by Pharmaguapa | Jun 10, 2020 | Facebook, Patient centric, Social Media, Twitter
Why do we need to be social? More particularly why do we need to be on social media? As you may know I am a huge advocate for social media. It provided me a lifeline may years ago when I was terribly ill. There are a myriad of reasons why we need to be social and...
by Pharmaguapa | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Let us take a trip down memory lane. Let us go back a decade to the end of the 2000’s in the early days of pharma social media. These were challenging times but also incredibly exciting. Social media was starting to take off and offering huge opportunities to...
by Pharmaguapa | Mar 20, 2020 | Autoimmune Disease, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
The WHO director general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the point recently: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic”. It is a sad sign of our times that our health professionals and organisations not only have to deal...
by Pharmaguapa | Oct 15, 2019 | Facebook, Leadership, Rare disease, Reverse Mentoring, Social Media
Imagine feeling constantly sick or in pain. Imagine going to doctor after doctor but still not receiving a suitable diagnosis or any idea of what is wrong with you. Imagine being told you are making it all up or it is all in your head. Imagine your life as this...
by Pharmaguapa | Jul 26, 2019 | Facebook, marketing, Multichannel, Social Media, Twitter
I have been working in pharma social media for over ten years and I am happy to say I have seen a huge amount of change during this time. Back in the day there were only a few of the big pharma companies that actually had a presence on social media, and virtually...