We will explore the steps that McKesson has taken on their digital
transformation journey, from building their martech stack and getting buy-in from multiple stakeholders to acquiring technology and showing how content/marketing activities affect the bottom line.
Eric Herman, Director, Brand Partnerships, Skyword
Omar Al-Sinjari, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing Operations and
Technology, McKesson
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• McKesson is a market leader in Pharmaceu6cal Distribu6on,
Medical-Surgical Supplies, and Pharmacy Automa6on
• Currently #5 on Fortune 500 list
What is McKesson?
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• Crea6ng inefficiencies and slowing McKesson’s ability to connect
with customers
• Increased our overall costs and reduced our ability to adapt to
changes in our market
• Looked at exis6ng systems and found opportuni6es to focus on
technology partners along with consolida6on
Challenges: Siloed and Complex Systems
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• Digital is new normal – No longer “Digital Marke6ng” it’s
“Marke6ng”
• Everyone is adop6ng digital – because it’s what your customers
expect
• Low internal collabora6on due to complex organiza6on structure
• Many new opportuni6es are available due to digital marke6ng
Need: Digital TransformaLon
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• Shape a vision to help steer the change effort and develop
strategic ini6a6ves to achieve that vision
• Vision could be verbal and unofficial
• Build and sell a business case to create urgency and gather a
coali6on
• Define a roadmap
Process: Form a Strategic Vision and IniLaLves
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• Content is what fuels the marke6ng revenue engine
• What drives your TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU?
• Aligning your MarTech stack to how you ul6mately deliver
content
Key takeaways: Content, Content, and More Content
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