Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Twitter “Call-to-Click”; Twitter for customized marketing not working (RBDR–3/18/2014)

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Today: 1) Twitter innovates and is testing “Call-to-Click,” a way for mobile Twitter users to directly phone an advertiser. 2) Twitter marketers reveal many good things and some frustrations about using Twitter to market its brands in a study from Social Media Marketing University. 3) A pair of Chinese researchers conduct a 6-million tweet, 6-month-long study of opinion formation on Twitter. They say opinions form rapidly, solidify quickly and are hard to change once in place.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Clinical caution with social media; Health problems versus coverage; MD new Rx adoption (PMRV–3/17/2014)

News on this week’s Pharma Research VIDEO Report:
1) The Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development comments on the pharmaceutical industry’s cautious use of social media, explaining how it could be accelerated.
2) Prosper Insights & Analytics released its “Healthcare Coverage Vital Signs Matrix,” which studies the links between health problems of individuals and their actual healthcare coverage.
3) M/A/R/C Research EVP Randy Wahl discusses research’s tendency to overstate adoption of new drugs and what is being done about it.
4) The Center for Medicare & Medicare Services withdrew its proposal to revise Medicare Part D following protests in Washington by insurers, pharmacies, pharmacies, health providers and patients.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Using MR to sway PepsiCo Board of Directors; GM data swirling (RBDR–3/17/2014)

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Today: 1) Trian Fund Management is flexing its $1.3 billion worth of PepsiCo shareholder muscles using market research data to try and convince the PepsiCo board to make corporate and brand changes. 2) General Motors’ ignition switch scandal opens a look at available market data that can assess consumers interest in GM products. 3) Glenn Weissman, who served the MR industry for over 30 years, died last week.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Consumers’ social media loyalty; marketers respecting privacy (RBDR–3/14/2014)

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Today: 1) As social media giants make their deals to collaborate with traditional media, it’s becoming vital to understand where consumers put their social media loyalty. A UTA Brand Studio/uSamp study provides that. 2) A Forrester Research study says marketers are avoiding behavioral marketing to respect customers’ privacy. This project shows that marketers expect to reap from that respect. 3) University researchers says they can get past the security of leading consumer websites to collect gobs of personal information.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Med cost up 3-5%; pharmacos cut MD speaker fees; FDA eases adverse event reporting (PRVR–3/10/14)

This week’s Pharma Research VIDEO Report: 1) Costs for medications will rise 3-5% this year, after having dramatically slowed in recent years. 2) Pharmaceutical companies have radically reduced what they pay doctors to speak, well at least many of them have. 3) Generic drug manufacturers will fight FDA proposals that they be required to update their product labels when new information with concerns about branded equivalents appear. 4) FDA will make availability of adverse event reports much easier to find and collect. 5) Health care providers say the Affordable Care Act needs changes and revisions, but overwhelmingly see it as a positive step for U.S. healthcare. 6) The multimillion dollar injectable drug market for chronic conditions like diabetes may be in or a shakeup if Mir Imran’s “Robotic Pill” gets FDA approval. It is in preclinical testing. 7) Media technology company Sticky wins the PM360 award for most innovative company. 8) A press release last week declared the first broadcast medical marijuana commercial. The release pointed to Comcast as the broadcaster. Since the taping of this video, PRVR has learned that this release was part of a misleading campaign. We apologize for this mistaken report.

Here is the link to the commercial:
https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/content/page/view/91