Sermo, the global platform for healthcare professional (HCP) engagement, has unveiled the Engagement Manager, a new on-demand advertising solution that allows health-focused brands to reach Sermo’s community of over one million verified medical professionals worldwide. The launch marks a significant shift in how pharmaceutical and wellness brands can connect with the clinicians who influence patient behavior—directly, securely, and without intermediaries.
“Healthcare providers don’t just prescribe—they guide purchasing decisions across every facet of health and wellness,” said Peter Kirk, CEO of Sermo. “With the Engagement Manager, we’re opening the door for any health-focused brand to reach these influencers directly—no red tape, no long lead times.”
A New Era of Self-Serve HCP Marketing
The Engagement Manager brings a self-serve model to an industry long dominated by complex approval chains and lengthy campaign cycles. Marketing teams can now:
- Build and launch ads—image or video—using their existing creative assets.
- Target campaigns to specific medical specialties or geographies.
- Track real-time insights into campaign performance and engagement.
- Adjust messaging based on HCP interaction trends.
For pharmaceutical, consumer health, and digital wellness brands, this means faster campaign deployment and more precise audience reach—without the guesswork.
Verified Audience, Verified Impact
Unlike public social media platforms where users self-report credentials, Sermo operates as a walled-garden community where all members—physicians, pharmacists, and advanced practice providers—are triple-verified. This ensures advertisers reach authentic, practicing professionals and not bots or unverified users.
The timing of Sermo’s launch aligns with growing demand for short-form, high-value content among clinicians. According to the company, 63% of HCPs prefer “bite-sized fast facts,” and 57% favor short videos under three minutes. The Engagement Manager enables brands to deliver exactly that—concise, relevant, and contextually aligned content where it’s most impactful.
Proven Results and Real-Time Optimization
Sermo’s platform already demonstrates measurable advertising impact:
- 36% increase in physician intent to discuss a brand with peers.
- 18% lift in physician intent to use or recommend a product.
- 86% boost in unaided brand awareness.
These metrics highlight the value of reaching healthcare providers in a professional mindset—85% of physicians report being more medically focused while using HCP-only platforms compared to public social media.
Streamlining Healthcare Advertising
All existing Sermo clients will transition to the new Engagement Manager for faster, more streamlined campaign execution. Meanwhile, new advertisers—spanning consumer health, supplements, baby care, and digital health—can register for a free account and begin launching campaigns instantly.
The move cements Sermo’s position as a frontrunner in HCP-first digital advertising, bridging the gap between consumer health brands and the medical voices that shape patient decisions.
