Survey of life sciences sales organizations finds mobile computing is advancing rapidly
It’s no secret that pharma sales forces have jumped first on smartphones, and now on touch tablets like the iPad, in a big way. But a possible next step—to integrate CRM activities with social media (both mass-market ones like Facebook or LinkedIn, and industry-specific ones like Sermo.com) is something of an open question. On the one hand, everything online is migrating to social media; on the other, the pharma industry has significant obstacles, in the form of the FDA Div. of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications (DDMAC), for freely interacting with physicians or consumers via social media.
Update Software AG (Vienna; US HQ is update CRM, Inc., in Princeton, NJ) has just completed a survey of life sciences organizations deploying CRM systems, with the consulting firm ISM Systems (Irvine, CA). Their snapshot of the industry:
COSMIC view
Update, not very well known in the US but widely deployed in Europe, has staked a key part of its CRM development on integrating social media communications with its CRM system. In the past year, it introduced COSMIC (Comprehensive Observation of Social Media Integrated with CRM) as an add-on module. COSMIC is designed to automatically monitor communications on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms, pull out relevant mentions or comments, score them as positive, negative or neutral, and provide analytics to its CRM users. Eventually, marketers or individual reps will be able to see and respond to this commentary with pro-active responses.
In the survey, respondents noted that while 45% are engaged in some type of social media interaction (whether with customers or for internal communications) only 8.1% look to social media for lead generation, and only 1.9% have integrated this lead generation with their CRM system. “There is a clear message that the marriage of CRM and social media can translate into more efficient life sciences sales organizations. Additionally, the feeling among respondents is generally positive about the predicted opportunities to be unleashed by social media in CRM,” the report concludes.
LogiPharma Unpacked: Highlights, Key Insights, and the Road to 2025
October 16th 2024In this special post-show episode, we sit down with Ryan Portela, Head of Production for LogiPharma, to reflect on the highlights and key takeaways from this year’s event. From attendee feedback to the most impactful sessions, Ryan shares insider insights and discusses how the momentum from 2024 will continue to shape the future of pharma supply chains. Plus, get a sneak peek into the exciting plans for LogiPharma's 20th Anniversary in 2025.
LogiPharma Unpacked: Highlights, Key Insights, and the Road to 2025
October 16th 2024In this special post-show episode, we sit down with Ryan Portela, Head of Production for LogiPharma, to reflect on the highlights and key takeaways from this year’s event. From attendee feedback to the most impactful sessions, Ryan shares insider insights and discusses how the momentum from 2024 will continue to shape the future of pharma supply chains. Plus, get a sneak peek into the exciting plans for LogiPharma's 20th Anniversary in 2025.
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