Through a Glass Darkly

February, 2010    SMM-056 Through a Glass Darkly Human beings can only have an imperfect view of the world. As pharmaceutical marketers, this is most obvious when we try to understand the way our business environment is changing. By the time things...

Break Out

March, 2010    SMM-059 Break Out Invisible constraints on the company environment can hinder effective strategic change. In this feature article in Pharmaceutical Marketing Europe, Dr Brian Smith looks at institutional theory and applies it to the...

Seven Deadly Sins of Marketing Excellence

February, 2010    SMM-058 Seven Deadly Sins of Marketing Excellence Marketing excellence programmes have become ubiquitous. Although going under different names, the urge to improve marketing capabilities has seized most pharmaceutical companies....

Against the Odds

January, 2010    SMM-055 Against the Odds International research can guide us in adapting to changes in the marketplace. (Part of the Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Roundup series.)

The Science of Marketing

January, 2010    SFP-018 The Science of Marketing Marketing is more science-based than one might realise. Dr Brian D Smith looks at Resource Advantage Theory and how it applies to Marketing.