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The Digital Pharma Marketing Course

Add to the mix to create a competitive edge in the new environment
Fonny Schenk - Digital Pharma Marketing

Fonny Schenck

  • European thought leader on digital and customer-centric innovation in the new go-to-market model of life sciences.
  • Former VP with J&J in the area of cross-channel CRM and digital marketing.
  • CEO of Across Health, a consultancy specialized in eCRM.
  • Highly respected for his comprehensive functional knowledge, ranging from SFE to Marketing Excellence, New Business Models and CRM.

By attending this course, you will:


 
1
Learn why digital marketing is one of the cornerstones of the new commercial model for pharma and how physicians, other stakeholders and your competition are leveraging the power of Internet.
 
2
Be able to define a digital strategy for your brand, therapeutic area or company – locally and internationally.
 
3
Know how to tightly integrate digital into your overall marketing, sales and medical education strategy and ensure “fusion” of your online and offline efforts while respecting legal and regulatory guidelines.
 
4
Learn from well-metricized examples of successful e-tactics for physicians, consumers/caregivers and other new stakeholders like payers, nurses and pharmacists.
 
5
Know how to market your digital initiative and how to organize for digital success: offline/online promotion, organization, change management and governance.
 
6
Be able to calculate the ideal “share of budget” for digital in your overall communication mix and to assess the business impact of your digital projects.
 
7
Gain insight into emerging digital trends and how they may impact your business.

 

What sets The Digital Pharma Marketing Course apart?

The expert: Our expert-trainer, Fonny Schenck, not only has a wide international experience in digital marketing (over 100 completed projects with over 20 different pharmaceutical or medical device companies) but he has also built up a very strong reputation within the international digital community as a high-impact consultant and trainer. Throughout his career, Fonny has worked in pharmaceuticals as well as in consultancy at European and global level.

The content: This course not only provides you with an explanation about concepts and methods. More importantly, it discusses the integration of digital in the overall business strategy and marketing plans (with practical examples) as well as the perspective of the customers and stakeholders, including several best-practice cases.

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed for innovative marketing, sales and medical education staff who want to optimize their communication mix and enhance customer-centricity through the selective adoption of digital.

Executives from professional services organizations should request approval from Fonny Schenck prior to registering to this course.
Please contact Tanya Petroffa, Office Assistant, Tanya.petroffa@celforpharma.com; tel +32(0)27092107).

Past participants

Below is a non-exhaustive list of executives who participated in this pharma e marketing seminar:

General Manager Actelion The Netherlands  
Marketing & Sales Director     Actelion The Netherlands  
Medical Director   Actelion The Netherlands testimonial
CNS Product Manager & Innovation Leader AstraZeneca Portugal testimonial
Group Product Manager AstraZeneca Romania testimonial
CRM and Analysis Manager Boehringer Ingelheim Turkiye testimonial
Intr. Business Analyst Boehringer Ingelheim Germany testimonial
International Product Manager Pradaxa Boehringer Ingelheim Germany testimonial
International Brand Manager Chiesi Italy testimonial
Vice Director Brand Management Daiichi Sankyo Germany testimonial
International Marketing EVER Neuro Pharma Austria testimonial
General Manager Ferring Belgium testimonial
Business Unit Manager  Ferring Belgium testimonial
VP Licensing Neurosciences & EMEA  Janssen Pharmaceutica Belgium  
Market Manager Primary Care Merck Serono Belgium testimonial
Head of Sales Operations Novartis Russia testimonial
Senior Insights Manager Novartis Switzerland testimonial
Director Customer Service Nycomed Belgium testimonial
Senior Product Manager Nycomed Belgium testimonial
Internal & Business Communications Specialist Roche Italy testimonial
Pharma Business Communications Manager Roche Belgium  
Nordic Copaxone Marketing Head Sanofi-aventis Denmark testimonial
General Manager CNS UCB Germany testimonial

Programme outline of The Digital Pharma Marketing Course

The course starts on day 1 at 09:30h with a welcome coffee and ends on day 2 at 16:30h.

Day 1

Welcome & General Introduction

Fusion Marketing and the New Commercial Model: Why – What – How

  • Understand what drives the need for digital in pharma: the patent cliff, consumerism, dynamics in pharma’s stakeholder model, new customer needs.
  • The move from push to push/pull to pull.
  • Key digital trends for physicians, consumers and other stakeholders.
  • Key trends in other relevant industries for pharma.
  • Core concepts & terminology.

Business case: SWOT analysis for digital in pharma (exercise in teams)

Defining a Digital Strategy for your Brand, Therapeutic Area or Company

  • What is a digital strategy and how is it linked with the overall product/TA/company strategy?
  • Define key leverage points, key target groups and desired behavioural change
  • Select & prioritize key digital tactics
  • Determine the relative importance of patient vs. physician strategy
  • Design a digital roadmap

Effective e-tactics for Pharma’s Key Stakeholders

  • Effective tactics for Fusion Sales, Fusion Marketing, Fusion Service and Fusion Medical Affairs aimed at (target and non-target) physicians and professional associations.
  • E-tactics that effectively work for consumers, caregivers, patients, pharmacists and other stakeholders.
  • What is the legal and regulatory framework?
  • Which option to take: build it yourself or partner?

Business case: defining key leverage points and developing a digital roadmap for your brand for physicians and consumers/patients (exercise in teams)

    • Define key leverage points, key target groups and desired behavioural change.
    • Select & prioritize key digital tactics.
    • Determine the relative importance of patient vs physician strategy.
    • Design a digital roadmap.
    • Aligning online with offline execution.

GROUP DINNER

Day 2

How to Allocate a Share of the Communication Mix Budget to Digital

  • What are best-practice techniques for optimizing the marketing mix?
  • How to prioritize key digital opportunities in the mix.
  • How to assess the impact of drivers (e.g. communication objective, customer readiness, competitive and product lifecycle stage, …) on budget allocation.

Assessing the Business Impact of Digital Projects

  • What kind of KPIs are important in pharma (and other industries)?
  • How to measure customer experience.
  • An overview of web analytical tools and how they work.
  • How to create a dashboard.

Business case: allocating budgets to digital projects and using key metrics (exercise in teams)

    • Define which % of your total budget you want to allocate to digital and why.
    • Define key metrics and measurement techniques to assess your projects.
    • Create a metrics dashboard for your project.

Moving beyond the Pilot: Marketing your Digital Project and Organizing for Digital Success

  • How to not only get many web-visitors but also the right ones!
  • How to ensure buy-in from the entire organization (change management).
  • Aligning sales, marketing, medical and service to ensure effective cross-channel execution.

Exploring Emerging Digital Trends and How They May Impact your Business

  • Be aware of not only the opportunities but also the pitfalls of social media!
  • The key uses of mobile – today & tomorrow.
  • What does “connected healthcare” mean? How may it impact your go-to-market model?
  • Exercise: which novel tactic(s) would you add? When?

Wrap-up and Closing

Learning methodology

Fonny Schenck is very experienced in leading interactive sessions and will actively engage participants in discussions and teamwork. In addition, a business case will be used throughout the workshop to help bring theory into practice.

Meet the expert: Fonny Schenck

Since mid 2007, Fonny Schenck has been CEO of Across Health, a fast-growing international consultancy on customer-centric innovation in life sciences. He joined from Johnson & Johnson, where he held regional and global roles in the e-business and CRM space between 2000 and 2007. In addition, he managed the EMEA-wide Salesforce Effectiveness programme as well as the launch of the Marketing Excellence programme.

Leveraging his extensive hands-on experience, Fonny is focused on helping international clients to navigate towards a new commercial model, through the selective adoption of impactful innovative customer approaches. Fonny likes to work at the exciting intersection of technology, commercial effectiveness, business strategy and innovation. One of his more recent strategic focus areas is the impact of connected healthcare on the business model for pharma.

Fonny has received many awards at J&J for his achievements in the CRM and e-business space, both at European and global level. In addition, he is a well-known speaker at international CRM and e-marketing events and has authored several strategic eCRM articles.

Dates

  • 6-7 March 2012, Brussels
  • 22-23 May 2012, Copenhagen
  • 20-21 September 2012, Madrid
  • 27-28 November 2012, Brussels

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Venue & Accommodation

6-7 March 2012, Brussels
27-28 November 2012, Brussels

These courses take place at the Sheraton Airport Hotel & Conference Center which is situated opposite Brussels National Airport, literally at 2 minutes' walking distance from the arrival hall.

Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
Brussels National Airport
1930 Zaventem
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 710 80 00
Fax: +32 (0) 2 710 80 80

We have secured preferential room rates at this four-star hotel for our delegates. Registering three weeks or more prior to the course will secure your room at a preferential rate. Upon your registration, C.E.L.forpharma will send you a Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel Accommodation Sheet to complete and send back.
Do not hesitate to contact Tanya Petroffa, Office Assistant, if you need assistance in this matter. (Tanya.petroffa@celforpharma.com; tel +32(0)27092107)

22-23 May 2012, Copenhagen

This course takes place at the Hilton Copenhagen Airport Hotel which is directly connected to Terminal 3 by a covered walkway. It is located only 12 minutes' away from the city centre and its top attractions. The metro will take you from the airport to Nørreport Station in central Copenhagen in 15 minutes.

Hilton Copenhagen Airport Hotel
Ellehammersvej 20
2770 Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel: 45-32-501-501  
Fax: 45-32-528-528

We have secured preferential room rates at this hotel for our delegates. Registering three weeks or more prior to the course will secure your room at a preferential rate. Upon your registration, C.E.L.forpharma will send you a Hotel Accommodation Sheet to complete and send back. Do not hesitate to contact Tanya Petroffa, Office Assistant, if you need assistance in this matter. (Tanya.petroffa@celforpharma.com; tel +32(0)27092107)

20-21 September 2012, Madrid

This course takes place at the Hilton Madrid Airport Hotel, which is located just a few minutes away from the Madrid Barajas International Airport and the vibrant city center.

Hilton Madrid Airport Hotel
Avenida de la Hispanidad 2-4
28042 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 153 40 62
Fax: +34 91 153 40 21

We have secured preferential room rates at this hotel for our delegates. Registering three weeks or more prior to the course will secure your room at a preferential rate. Upon your registration, C.E.L.forpharma will send you a Hotel Accommodation Sheet to complete and send back. Do not hesitate to contact Tanya Petroffa, Office Assistant, if you need assistance in this matter. (Tanya.petroffa@celforpharma.com; tel +32(0)27092107)

Registration fee

6-7 March 2012 Course, Brussels (DIG-06)
  Price(*)
Registration after 20 January 2012
  €2.970

22-23 May 2012 Course, Copenhagen (DIG-07)
  Price(*)
Registration before 6 April 2012
  €2.670
Registration after 6 April 2012
  €2.970

20-21 September 2012 Course, Madrid (DIG-08)
  Price(*)
Registration before 3 August 2012
  €2.670
Registration after 3 August 2012
  €2.970

27-28 November 2012 Course, Brussels (DIG-09)
  Price(*)
Registration before 12 October 2012
  €2.670
Registration after 12 October 2012
  €2.970
* (VAT excl.)

Group discounts are offered as of 3 or more registrations from the same company.
Do not hesitate to contact Tanya Petroffa, Office Assistant, (Tanya.petroffa@celforpharma.com;
tel +32(0)27092107) for more information.

To register, please go to our online registration form.

Testimonials of The Digital Pharma Marketing Course

"It is truly time well-spent: listening to someone with extensive pharma experience in this new area is clearly the way to go! Congratulations! And thank you, Fonny!"

Luis Franco, CNS Product Manager & Innovation Leader, AstraZeneca - Portugal (December 2011)

"Great course, great facilitator with much experience. It covered all aspects of digital pharma marketing, many concrete examples. Well structured. You learn to be clever with online."

Gerrit Coremans, Director Customer Service, Nycomed – Belgium (December 2011)

"Fonny provides a very comprehensive overview of the digital landscape with a wealth of real life examples."

Petra Latka, Intr. Business Analyst, Boehringer Ingelheim – Germany (December 2011)

"This course offers very good insights in digital strategies. The structured approach takes you on an exciting journey in this very important area. Fonny is a reference in this domain."

Erik Janssen, General Manager CNS, UCB – Germany (December 2011)

"I came in as a 100% digital immigrant and came out ready to move full speed ahead into the digital world."

Nadja De Wolf, Senior Product Manager, Nycomed - Belgium (November 2011)

"The Digital Pharma Marketing Course is good to keep up with development in the digital pharma business."

Pawel Ciesielcyk, International Marketing, EVER Neuro Pharma - Austria (November 2011)

"The beauty of this course is that it effectively mixes statistics, market data and strategic thoughts. Helpful with relevant insights. I definitely recommend!"

Christiano Pereira Silva, International Product Manager Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim – Germany (May 2011)

"Great learning experience on smartly making a digital strategy."

Sayantani Dasgupta, Senior Insights Manager, Novartis – Switzerland (May 2011)

"The Digital Pharma Marketing Course provides a lot of new and useful information. Fonny Schenck is an expert with good abilities of presentation."

Victoria Igna, Group Product Manager, AstraZeneca – Romania (May 2011)

"Fonny Schenck is very knowledgeable about the subject, interactive and willing to answer questions. It increased my "horizon line" regarding the subject."

Tatiana Popescu, Group Product Manager, AstraZeneca – Romania (May 2011)

"This digital marketing course gives you a very good overview about what's going on in the market. Very useful strategic methodology!"

Giada Saltari, International Product Manager Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim – Germany (May 2011)

"The Digital Pharma Marketing Course is a good course with a good teacher. I do recognize its strong added value!"

Battistina Ghiani, Internal & Business Communications Specialist, Roche - Italy

"Fonny Schenck's course is very interesting and quite unusual, with very interesting exercises. Never boring!"

Andrey Gurvich, Head of Sales Operations, Novartis – Russia

"Great digital pharma marketing workshop! Thank you very much, Fonny!"

Iris Marr, Vice Director Brand Management, Daiichi Sankyo - Germany

"The instructor (Fonny Schenck) is very experienced. I am totally satisfied – thanks!"

Isil Ramazanogullari, CRM and Analysis Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim – Turkiye

"The digital marketing course is a must for both newcomers and more experienced people in digital marketing. Bringing together marketing strategy and e-tactics, this course will help anyone to implement a rigid strategy in his/her company."

Nico Smets, Market Manager Primary Care, Merck Serono - Belgium

“Fonny Schenck effectively transfers his in-depth knowledge and vast experience on digital pharma marketing in this seminar, so that you will know what to do, when, and how. I am glad I attended this course now because the marketing environment is changing fast and it is clear we need to integrate e-marketing tactics synergistically within the pharma marketing mix. To my colleagues from other companies I can recommend to send their entire senior marketing team (incl. GM) to get the whole team geared up at the same time.”

Piet Lannoo, General Manager, Ferring – Belgium

“This pharma e-marketing workshop has given me an overview of available e-tactics, and tools for evaluating and prioritizing the tactics according to strategic needs and ideas for measuring investment. Excellent starting point!”

Charlotte Vestergaard, Nordic Copaxone Marketing Head, Sanofi-aventis – Denmark

“Well organized and overall a very good course for my 2.0.”            

Geert Jan van Daal, Medical Director, Actelion – The Netherlands

“The Digital Pharma Marketing Course is an important experience to open our mind to accept what is the real actual digital landscape and to understand how important it is and how to face it.”

Marco Bucci, International Brand Manager, Chiesi - Italy 

“I finally see the wood for the trees in the ‘digital world of pharma marketing’ ”

Vera Lamberts, Business Unit Manager, Ferring - Belgium 

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