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Continue reading →: Same Mission, Totally Different Machine
Not long ago, pharmaceutical marketing meant a sales rep with a briefcase, a stack of glossy brochures, and a scheduled lunch with a doctor. Today, that same company might be deploying AI-driven personalization engines, AR product visualizers, and omnichannel campaigns optimized in real time. The transformation has been sweeping —…
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Continue reading →: Smart Marketing, High Stakes: AI’s Role in Pharma
For the pharmaceutical industry today, AI is not something that might happen in the future, but is actively changing not only how drugs are marketed, but also how patients will be engaged with and how compliance with regulations will happen. But with that change, comes a whole new level of…
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Continue reading →: Creative Branding in Pharma
Pharmaceutical marketers have an unique challenge when it comes to self-promotion. To be successful in this field, marketers need to be creative, credible, visible, and compliant with the various regulations imposed upon them. While most other industries rely heavily on overtly promoting themselves, pharmaceutical marketers rely on building relationships with…
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Continue reading →: The Strategy Behind My Content
I saw developing my portfolio’s social media strategy as more than just completing a task. I wanted to clarify how I will creatively show up in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Instead of rushing to post content, my goal was to lay out a clear and intentional foundation that meets…
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Continue reading →: Next Step: Branding
Having completed the planning phase, it’s time for the next step: branding. At this stage, you’re really starting to build a portfolio and see it take shape. Prior to this stage of development, you’ve done a lot of work preparing for all of the elements (content organization, defining your purpose,…
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Continue reading →: From Placeholder to Portfolio: The Glow-Up
Throughout my time in the Interactive Media and Communications program, I’ve produced a growing body of creative work — projects that reflect not only technical skill but real intellectual and professional growth. From digital literacy to strategic communication, each assignment has expanded my capabilities in ways that deserve more than…
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Continue reading →: From Energy Drink to User Experience
The energy drink industry is saturated, fiercely competitive, and in a continual state of transformation. Celsius, a company that is dedicated solely to fitness and wellness, has emerged recently as one of the top competitors in this space. Celsius promotes its products as a better-for-you beverage choice compared to many…
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Continue reading →: Click. Sip. Confused?
I performed a usability study of the current Celsius website to analyze how users interact with the site. My main goal was to five a better understanding of how users experiment with the web site; where users experience friction, confusion or hesitation when attempting a product, comparing flavors, and/or making…
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Continue reading →: Click First, Follow Through
When a user first enters a site or opens an application, they will very quickly determine where they want to go first in order to have the best chance of succeeding or having a difficult time with many questions and no clear direction. The ‘first click test’ is a UX…
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Continue reading →: Wizard of Oz Studies: A Powerful UX Research Method
Wizard of Oz studies are a fun and valuable type of user experience (UX) research you can do to get a sense of how your idea may work with the target audience before having an actual prototype, especially for more complex technology (e.g., voice assistants, chat bots, or adaptive systems).…

