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6 Trends for Leading in Biotech & Pharma Organizations

We share the six critical areas of need in learning and management development as identified from recent interviews, surveys and interactions with customers, thought-leaders and industry experts in the biotech and pharma industry.

Pharma Marketing: 4 Quick Tips for Digital Engagement

Simple tips for improving digital customer engagement in pharma marketing. 

Biopharma Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Let’s start by saying that nobody could have predicted just how unpredictable 2020 would be.

4 Biotech Success Stories to Inspire Your Team

The Biotech world is booming. Scientists around the world are devoted to researching biological processes in order to develop more powerful and useful technology and pharmaceuticals. However, success is not guaranteed, there are winners and losers...

How Digital Changes the Face of Pharmaceutical Product Launches

The pharmaceutical industry is an interesting and innovative world, in which new and evolving challenges must compete with windows of opportunity, funding, and market complexities. When it comes to launching new products, there are costs, timelines,...

Experiential Learning in Biopharma

The biopharmaceutical industry is at a critical turning point. Competition is becoming fiercer, sales growth is slower and profitability is declining in many developed markets. Industry leaders and teams need to be ready to face these challenges if...

Podcast Series: Commercial Success in Pharma in 2020

What are the biggest commercial challenges in pharma and how can commercial teams achieve success in 2020 and beyond? Tune in for a conversation with FirstWord and StratX ExL consultants by clicking on the podcast below. 

Podcast Series: Digital Trends in Pharma in 2020

What are the top trends in digital impacting the pharma industry? It’s all about digital engagement. Tune in for a conversation with FirstWord and StratX ExL consultants by clicking on the podcast below. 

3 Key Factors to a Fool-Proof Pharmaceutical Product Launch

New pharmaceutical product launches, which had started to wane in the early 2010’s, are back, and some say with a vengeance. Yet, success for a new product launch remains elusive: as of March 2018, more than 50% of launches over the past 8 years...

Embracing the Start-Up Mindset in Pharma Business

"We are introducing a truly innovative technology with the potential to disrupt the way customers and stakeholders in our market view their problems and solve them. But we are facing big challenges. 

Eye Opening Tips to Enhance Customer Engagement in Pharma Marketing

Pharma has been trying to crack the customer engagement code in pharma marketing since the very first rep signed the log-in clipboard at the front desk for the very first time, detail aid in tote.

Ways to Improve the Holistic Patient Experience in Health Care

Looking back, 2018 could be deemed as a pivotal year for pharmaceuticals when it comes to patients. The year when chatter around patients perceptively quieted.

How to Create a Stakeholder Value in Pharmaceuticals

Ask any stakeholder in your universe “From your point of view, who is my brand’s most important stakeholder?” The answer will always be “me”.

And that’s because all stakeholders are trying to satisfy their needs and desires with your product or...

How to Avoid “Strategic Emergencies” in the Pharmaceutical Industry

We often get calls from partners and customers in the pharmaceutical industry with requests that we classify as “strategic emergencies.” These calls typically come from teams that are struggling to achieve commercial excellence at some stage in...

How to Build Leadership & Develop Talent in Biotech & Pharma

Facing the Impending Talent Cliff with Confidence, Creativity & Courage

While everyone knows that there is no literal cliff around the corner, Biopharma companies and firms must prepare as the largest workforce in history moves into retirement.

Biopharma Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Let’s start by saying that nobody could have predicted just how unpredictable 2020 would be.

4 Biotech Success Stories to Inspire Your Team

The Biotech world is booming. Scientists around the world are devoted to researching biological processes in order to develop more powerful and useful technology and pharmaceuticals. However, success is not guaranteed, there are winners and losers...

How Digital Changes the Face of Pharmaceutical Product Launches

The pharmaceutical industry is an interesting and innovative world, in which new and evolving challenges must compete with windows of opportunity, funding, and market complexities. When it comes to launching new products, there are costs, timelines,...

Experiential Learning in Biopharma

The biopharmaceutical industry is at a critical turning point. Competition is becoming fiercer, sales growth is slower and profitability is declining in many developed markets. Industry leaders and teams need to be ready to face these challenges if...

Podcast Series: Commercial Success in Pharma in 2020

What are the biggest commercial challenges in pharma and how can commercial teams achieve success in 2020 and beyond? Tune in for a conversation with FirstWord and StratX ExL consultants by clicking on the podcast below. 

Podcast Series: Digital Trends in Pharma in 2020

What are the top trends in digital impacting the pharma industry? It’s all about digital engagement. Tune in for a conversation with FirstWord and StratX ExL consultants by clicking on the podcast below. 

3 Key Factors to a Fool-Proof Pharmaceutical Product Launch

New pharmaceutical product launches, which had started to wane in the early 2010’s, are back, and some say with a vengeance. Yet, success for a new product launch remains elusive: as of March 2018, more than 50% of launches over the past 8 years...

Embracing the Start-Up Mindset in Pharma Business

"We are introducing a truly innovative technology with the potential to disrupt the way customers and stakeholders in our market view their problems and solve them. But we are facing big challenges. 

6 Trends for Leading in Biotech & Pharma Organizations

We share the six critical areas of need in learning and management development as identified from recent interviews, surveys and interactions with customers, thought-leaders and industry experts in the biotech and pharma industry.

Pharma Marketing: 4 Quick Tips for Digital Engagement

Simple tips for improving digital customer engagement in pharma marketing. 

Eye Opening Tips to Enhance Customer Engagement in Pharma Marketing

Pharma has been trying to crack the customer engagement code in pharma marketing since the very first rep signed the log-in clipboard at the front desk for the very first time, detail aid in tote.

Ways to Improve the Holistic Patient Experience in Health Care

Looking back, 2018 could be deemed as a pivotal year for pharmaceuticals when it comes to patients. The year when chatter around patients perceptively quieted.

How to Create a Stakeholder Value in Pharmaceuticals

Ask any stakeholder in your universe “From your point of view, who is my brand’s most important stakeholder?” The answer will always be “me”.

And that’s because all stakeholders are trying to satisfy their needs and desires with your product or...

How to Avoid “Strategic Emergencies” in the Pharmaceutical Industry

We often get calls from partners and customers in the pharmaceutical industry with requests that we classify as “strategic emergencies.” These calls typically come from teams that are struggling to achieve commercial excellence at some stage in...

How to Build Leadership & Develop Talent in Biotech & Pharma

Facing the Impending Talent Cliff with Confidence, Creativity & Courage

While everyone knows that there is no literal cliff around the corner, Biopharma companies and firms must prepare as the largest workforce in history moves into retirement.