In today’s information age, where data is available at the fingertips, patients who experience allergies need accurate and reliable insights.
Bridging the gap between the brand and its consumers can build customer loyalty. Real-time, precise pollen updates help the patients trust the brand.
By creating an avenue on which customers depend, pharma companies can manage their marketing campaigns and grow their customer base.
Brands can retain customers with precision marketing backed by environmental intelligence, leading to an increase in ROI.
People are spending more time outdoors, and the reasons are pretty clear. After a period of confinement during the pandemic, there is a collective yearning for freedom and work-life balance. The pandemic didn’t start this trend, but it sure pushed it into high gear. And it is transforming consumer behavior.
However, as outdoor activities gain popularity, there’s a looming threat that could send us back indoors: a rise in allergies. With climbing pollen counts, seasonal allergy is the 6th leading cause of chronic diseases in the US.
It’s no small concern when 60+ million Americans are grappling with allergies. Pollen allergies alone account for ⅓ of this, costing $18 billion annually, close to the annual revenue of healthcare giants like Moderna.
Pollen Allergies Market Forecast
Despite having a large consumer base, pharmaceutical companies are yet to catch up to a market projected to hit $36.2 billion in just 9 more years.
Why is this happening?
The traditional one-size-fits-all approach is no longer suitable to engage the expanding and aware customer base. So, many pharma companies need help to build trust with their customers to boost sales.
Maintaining a profitable marketing campaign and creating a loyal customer base requires a more personalized approach toward users.
With environmental intelligence backing a targeted marketing plan, pharma companies can tackle this issue. Let’s delve into the details.
How can pharma companies leverage accurate pollen data to design effective marketing campaigns and boost sales?
Streamline advertising with real-time pollen data
Pharma companies fall short in connecting with their consumers due to their lack of success in direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) efforts.
For example, in 2020 alone, the US pharma industry spent more than $6.58 billion on DTCA, but campaigns yielded a profit of less than one-third of the expenditure.
Why? Because they struggled to deliver relevant and clear messages to the target audience.
To address this, companies can streamline their approach using intelligent data, such as real-time pollen updates. By considering the amount and type of pollen in a specific location at a particular time, pharmaceuticals can tailor their ads and recommendations, ultimately increasing sales.
As more customers are now tech-savvy, tailored advertising campaigns grab more eyeballs. It prompts allergy sufferers to stock up on relevant medicines ahead of pollen season.
Personalize marketing campaigns with intelligence that prevents allergies
To engage discerning consumers, companies must create value by personalizing the user experience. It helps to build a lasting relationship with customers.
With stiff competition, personalizing brand experiences is the most feasible and scalable option. The key is to deliver the right information at the right time. This is where pollen data helps.
Imagine the impact of sending alerts exactly when pollen counts spike, recommending OTC medicines according to pollen species, encouraging outdoor activities in clear air, and more. By doing this, companies help customers manage their health better and display commitment toward public well-being.
Kleenex used Ambee Pollen data to build Your Pollen Pal
Demand forecasting
Various pollen species peak at different times and locations, indicating a correlation between pollen concentration and allergy medication sales.
To delve deeper, researchers at Ambee developed Multiple General Linear Models (GLMs) to predict antihistamine sales at daily, weekly, and monthly intervals, both for current and future periods. They were able to establish that allergens have a significant impact on OTC medicine sales.
A pollen-based demand forecast can help pharmaceuticals optimize inventories and marketing strategies, leading to increased sales and ROI.
Improve product positioning and market penetration
Tactical placement is crucial to reach potential customer segments. Pollen data helps to identify areas with high pollen concentration as well as pinpoint locations with untapped market potential. This can pave the way for pharmaceuticals to strategize and propel their market share. ( Tailored marketing and distribution strategies).
Allergy care is evolving, and so are consumer needs. By leveraging the data-centric approach of Ambee, companies can anticipate favorable outcomes, leading to an increase in ROI:
Growth in sales and stronger market presence with targeted ads and marketing
Higher satisfaction rates and customer retention by enhancing user experience
An increase in revenue and profitability through effective sales and marketing strategies
Achieve sustainability milestones by aligning with our commitment to ESG goals
Seal the deal with pollen data
Over 30% of the population is affected by seasonal allergies. Increasing pollen levels bear economic impacts, from health costs to missed working days.
With a vision to democratize environmental intelligence, Ambee collaborates with pharmaceutical companies to imbibe more value into their products. Additionally, Ambee’s accurate and real-time pollen data can help pharma companies innovate marketing campaigns and cultivate a sense of connection with the user.
Companies using environmental intelligence will pave the way to transform the future of healthcare. It will position the business providers as advocates of well-being.
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