{"id":1234,"count":13,"description":"<h2>We've got marketing tools and training to support you in optimizing your pharma\/healthcare marketing strategy<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>There are many challenges to face when it comes to marketing for the pharma and healthcare sectors. Healthcare\/pharma companies are some of the most highly-regulated in the world, which represents unique challenges. However, they also need to compete against a huge number of medical advice websites and conflicting education in order to get and keep their audience's attention.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>On top of this, they have the added challenge of needing to provide communications and create customer journeys that are suitable for both patients and decision-makers in the industry.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>This means that it is vital for companies in the pharma and healthcare sectors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/marketplace-analysis\/consumer-buying-behaviour\/create-an-actionable-customer-journey-map-using-race\/\">identify and optimize their most successful customer journeys<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Creating a digital marketing plan for pharma and healthcare<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Our research has found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/the-future-of-digital-marketing-trends-report\/\">47% of organizations don't have a defined digital marketing strategy<\/a>, despite the fact they are doing digital marketing. This kind of ad-hoc approach to marketing will mean you aren't delivering the best results or ROI, while also failing to implement checks for compliance.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>It can also mean that your activity isn't integrated, with each channel working in a silo. Ultimately, this can result in mixed messaging, different tones of voice, and a failure to reach your customers at the right time and on the right channel.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>This means that it is vital for companies in this sector to have an omnichannel marketing strategy in place to help engage audiences and improve brand performance.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/smartinsights.com\/\/digital-marketing-strategy\/digital-strategy-development\/10-reasons-for-digital-marketing-strategy\/\">10 reasons why you need a digital marketing strategy<\/a> for more help with getting buy-in for digital marketing.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Race-Planning-Framework.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-164322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Race-Planning-Framework.png\" alt=\"Race Planning Framework\" width=\"2701\" height=\"1876\" \/><\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/digital-marketing-strategy\/race-a-practical-framework-to-improve-your-digital-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">find out more about the RACE framework<\/a>\u00a0and other useful models and tips for marketing strategy in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/blog\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">free marketing advice blog<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Or, download our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/digital-marketing-plan-template\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">free digital marketing plan template<\/a>\u00a0to create a simple marketing plan structure based on our RACE funnel.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Social media for pharma and healthcare<\/h3>\r\nYou can use social media in this industry to better understand and communicate with your customers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/rise-content\/?id=152876&amp;topic=152896\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social listening<\/a> is an acceptable research type to find out what healthcare professionals and patients are discussing in terms of a specific therapy area that could highlight views on certain medications.\r\n<h3><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-166662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pharma-social-listening-example.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"315\" \/><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Email marketing for pharma and healthcare<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/learning-paths\/email-marketing-and-automation\/\">Email marketing<\/a> can also be used so long as the messages are relevant and recipients have given permission to receive them. 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