by James Anderson, Jay Borowiecki & Bruce Carlson For years, the highly personalized, omnichannel customer journey has been somewhat of a pipedream for life sciences marketing teams—until now. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolution of healthcare providers’ (HCP) expectations for personalized engagement, an industry-wide transformation is finally underway. Today, life sciences organizations must reach […]
Ask An HCP: A Candid Conversation with Dr. Wael Barsoum We’ve had many conversations on this podcast about how technology can improve the way life sciences companies support HCPs. But we’ve never had the opportunity to get the story straight from the source—until today. In Episode 14 of Contextual Intelligence, we interview Dr. Wael Barsoum—a […]
Aktana has been recognized in the Life Science Personalization Engine category for a second year. See insights from the 2022 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Life Science Commercial Operations here. Aktana continues to be recognized as the category creator and leader of intelligent engagement in the life sciences industry with recent recognition in the category of […]
Healthcare providers (HCPs) have never been “easy” to reach. But today—between the deluge of communication in digital channels, the increasingly complex landscape of therapies and treatment protocols, and the expectation for highly personalized interactions in all aspects of consumer life—the bar for what merits HCP attention is higher than ever. If brands want to get […]
Are We There Yet? Reaching “True” Omnichannel with Deborah Cava In Episode 13 of Contextual Intelligence, we interview Deborah Cava, U.S. Oncology Portfolio Strategy Marketing Director at Merck—the company she’s called home for her entire 32-year career. From the field sales arms race of the 90s to the industry’s current obsession with omnichannel, Deb has […]
Sowing the Seeds for Digital Transformation with Francesca Wuttke In Episode 12 of Contextual Intelligence, we interview Francesca Wuttke, Chief Digital Officer at Almirall. With an impressive background that includes earning her Ph.D. in Pharmacology, starting and running a biotech consultancy, and holding global strategy roles at Novartis and MSD, Francesca has seen and studied […]
Decision Intelligence and Data Storytelling with Ganes Kesari In episode 11 of Contextual Intelligence, we interview Ganes Kesari, Chief Decision Scientist and co-founder of Gramener, which uses the power of storytelling to help businesses make smarter, data-driven decisions. In addition to shaping the vision at Gramener, the Forbes contributor and TedX speaker advises CIOs on […]
By Toni Cejas Aktana presents a three-part series focused on dispelling common AI misconceptions and how to engineer success that scales. In Part 3, we analyze past implementations to outline the key characteristics of every successful project. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 of our series here. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming one […]
Alan Kalton and Graham Rapier Aktana presents a three-part series focused on dispelling common AI misconceptions and how to engineer success that scales. In Part 2, we discuss the myths surrounding costs of a global AI implementation, job replacement and the ideal time to scale up your efforts. It isn’t a lack of interest causing […]
Alan Kalton and Graham Rapier Aktana presents a three-part series focused on dispelling common misconceptions about AI scalability and how to engineer success after the pilot phase. In Part 1, we discuss the myths surrounding localization and foundational data requirements. Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in commercial life sciences surged during the period of […]