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What’s working in DTC and prescription products

Article • WARC Category Intelligence, May 2018

Global strategies, campaign updates and trends in the DTC and prescription products category.

Using technology to drive behavioural change in healthcare

Article • D'Arcy King, WARC Best Practice, February 2018

Looks at how new technologies are affecting the healthcare profession and suggests ways that health data can be used to change consumer behaviour.

The relationship between competitive pricing and direct-to-consumer advertising: How to manage DTC advertising of Rx drugs in an integrated marketing mix strategy

Article • Abhik Roy and Mary E. Schramm, Journal of Advertising Research, Digital First, June 2019

The oligopolistic nature of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry presents its members with a unique opportunity to leverage the interaction between competitive pricing strategy and promotion strategy.

How to build trust in a stigmatised category

News • 27 June 2019

Epidiolex, a drug developed by GW Pharma, has been shown to be effective in treating rare and complex variants of epilepsy using CBD, but the company has had to build trust in a substance that continues to face preconceptions and the stigma ...

Mucinex: #SuperSickMonday

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Bronze, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

Mucinex, the cold and flu medicine brand, inserted itself into conversation around the Super Bowl to increase engagement during peak flu season in the US.

Allegra uses AR-driven ads to make an impact in Brazil

Article • Stephen Whiteside, Event Reports, Cannes Lions, June 2019

Allegra, the allergy-relief drug made by Sanofi, used mobile ads powered by augmented reality to connect with consumers in Brazil.

ITC: Savlon Id-Guard

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Entrant, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

Savlon, a brand of handwash, continued its work to spread hand-washing habits in rural India by implementing the ID Guard mission, which helped to grow its market share by 1.6 percentage points.

Seem: The Family Way

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Entrant, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

Recruit Lifestyle, a human resources company, launched the Seem device to raise awareness of men’s fertility issues in Japan.

All Out: #Standbytoughmoms

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Entrant, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

SC Johnson, the manufacturing company, increased sales of its mosquito repellent All Out by launching a social movement to support mothers in patriarchal homes in India.

Metamucil: Poo Romance The Sequel

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Entrant, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

Metamucil, a brand of fibre supplements, increased its sales by 50% with its humorous sequel to 2017’s Poo Romance campaign in Australia.

Prince Of Wales Hospital: Lucy

Case Study • Cannes Creative Lions, Entrant, Creative Effectiveness Lions, 2019

The Prince of Wales Hospital, a hospital in Australia, created a hospital bedside assistant, Lucy, which used machine learning to prioritise patient's requests for nurses in Australia to improve response times.

Paxman Scalp Cooling System

Case Study • Design Business Association, Silver, 2019

Paxman Coolers, a scalp cooling technology brand, changed its approach to promote the brand across the US by redesigning its website and communications.

Amgen JAPAC: The Cost of Silence

Case Study • Case Studies on WARC, Winner, Coporate Influencer, 2019

Amgen, a global bio-pharmaceutical company, made strides to change policies regarding the older population in Hong Kong.

Actiegroep Fysiotherapie: Healing the Industry for Physical Therapists

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Benelux, Gold, 2019

Dutch physical therapist group, Actiegroep Fysiotherapie, used social media and on-ground activities to protest against health insurers cutting patients' treatments in the Netherlands.

MSD Romania: Protect her wings!

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Best in Show, Platinum, 2019

Pharmaceutical brand MSD Romania created a multi-platform educational campaign to raise awareness of cervical cancer and boost HPV vaccination rates in the country.

Great Ormond Street Hospital: Superhope

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Healthcare Providers, Gold, 2019

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the UK children’s hospital, launched an integrated campaign, based on patients as superheroes, to raise awareness of its work and drive patient referrals from Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states.

Merck Sharp & Dohme: WTF is HPV?

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Pharmaceutical: Rx, Gold, 2019

Merck Sharp & Dohme, the multinational pharmaceutical company, ran a multichannel campaign to raise awareness of its HPV vaccine among teens and their parents in Slovakia.

Pfizer Vaccines UK: #24YouHaveThePower

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Superior Achievement in Research and Planning, Diamond, 2019

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer created an integrated influencer marketing campaign to appeal to adolescents in the UK and warn them about the signs and dangers of meningococcal meningitis.

CMR Surgical: Revolutionising Surgery for Good

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Medical Technology , Gold, 2019

CMR Surgical (CMRS), a British start-up building the next-generation surgical robot, employed a two-pronged media relations programme to raise brand awareness among surgeons and the medical devices industry in the UK.

RFSU (the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education): Dear Condom

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Marketing to Youth, Gold, 2019

RFSU, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, created a short film backed by digital content to boost condom use among young Scandinavians, aged 18 to 25.

Godrej's HIT tackles dengue fever

News • 22 May 2019

HIT, the pest-repellent brand owned by Godrej, successfully unified a broad range of data sources to drive sales and help dengue fever sufferers across India.

Boehringer Ingelheim: Creating The Boehringer Ingelheim CNS Story

Case Study • SABRE Awards, In2 EMEA, Best in Identity Branding, Gold

Boehringer Ingelheim, the German pharmaceutical company, externalised people’s internal struggle with mental illness to increase online engagement.

Godrej and Mindshare: Finding a community to fight dengue fever

Article • Sam Peña-Taylor, Event Reports, I-COM Data Creativity Awards, Winner - General Category, May 2019

Godrej’s HIT brand, a consumer insect repellent brand, worked with Mindshare in India to push its place in the combat against dengue fever, an insect-borne disease, by bringing together a community of donors.

GSK Consumer Healthcare's evolving media strategy

News • 14 May 2019

GSK Consumer Healthcare, the pharma company, is bringing some media duties in-house, but believes that agencies still have an important role, especially if they can adapt to the evolving needs of clients.

Why moving media planning in-house made sense for GSK

Article • Geoffrey Precourt, Event Reports, 4A's Decisions 20/20, March 2019

GSK Consumer Healthcare, the pharma company, has shifted its media model to reflect changing marketplace realities.