“Little Big Things” make big impression in Sunovion pre-launch campaign

Marylyn Donahue

Sunovion, the pharma company, took a distinct strategic approach as it prepared to launch into a new category.

When entering a new category based around a particular disease state, the actions of pharma marketers prior to launch are usually critical to a fledgling brand’s success.

Unbranded, pre-launch disease-awareness and education campaigns have long been the preferred, compliant choice for warming up the market in advance of the arrival of a company’s new branded therapy.

In the current highly competitive and crowded landscape, however, “Unless you are a market leader, an unbranded disease awareness campaign will probably not get you a fair return on that effort,” according to Paul Murasko, senior director/multichannel marketing at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

Paul Murasko, senior...

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