Q&A with Veeva’s Paul Shawah and Aktana’s David Ehrlich – Part 1 In this two-part series, Veeva Systems SVP of Commercial Strategy Paul Shawah and Aktana CEO David Ehrlich discuss how to leverage machine learning and AI to optimize go-to-market strategy — both today and in the years to come. Part one below focuses on […]
Driven by customer success and innovation, Aktana introduces major product enhancements multiple times a year based on customer input, advancements in technology and data sciences, and industry changes. The latest enhancements to Aktana Decision Support center around improving control and visibility for customers, punctuated with a new integration with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are all over the news today and a priority for most data companies. Aktana’s product marketing director, Lauren Schivley, talks with Chief Science Officer Marc Cohen about what makes machine learning so valuable and how it applies to the commercial life sciences.
It doesn’t take a rocket data scientist to understand why sales and marketing teams across industries are being drawn to artificial intelligence (AI) like moths to a flame. The promises and prospective applications are nothing short of game-changing: Anticipate the needs and behavior of each customer. Predict which interactions will have the best outcomes. Create […]
You’ve identified your use cases, implemented your brand strategy and orchestrated a successful roll out to the field. But what happens next? As we all know, change is inevitable. Additional data sources become available, new competitors arise and, as a result, strategies change. If you want to achieve continued success with your decision support program, […]
Being responsive to the ever-changing needs of the pharmaceutical market is an essential consideration for a company like Aktana. Our value proposition has always been the right information, in the right place, at the right time—a moving target that we must constantly pay attention to and adjust for in order to reach. There’s simply no […]
We recently had the privilege of attending Veeva’s Commercial Summit in China, perhaps the world’s most significant pharmaceutical market. As home to the largest potential patient market and the greatest number of unique pharmaceutical manufacturers, China presents no shortage of opportunities. Plus, with more people involved in pharma commercialization in China than any other single country, […]
We’re proud to announce that Gartner, one of the world’s leading independent information technology research and advisory firms, has identified Aktana as a “Cool Vendor” in Life Sciences for 2016. Each year, the firm recognizes five pioneering vendors per field that stand out as innovators in their respective industries, and we’re honored to be included. […]
As multi-channel marketing becomes more prevalent in the pharmaceutical industry, so does talk of making the sales representative the point person for multi-channel touches. The most common analogy I’ve heard is the rep being the “quarterback” of their territory. They are given a playbook, but make the calls at the line based off of their […]
Today we arrive at the final part of our Six-Part Decision Support series. So far, we have reviewed the five key tenets of decision support design and the four most common categories of use cases. But even the best designed decision support program can fail to deliver results if it is not implemented well. Below […]
