Ian Baer, Founder and Chief Soothsayer, Sooth, discusses how pharmaceutical companies and healthcare advertising agencies can adapt their strategies to attract Gen-Z.
Ian Baer, Founder and Chief Soothsayer, Sooth, discusses their recent data and research about some massive behavioral shifts occurring across Gen-Z, and how pharmaceutical companies and healthcare advertising agencies can adapt their strategies to attract the ever elusive generation.
Ian Baer, Founder and Chief Soothsayer of the strategic insights platform and pharma marketing consultancy Sooth, has been solving marketing’s greatest challenges for over three decades. He has spent his career helping major biotech and pharmaceutical brands achieve extraordinary success and challenger brands box above their weight class in leadership roles with Publicis Groupe, TBWA, Rapp, Deutsch, and others. He is a contributing writer for industry-specific and national publications including Adweek, Forbes and Digiday along with a frequent speaker at leading national conferences including Advertising Week, Social Media Week, Digiday, DMA Annual, Marketing Forum, and the 4A’s.
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Navigating Distrust: Pharma in the Age of Social Media
February 18th 2025Ian Baer, Founder and CEO of Sooth, discusses how the growing distrust in social media will impact industry marketing strategies and the relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the patients they aim to serve. He also explains dark social, how to combat misinformation, closing the trust gap, and more.
Social Media's Influence on Young Women's Reproductive Decisions
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