18 Jan 2008
| by Gemma O'Reilly
GlaxoSmithKline has called in agency support to revive four of its 'iconic' consumer brands....at 'putting the iconic brands back on the map'. She added: 'The brands have strong media collateral and also ...
's experience at
revitalising brands with a heritage behind them was key, given that we
need to bring some of GSK's most well-loved brands back to life.' The move comes as GSK's communications chief Neil McCrae ...
27 Oct 2006
The relationship between branded pharmaceutical companies and their generic competitors is indeed...What you neglected to add, however, was what branded firms get out of
the relationship. Put simply, they get a kick up the backside. Without generic competition, branded companies would not bother ...
Vasella, chairman and CEO of Novartis
(one of the world's largest branded drugs companies, and owner ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
Sorman left pharma giant Sanofi-Aventis, where she was head of brand
policy and public affairs, in May and has joined Amgen as UK director of
corporate affairs, it emerged this week. She is now building what she described as a 'new department as a natural
development of the growth and influence ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Kate Nicholas
. But what we are seeing is a building consensus that pharmas are not on
the side of the angels, a ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
Pfizer - the company behind brands such as Lipitor, Viagra and Celebrex
- retains around 20 consultancies to handle its UK product PR and
medical education. Pfizer is now drawing up lists of 'preferred' and 'approved' agencies
from which product comms managers will have to select. Preferred suppliers are likely ...
09 Sep 2005
Procter & Gamble (P&G) Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for a major drive behind its Asacol brand...such campaign was currently in its final
stages. Resolute reports to P&G brand manager Nicolas Rouzioux ...
09 Sep 2005
the
manufacturers of lotion, cream rinse and liquid lice treatments are in a
state of readiness. Which brands ...
to go back to
school. SSL International head of comms is Jan Young and Full Marks brand
manager is Jackie Costello. Myriad PR has the account for Full Marks
(along with other SSL brands such as Durex ...
19 Aug 2005
for other Roche drugs, too? It handles three other oncology brands: Herceptin (for breast cancer ...
12 Aug 2005
| by Ian Hall
PRWeek understands that at least six agencies have held discussions with
Shire over promotional plans for the brand next year. Solaraze treats
what is known as actinic keratosis - a pre ...
, which has
promoted the brand for three years, confirmed the agency had presented
its plans for 2006 ...
12 Aug 2005
the OTC brands. How significant is this deal? Crookes Healthcare, a subsidiary of BHI, is one ...
, with
issues such as price and product competition from supermarkets affecting
the OTC brands. Does the firm use agencies to promote the unwanted OTC brands? Yes. Hill & Knowlton continues to handle PR ...