Health PR
Highlights from day 2 – Digital Pharma Marketing Australia Conference
Sanofi’s Will Collie says digital is not the strategy – strategy is to apply digital to your marketing mix Sanofi product manager Andrew Moore opened day two of the Digital Pharma conference with a case study on how pharmaceutical marketers are looking towards social networks for insight. Andrew rebuked popular myths and phobias surrounding social…
Read MoreCurtains down on internship at VIVA!
Sydney University Master of Health Communications student, Caroline Chen, has just completed an internship at VIVA! HQ. Here’s what she had to say about the experience: After two months of interning at the fabulous and frantic VIVA! headquarters it saddens me to say the end has come all too soon. Nonetheless it’s been lots of…
Read MoreA first for Progeria
VIVA! and GlobalHealthPR partner Spectrum Science’s involvement in the “Find the other 150” campaign has taken another step forward as another young girl was discovered living with Progeria in Johannesburg. We’d like to take a minute to introduce a First Lady, Miss Ontlametse Phalatse… Ontlametse is a special young girl in many ways: she is…
Read MoreJames Jones appointed as Commercial Country Leader in Australia, of combined Takeda and Nycomed
Takeda Pharmaceuticals announces Mr James Jones has been appointed to lead the combined Takeda and Nycomed commercial operation in Australia, following the recent completion of Takeda’s acquisition of Nycomed. Mr Jones, who most recently served as Managing Director at Nycomed Australia, says Takeda and Nycomed are a strong strategic fit, with complementary geographies and product…
Read MoreVIVA! campaigns recognised at 2011 PRIA and PRIME Awards
Last week was an exciting week at VIVA! HQ. We clinched first place in the highly coveted Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) State Awards of Excellence held at the NSW Art Gallery, for our entry in the Health Organisations category, Granting PNH community the gift of life – funding secured for life-saving treatment. This…
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