tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post6352251910623002800..comments2024-03-28T13:38:36.788-04:00Comments on Pharma Marketing Blog: Pharma Social Media Crips vs. Legal/Regulatory Bloods: Call for a "Peace" ConferenceVladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04114063498108633047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-57742119136565751932009-10-22T18:14:29.436-04:002009-10-22T18:14:29.436-04:00Let's get your regulatory friends to attend a ...Let's get your regulatory friends to attend a tweetup in DC on November 12. I'm sure many will be there. A few drinks may pave the way to peace better than smoking weed or whatever is in that pipe!PharmaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211557578124130640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-90176105826653238552009-10-22T18:03:55.359-04:002009-10-22T18:03:55.359-04:00Hey Man!
I was there the day before with my panel...Hey Man!<br /><br />I was there the day before with my panel full of Bloods (Arnie, Amit, and Mark), but where was John Mack? Probably antiquing in Front Royal. <br /><br />My apologies for not being there throughout the conference, but I had some conflicts unfortunately in one way and fortunately in another. Nonetheless, I agree Digital Pharma would be better if we had more regulatory and legal participation, so accept my apologies on behalf of me. Nonetheless, I have lots and lots of legal and regulatory friends and colleagues throughout industry, and trust me, their extremely interested and engaged in these issues, while being simultaneously engaged in lots of other issues (drug safety, typical promotional issues, compliance program issue, and lots of other things). <br /><br />But, you hit the nail on the head. Collaboration and communication helps quite a bit (its sort of inevitable if you want progress). Set up the peace conference and I'll help get more "bloods" to it next time. No peace pipes though. That'll get people fired. We need to foster regulationships, huh?<br /><br />John MurrayJohn Murrayhttp://www.regulationships.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-55427895335347645862009-10-22T10:48:53.466-04:002009-10-22T10:48:53.466-04:00To be fair, it's difficult to get the Crips an...To be fair, it's difficult to get the Crips and Bloods together in a single conference that tries to be everything to everyone. But if you designed a conference SPECIFICALLY to foster a dialogue between these gangs, then maybe you might have something. It may not make money though.PharmaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211557578124130640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-56060211534727544192009-10-22T10:35:46.110-04:002009-10-22T10:35:46.110-04:00"When I asked "Are they any legal/regula...<i>"When I asked "Are they any legal/regulatory people here?", no one raised their hands. Maybe they were there but afraid to expose themselves to such a hostile group or -- much more likely -- they just were not there."</i><br /><br />Were any of them invited? Often, regulatory people are only consulted when necessary about social media - not actively involved throughout the process. Which is why they don't understand it, and why they desperately need to be brought in out of the ghetto. <br /><br />If they are given the opportunity to become actively involved in planning social media strategies, the Crips and Bloods might start playing nicely with each other.Geoff Scaplehornhttp://www.contentformula.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550428.post-20572225753431519902009-10-22T10:14:03.450-04:002009-10-22T10:14:03.450-04:00I agree with your observation based on my experien...I agree with your observation based on my experience in reverse. I went to the recent FDLI conference on advertising and promotion and there weren't any other marketing/social media people there except me. Well, maybe there was more. The room was full of legal/regulatory people trying to figure out social media. It was pretty scary.GMcDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712341466861040676noreply@blogger.com