Drugmakers are Using Social Media Influencers to Promote Their Products
Patient influencers are being paid to promote prescription drugs online.
Sara E. Teller
Sara is a credited writer, editor, contributor, and essayist, as well as a novelist and poet with more than two decades of experience in media arts. A seasoned publishing professional, she's worked for newspapers, magazines and book publishers in content digitization, editorial, acquisitions and intellectual property. Sara is a member of the International Association of Writers & Editors, has received numerous awards and has been an invited speaker at a Careers in Publishing & Authorship event at Michigan State University and a Reading and Writing Instructor at Sylvan Learning Center. She is also a mental health therapist, clinical supervisor and entrepreneur, holding an MBA degree with a concentration in Marketing and an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (graduating with a 4.2/4.0 GPA). Additionally, she is a member of Chi Sigma Iota, was on her local chapter's board, and a 2020 recipient of the Donald D. Davis scholarship recognizing social responsibility. Sara is certified in children's book writing, HTML coding and social media marketing. Her nine books can be found on Amazon.
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