Presentation from 2013 Digital Marketing for Medical Devices
Effective use of multi-channel marketing in medical devices
Case study examples of iPad utilization for sales force
Personalized apps for sales
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Combining Multiple Marketing Strategies In A Digital Format
1. Effectively and Efficiently
Combining Multiple
Marketing Strategies In A
Digital Format
Pamela Balthazor Gajdosik
VP, Commercial Excellence
American Medical Systems, An Endo Health Solution
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5. Google Earth – The Globe of the 21st Century
Solution 2.0
6. Objectives
Assess historic successful print marketing campaigns and how
these can be utilized in a digital format
Examine successful creative formats that enhance the delivery
and effectiveness of online digital catalogs and product information
Explore use of cloud and tablet technologies that engage the sales
team in effective message delivery
9. A balancing act…
Internal
External
Brand Goals
Content
Capabilities
Risk-Tolerance
Maturity
Budget
Customer Experience
Emotions and Motivation
Digital Behavior
Competitive Actions
10. External: Understand the Journey
1. Problem
Recognition
2. Solution &
Supplier
Comparison
3. Validation
of Choice
What do customers think and feel through the decision
process? How do they gather information? What is your
competition doing?
11. Internal: Content and Capabilities
LITERATURE AVERAGE USAGE
ACTIVE ITEMS
4,999-2,500
0.4%
2,499 -
1,000
1.7%
500-999
1.3%
499-250
5.1%
1-249
42.8%
None
48.4%
Internal Interviews
• Sales
• Sales Training
• Customer & Tech
Service
• Medical Affairs
• Device Reporting
• Regulatory
• Legal
12. Bring it together
1. Problem
Recognition
2. Solution &
Supplier
Comparison
3. Validation
of Choice
Content Gap?
Delivery?
Content Gap?
Delivery?
Content Gap?
Delivery?
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REIMAGINE…NOT REPURPOSE
68% of docs who have received a tablet detail say they’re
extremely or very satisfied with the experience
Those who were not said the detail appeared to be “optimized
for another medium”
15. PERSONALIZED
• Making it REAL
• Completely RELEVANT
MEANINGFUL
• SOLVE their problem
• Provide SOLUTIONS that create connection
ENGAGING
• DIALOGE, not presentation
• INTERACTIVE learning
Three Considerations
16. Choosing your channel
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Intimate
One Way
Battleground
Ubiquitous
Communication
Power
Competitive Noise
White Papers
and Animations
Mobile content
tools = Content
Briefcase
Individualized
dialogue and
solution tools
Interactive
Product
/Surgical Demos
Source: CEB,The Digital Evolution in B2B, 2013
22. Digital Transformation for Sales
"Transitioning your field
sales team over to
cloud-based tablet
platform is more than
just an upgrade of their
technology. It represents
a key shift in the
engagement between
sales representatives
and their customers”
23. Case Study
The Challenge
10K product SKUs sold by multiple sales teams
20+ customer segments with numerous “pain points”
Thousands of videos, brochures, and other collateral
Over half of sales team had less than 6 months tenure
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24. Case Study: eInsights
The Solution:
A single
interactive app
that fosters two-
way discussion
based on the
customer
challenges
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29. Case Study: Zimmer Spine
The Challenge: 100K
SKUs, bulky catalogs
and a visual sale
The Need: Seamless
integration of content
The Solution: One
mobile app integrated
with SFD.com that
includes functional
demos
Source: SalesForce.com Website, 7/20/13
30. Considerations
Make sure your content lets you tailor presentations.
Ensure your content accurately represents the medical device in a
photo realistic manner—cartoonish models don’t do your product
justice.
Ensure that the iPad content you create can be re-used on multiple
delivery platforms
Look to develop iPad content that can show medical devices fully-
functioning in their natural environment.
Create medical device content that is TRULY interactive, unlike
videos
Construct easily translatable content to extend global reach.
Find a way to repurpose existing messaging and supporting
collateral.
Develop content native to the iPad – NO INTERNET NEEDED.
31. Success Depends on Training 31
‘Hey, that looks useful but can you
tell me how to download an App?
Med Device Sales Representative
35. Summary
A great digital approach starts with an understanding of the customer
and an assessment of both internal information as well as capabilities
Customers are more savvy than ever and demand personalized,
relevant and engaging conversations
Digitization affords us the opportunity to integrate multiple strategies
seamlessly
Cloud and tablet technology enable us to better support our sales team
but we must ensure good training to maximize investment.
No one “gets it right” the first time. Continuous tracking of KPIs allow
for quick adjustments to improve performance.
Editor's Notes
There appears to be something of an iPad arms race in the $200 billion medical-devices sector. Heart-device maker Boston Scientific recently bought 2,000 for its sales team, and orthopedics company Zimmer Holdings Inc. ZMH +0.77% is rolling out more than 1,000 of the tablets. Stryker Corp., SYK +1.17% a Zimmer rival, said it has deployed iPads "and a number of applications" in a pilot program.s 2.0
Cloud info
Zimmer’s interactive iPad app, built with Force.com, lets sales reps show doctors how their medical devices function within the human body. With the entire product line on one mobile app, bulky catalogs and product samples can remain back at the office. Sales reps can interface with doctors virtually anywhere—even the emergency room—to help patients regain mobility.
Make sure your content lets you tailor presentations. If it doesn’t, you’ll have trouble communicating to a variety of audiences—as physicians, lab technicians, and CTOs all have varying levels and areas of interest. Your prospect’s time is precious, so being able to jump directly to the information and products that are of interest to them can make or break a sale.
Ensure your content accurately represents the medical device in a photo realistic manner—cartoonish models don’t do your product justice. Kaon’s 3D Product Models are the only high-definition product demonstrations available that a) deliver realism (make the virtual 3D product resemble the actual product as closely as possible), (b) mimic behavior (make the virtual 3D product behave the same as the actual product does – doors open, power supplies are removed, etc.) and (c) maximize performance and visual experience (make the entire virtual 3D product experience fluid, natural and visually appealing and realistic). This means the product models are visually identical to physical products, allowing the user freedom rotate and view these photo realistic models from any angle, as well as interact with them to run animated sequences to demonstrate product features and operations in the most realistic and engaging way possible.
Ensure that the iPad content you create can be re-used on multiple delivery platforms, so you can provide customers a consistent, universal presentation wherever they encounter your brand (website, trade shows, training sessions, briefing centers)—without paying to re-format, re-create or re-develop content. This also helps to ensure that you’re articulating a consistent product message everywhere a prospect encounters your medical device.
Look to develop iPad content that can show medical devices fully-functioning in their natural environment. It may be impossible to show a prospect a 1.5 ton analysis machine, but showing a 3D Product Model that looks and behaves just as the actual product does, in a hospital setting, can actually help to articulate MORE features and benefits than giving an actual demonstration of the physical product or presenting a shell of the product.
Create medical device content that is TRULY interactive, unlike videos or PPTs—meaning that when the user does something, the content immediately reacts; putting customers in the “driver’s seat” creating a personalized interaction they control based on their interests as they view products and messaging in whatever sequence they choose.
Construct easily translatable content to extend global reach. Medical companies often have offices, channel partners and sales teams spread across the globe, and communicating to this wide audience can be challenging if the marketing content can’t be easily translated into multiple languages. Localized 3D Product Models extend your global reach, providing every remote sales office a full portfolio of products to demonstrate where they previously may not have been able to obtain physical products due to shipping costs or export red tape.
Find a way to repurpose existing messaging and supporting collateral. Due to device complexity and regulatory compliance issues, inconsistent messaging is one of the most crucial obstacles medical companies must overcome. Fact sheets and collateral that have been previously created MUST be incorporated within your interactive iPad content. The immediate accessibility of iPad Apps provides the perfect way to get up to-the-minute information updates out to sales people around the world– ensuring all prospects receive the same standardized message.
Develop content native to the iPad – NO INTERNET NEEDED. The mobility of iPads allows for presentations literally anywhere, at any time, but if the app requires an Internet connection then this can seriously hamper the desired mobility—as many hospitals, clinics and corporate headquarters have strict firewalls or limited access to Internet. Content that runs natively on the iPad allows for presentations ANYWHERE you can take your iPad, expanding the potential locations of demonstrations tenfold.
Now that you know some crucial features in creating great iPad content, you have an excellent idea of what to look for in an iPad app - interactivity that will genuinely excite Sales teams while providing them with engaging medical device content that can help them win deals.