the brakes on"10:11 Can you BE a digital evangelist in pharma?13:31 Patients need information and Fair balance15:58 COPD Foundation - Is pharma focusing on disease states?19:00 Mayo Clinic - Must educate because so much information is bad21:02 Patient communities23:33 Are you doing more client work in open or closed communities?25:15 Storyvine for telling patient stories25:55 Why would a patient give a pharma testimonial?28:00 How does the app get paid for?29:16 Are you evangelizing to the C-Suite?30:58 Is it "They don't get it" or "They are afraid of it"?32:09 Are digital budgets growing?33:48 What about other health verticals? Are they using social media?35:27 Are you doing work in health startups?36:14 Are all the Ogilvy Health employees wearing wearables?36:54 If you could wave a magic wand, what would you change?40:41 Patient centricity model42:19 Is the FDA active in social media?44:41 Social Media Tip: Carol Bush, RN - Tip for Nurse Bloggers
45:50 Physicians - Nurses - Practice Managers - I need your feedback! Take this survey!
Digital Musings for Pharma: Rethinking Social Media Engagement by Ritesh Patel
Find Ritesh Patel
About Me
As an aside - Ritesh is a DJ too! https://www.spreaker.com/user/ritters90