The document discusses healthcare professionals' use of digital and social media. It finds that:
1) A majority of pharma/device executives believe they are behind in digital and mobile media.
2) Physicians mainly turn to their peers and online sources like colleagues, websites for physician audiences, and medical journals to keep up-to-date.
3) Popular social networks for physicians are Sermo, QuantiaMD and Doximity, where they can interact with other healthcare professionals.
Stop, Collaborate and Listen: The Social Lives of Healthcare Professionals
1. The Social Lives of Healthcare Professionals
MARCH
24th,
2015
Shwen Gwee (@shwen)
Founder & Co-Host, PharmFresh.TV
2. Majority
of
Pharma/Device
Execs
Agree…
We
Are
“Behind”
in
Digital
Overall
Source:
Digital
Health
Coali2on,
DHC/Google
Execu2ve
Landscape
Study
(Q4,
2013),
hGp://digitalhealthcoali2on.org/publica2ons/2013-‐execu2ve-‐landscape-‐study
3. Majority
of
Pharma/Device
Execs
Believe…
We
Are
“Slightly
Behind”
or
“Far
Behind”
for
Mobile
Media
Source:
Digital
Health
Coali2on,
DHC/Google
Execu2ve
Landscape
Study
(Q4,
2013),
hGp://digitalhealthcoali2on.org/publica2ons/2013-‐execu2ve-‐landscape-‐study
4. 57%
of
Pharma/Device
Execs
Believe…
We
Are
“Average”
or
“Slightly
Behind”
for
Online
Video
Source:
Digital
Health
Coali2on,
DHC/Google
Execu2ve
Landscape
Study
(Q4,
2013),
hGp://digitalhealthcoali2on.org/publica2ons/2013-‐execu2ve-‐landscape-‐study
5. 64%
of
Pharma/Device
Execs
Believe…
We
Are
“Very
Far
Behind”
for
Social
Media
Source:
Digital
Health
Coali2on,
DHC/Google
Execu2ve
Landscape
Study
(Q4,
2013),
hGp://digitalhealthcoali2on.org/publica2ons/2013-‐execu2ve-‐landscape-‐study
6. Budget
AllocaKon
for
PHYSICIAN
MARKETING
in
Next
12
mths
Source:
Digital
Health
Coali2on,
DHC/Google
Execu2ve
Landscape
Study
(Q4,
2013),
hGp://digitalhealthcoali2on.org/publica2ons/2013-‐execu2ve-‐landscape-‐study
8. Digital
Is
Turned
to
Most
Frequently
for
Many
Professional
Sources
Among U.S. physicians
References and textbooks
News
Professional journals
Colleagues
Pharma or biotech sales rep
CME
Conferences
Day-to-day sources (daily or weekly use)
Occasional sources (yearly use)
53% 46%
53% 38%1
47% 49%
30%3 70%2
31%
Online Offline
93% 89%
76% 88%4
(1) Health/medical information in the newspaper or on television (2) In person or on phone
(3) Online professional message boards, communities, social networks, or blogs (4) In person
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2014
9. Physicians
Mainly
Turn
to
Their
Peers
to
Keep
Up-‐To-‐Date
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2013,
Facebook,
LinkedIn
Among all physicians
68%
66%
59%
56%
50%
49%
48%
42%
36%
34%
33%
30%
26%
14%
10%
5%
My colleagues*
Conferences in person
Website for a physician audience
Online CME
Online medical journal websites or apps
Professional society websites or apps
Apps for a physician audience
Offline CME
Email alerts
Dinner meetings with pharma company rep
Email newsletters
Government websites or apps
Online conferences
Websites from pharmaceutical company
Apps from a pharmaceutical company
Sources used regularly to keep up-to-date with latest medical news and trends:
Online message boards, blogs or social network
websites or apps
Offline
Digital
*In person, on phone, or via email
10. High
Interest
Among
Physicians
to
Watch
Online
Videos
Keeping up to date on medical information
When doing in depth research on a topic
When learning about a new drug
When I need immediate answers to my questions
When formulating a treatment plan
Among U.S. physicians
53%
33%
31%
28%
19%
Scenarios where physicians want to watch online professional video
82% of U.S. physicians are interested in
watching online videos
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2014
11. Physicians
Mainly
Engage
in
Social
Media
for
Personal
use
Source:
MedData
Group,
Physician
Adop2on
of
Social
Media,
Q2
2014
-‐
hGp://www.meddatagroup.com/report-‐social-‐media-‐adop2on
15. LinkedIn
and
Online
Physician
CommuniKes
are
Top
Social
Sites
for
Physician
Engagement
Source:
MedData
Group,
Physician
Adop2on
of
Social
Media,
Q2
2014
-‐
hGp://www.meddatagroup.com/report-‐social-‐media-‐adop2on
16. Physician-‐Only
Social
Network
ParKcipaKon
Down
to
1
in
5
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2014
Use/interest in physician-only social networks
Among U.S. physicians
12%
16%
24%
21%
26%
20%
16%
2%
9% 10%
8%
10%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Participating physicians
Physicians very interested in participating
Among those using physician-
only online communities
Sermo 63%
Doximity 39%
QuantiaMD 37%
20%
17. Physicians
Turn
to
Social
Networks
for
News
and
P2P
InteracKons
Among those using any social network
48%
Keeping up to date with
medical news
48%
Communicating with HCPs
relevant to my field
39%
Building clinical
knowledge
Benefits of social networks
Learning about policy changes
Communicating with doctors in my
place of employment
Advancing career Communicating with patients
22%
18%
22%
10%
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2014
18. LinkedIn
Has
Moderate
Professional
AdopKon;
All
Other
General
Social
Networks
Low
Use of general social network platforms in the past 3 months:
3%
3%
10%
16%
54%
17%
1%
3%
8%
9%
24%
Tumblr
SoundCloud
Twitter
Google Plus
Facebook
LinkedIn
Professional purposes
Personal purposes
Source:
ManhaGan
Research,
Taking
the
Pulse®
U.S.
2013,
Facebook,
LinkedIn
27%
4%
1%
1%
7%
10%
2014
20. Strategic
Approach
to
Leveraging
Media
OnlineOffline
TV ads Radio ads
Print ads
PAID
MEDIA
EARNED
MEDIA
OWNED
MEDIA
Influencers)
Printed
materials Website Social
media
Events
Word of mouthPrint/Broadcast
Press Coverage
21. Strategic
Approach
To
Leveraging
Social
Plaorms
Awareness
Interest/
Consideration
Education/
Engagement
Conversion/
Trial
PAID MEDIA
BRAND.com/HCP
SEARCH ADS
MEDICAL MEETINGS
PARTNER NETWORKS
DocAlerts
DocNews
Essential Points
Interactive Video
Presentations
KOL Video Series
+ Clinical Reprint
E-Detail
EARNED MEDIA
Opt In Program
23. Doximity:
- More
than
400K
(>56%)
registered
members
- Medical
CV
of
record
(think:
LinkedIn
for
MD’s)
- HIPAA
secure
messaging
- Personalized
news
via
mulJple
screens
Highly
target-‐able
HCP
profiles,
with
Klout-‐like
MD
scoring
and
physician
level
data
ReporJng
FREE
API
to
AuthenJcate
MD’s
for
Pharma
Websites
(developer.doximity.com)
24. Sermo
- Over
300K
registered
members
- The
“original”
social
network
for
doctors
- Access
to
WorldOne’s
global
network
- Profiles
can
be
aliases/anonymous
- Engaged/passionate/responsive
users
DocTango:
Social
gaming
educaJon
plaorm
Sermo
Hubs
drive
thought
leadership
in
specialty
area
Med
Live
–
highly
targeted
(global)
real
Jme
market
research
insights
25. QuanKaMD
- Over
225K
registered
members
(Growing
plaorm
for
interacJve
web
presentaJons
- Leverages
KOL’s
and
adult
learning
principles
- Allows
for
interacJvity,
assessment
and
call
to
acJon
- Physician-‐level
data
reporJng
26. Figure
1
- Over
150K
parKcipaKng
HCP’s
- 30%
of
US
medical
students
- “Instagram
for
HCPs”
- Built
as
an
app
for
mobile
- Available
in
N19
countries
Looks like advanced BCC
28. Medikly
- A
“MarkeKng
OS”
- Can
combine
data
from
public,
social,
web,
etc.
- Segment
and
target
key
digital
influencers
1 2 3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
UN BRANDED SITE
UNBRANDED SITE
MICROSITE
Q&A SITE
LANDING PAGE
SERMO
PEER-REVIEW
LANDING PAGE
UNBRANDED SITE
CONTENT MARKETING
Q&A SITE
UNBRANDED SITE
EMAIL
SOCIAL
LANDING PAGE
MICROSITE 2
MICROSITE 1
SELF-SERVICE SITE
BRANDED SITE
PRODUCT SITE
UNBRANDED SITE
EMAIL
NEWSLETTER
SOCIAL
PEER-REVIEW
Q&A SITE
SELF-SERVICE SITE
BANNER AD
PRESS RELEASE
ARTICLES
EMAIL
DOXIMITY
EMAIL
HAYMARKET
SERMO
ENGAGECONSIDERAWARENESS 4 5CONVERT RETAIN
PV
(Physician
Value)
Index
Map
physician
journey
to
conversion
Map
physician
journey
to
conversion
29. @PointOfCare
- Physician
+
PaKent
Real
Time
Data
Sharing
Plaorm
- Allows
physician
to
“prescribe”
app
@POC
- Syncs
data
during
visit
or
on
demand
- Aggregates
paJents’
data
to
inform
decision
making
- Leverages
IBM
Watson
technology
for
HCP
recommendaJons
Drug safety Info
Patient videos
HCP app
3
Patient data
linked to EMR
Digital toolkit
Safety
information
Photo diary &
treatment
journal
Refill
reminder
Patient
education
Safety
information
Doctor sync
Patient/caregiver app
31. LinkedIn
- Not a typical source for health-seeking behavior – groups/
discussions are driven by professional association and topics
- Limited customization options for design/content
- Not SEO optimized – need to login to gain access content
+ Large global network of professionals – 1 in 3 professionals on
LinkedIn
+ Highly qualified, detailed social profiles that can be targeted –
great for lead gen, especially B2B
+ Trusted source of content attached to professional profiles
+ 6x more engagement on published content vs. jobs
+ Paid media buys are integrated into content and/or associated
with trusted profiles
Meh!
Ads, Pages and InMails Corporate Account
Unbranded Disease
Awareness Page
Branded Product Page
32. HCP
Audience
is
Growing
on
LinkedIn
Source:
LinkedIn
Analy2cs,
November
2013
33. 30%
of
HCP’s
Have
Read
an
InMail
and
42%
Have
Seen
a
Company
Status
Update
on
LinkedIn
Source:
LinkedIn
Analy2cs,
November
2013
34. HCP’s
Are
Open
to
InteracKng
with
Healthcare
and
Pharma
Companies
via
LinkedIn
Source:
LinkedIn
Analy2cs,
November
2013
35. OpportuniKes
for
Pharma
Top
3
Resources
HCPs
Want
to
Access
on
LinkedIn
• CME
• Research
Findings
• Conference
informaKon
Source:
LinkedIn
36. Twimer
- 140 character limit does not allow for ISI, legal disclaimers, etc.
- Requires constant monitoring/support and quick responses to be
relevant
- Extremely competitive for visibility, but easy to track metrics/
links, etc.
- Needs workflow, AE/escalation plan, and editorial plan to be
effective
- Technical updates to Twitter platform may impact profile page
layout/appearance
+ High social engagement (retweets, etc.) and excellent “driver” of
traffic to other digital/web properties
+ Extremely conversational – acts as a powerful “backchannel” for
events
+ Hashtags allow for topical differentiation and finding/joining
memes
+ Easy to get started and to get short messages approved;
Establishing pharma regs and support team
+ Promoted tweets/accounts can drive traffic
+ Twitter Cards: Promoted Tweets, Website/Media Cards, Lead Gen
Cards, Twitter x TV
Meh!
(Highly Targeted)
Promoted Twitter Cards
Corporate Account
Unbranded Disease
Awareness Page
Branded Product Page
37. Use
of
Twimer
at
Medical
MeeKngs
Has
Been
Growing
37
Source:
Symplur.com
40. VisualizaKon
of
#ACC15
ConversaKon:
Physicians
With
The
BROADEST
Group
of
Top
20
MenKons
41. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Nephrology
Endocrinology
Hematology
Anesthesiology
Obstetrics
&
Gynecology
Specialist
Urology
Pediatrics
Surgery
Geriatric
Medicine
Radiology
Thoracic
Surgery
"All
Others"
Emergency
Medicine
Family
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Hospice
and
PalliaJve
Medicine
Resident
Internal
Medicine
Cardiology
VisualizaKon
of
#ACC15
ConversaKon:
Specialty
Breakdown
of
Tweets
43. Genentech
Tweets
@
#ASCO13
43
Even
aper
the
meeKng,
@Genentech
conKnue
to
engage
their
audience
with
interesKng
and
humorous
tweets/videos
Links
to
their
ASCO
microsite,
where
they
have
“handy
#ASCOIQ
flashcards”
–
added
value
RT’ed
by
@adamfeuerstein,
leading
to
many
more
RT’s
for
@genentech