«THE RUSSIAN WAY»
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
ONLINE COMMUNITIES
E-DETAILING 2.0 SYSTEM
Evgeniy Vishkovskiy, “Vrachi RF”
CEO, Founder
September 2013
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HCP IN POPULAR SOCIAL NETS
835000815000 *
55000
Odnoklassniki V Kontakte Facebook
Number of Russian speaking users stating higher
medical education on their pages
Source: own analysis of the open statistic data of the presented nets on 89 medical universities and academies from Russia and other CIS countries, August 2013* over 22 years old
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Not only are MDs present in social
media. They actively form
professional groups and
communities
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RUSSIAN HCP COMMUNITIES QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
Source: own analysis of the open statistic data, August 2013 Included are major communities over 10000 persons and groups over 3000 persons* registration demands detailed personal information** registration demands only an e-mail*** over 24 years old
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
180000
+ 300K preregistered at VrachiRF.ru MDs receiving news feed by e-mail
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DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL GROUPS AND
COMMUNITIES IN THE INTERNET
3500
30000
400000
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
400000
450000
May, 2010Old medical forums: medscape.ru and
rusmedserv.com
May, 2011Several groups in Odnoklassniki and V
Kontakte, several professional communities
May 2012Total coverage of Vrachi RF
(digest via e-mails, popular social nets, vrachirf.ru)
Within just one year Russian speaking MD’s got united in such a numerous community. Are you ready for the change?
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RUSSIAN HCP COMMUNITIES QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
• From what sources was the audience attracted?
• What was the motivation for the users to come?
• You do not see the real picture unless you ask for
independent statistics (Google Analytics, Yandex
Metrika, Liveinternet etc.)
• High refusal rate = not target audience
• Check data on integrity
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SPECIFIC DRIVERS FOR MDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITIES
Source: “Glas Vracha”, February 2013, 579 respondentshttp://vrachirf.ru/company-announce-single/1829
12%
5%
8%
11%
48%
61%
91%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Other
Direct contact with medical representatives of pharmaceutical companies
Renumeration for participation in polls and contests
To share the experience and get public acknowledgement
To get advice from the colleages
To feel being a part of the professional community
Staying informed about professional news and events
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CONTENT OF INTEREST
Source: “Glas Vracha”, March 2013, 898 respondentshttp://vrachirf.ru/company-announce-single/1919
7%
36%
38%
40%
40%
42%
42%
70%
75%
83%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Other
Materials of the pharmaceutical producers on effective and safe usage of medicines
Clinical problems
Medical polls
Colleagues sharing their experience
Video from conferences and congesses
Discussions on publications with colleagues
Clinical cases
General news of the healthcare community
Articles and other scientific publications
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INFLUENCE ON PRESRIPTION
Source: “Glas Vracha”, March 2013, 420 respondentshttp://vrachirf.ru/company-announce-single/1997
Are you ready to use the information on effectiveness and safety of medicines received from "Vrachi RF" to take decision on treatment regimen and prescription?
3%
4%
6%
30%
57%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
In my work I do not take decision on treatment regimen and prescription
Other
No
Probably
Yes
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STATISTICS OF TOPICS BY PHARMACEUTICAL BRANDS
• 10-20 topics monthly covering drug application
and discussing their qualities
• Each topic is studied by from several hundred
to several thousand doctors. Each topic gets up
to 50 comments
• Informational impact of one topic discussed in
the network can be compared with a whole
month of teamwork of medical representatives
and marketing professionals
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RISKS FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
• The products are being actively discussed by
doctors, while up-to-date information from producer
company is missing
• Producer companies may be lacking a ready
strategy, budget and trained staff for work with
doctors’ Internet communities
• Information travels superfast in the Internet. Will
the company’s representatives be able to formulate
their point in case of negative remarks before the
final negative opinion is formed?
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CURRENT MARKETING ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
• Small and middle size companies
mainly: motivated, flexible, ready to
take decisions and act
• Big pharma mainly: slow and high
level of bureaucracy, employees’
interests often differ from those of
the company
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PROVEN TO WORK - 3 IN 1 TOOL
• Inform as specialized press
publications
• Contact in person as medical
representatives
• Monitor doctors’ opinions as polls
and focus groups
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QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS
• Do you know what doctors say in the Internet
about your products?
• Are there in your team specially trained
people, in charge of representing your company
in the Internet communities for doctors?
• How soon is your team prepared to react to
topics, arising in the Internet doctors
communities, concerning your products?
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Thank you and see you at: facebook.com/edetailing.blog
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