Healthcare Industry Thought Leadership

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Debunking the 5 Biggest Myths About Community-Based Advertising

March 2, 2026

This article explores the 2026 shift in pharma marketing, debunking five common misconceptions to position online health communities as essential strategic powerhouses.

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Bridging the Gap: Tailoring Research for Hard-to-Engage Patient Populations

February 24, 2026

Explore strategic ways to engage hard-to-reach patient populations by prioritizing humility, empathetic design, and flexible research methodologies over standard demographic data

Case Study: Beyond the Target List

February 20, 2026

Learn how data-driven HCP audience expansion reignited a mature pharma brand.

Influencer Certification Playbook? We Wrote It Years Ago.

February 17, 2026

Discover how a decade of rigorous training, regulatory mastery, and certified patient expertise transforms influencer marketing into a compliant gold standard for pharma brands.

[GUIDE] Influencer Marketing and Social Health

September 2, 2022

This exclusive guide for pharma marketers details how to execute meaningful, scalable, and impactful influencer marketing campaigns with patient leaders.

Introducing the 2022 Social Health Awards Winners

August 25, 2022

Meet the outstanding 2022 award winners, who represent the wide range of patient leaders you can connect with through Health Union’s Social Health Network.

How Condition-Specific Stories Fuel Engagement in Social Health

August 15, 2022

Impactful patient leader stories supported by active moderation creates ongoing, condition-specific engagement, and ultimately, trust in social health.

Rise of Influencer Marketing: Patient Leaders Bring Value to Campaigns

July 26, 2022

Influencer marketing campaigns with patient leaders represent a significant opportunity to reach socially engaged, difficult-to-reach health audiences.

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