Case Study: Angina Forum
The task
- Facilitate the entry of a new product into the angina treatment arena by highlighting the shortcomings of existing treatments
Our solution
- Set up the Angina Forum, a multidisciplinary advisory group consisting of cardiologists, GPs and pharmacy advisers, to raise awareness of the need for improved medical therapy
- Use the Forum to endorse the use of the new product at and after launch
- All communications carried out by email
The result
- Over 500 associated members enrolled to the Forum
- Over 1000 column centimetres of press coverage achieved. Awareness created through press campaigns, articles, newsletters and online activity
Going beyond
- The model of value, credibility and advocacy has been used in many subsequent programmes
- Target membership number exceeded by 200%