The brutal economic landscape is taking its toll on industry paychecks--for the first time in years, MM&M's exclusive research shows a decrease in average salary. Ben Comer looks at the data on pay, job satisfaction and migration

While some organizations find the talent shortage to be a struggle, several firms have managed to attract and retain staff by creating a culture and environment where people can thrive.

The road to a successful career in healthcare marketing can be a long and winding one, and is often fraught with questionable positions such as toilet cleaner, news anchor and Tom Cruise's PA. James Chase looks at the journeys of seven executives who made it

We've all heard horror stories about ugly mergers stifling innovation and crushing employee morale, but Takeda's hands-off melding with Millennium and AstraZeneca's absorption of MedImmune show that it doesn't have to be that way

The results are in from our panel of industry experts—the shortlist for each of the 24 categories appear on the following pages. The winners will be revealed for the first time at the presentation dinner on October 30

Angus Russell took over as CEO of Shire in June after serving nine years as CFO and EVP of global finance.

Some of the best-known media directors in medical marketing assembled at the offices of MM&M to discuss the media issues of the day—and to offer a few words of advice to their pharmaceutical industry clients. James Chase took the moderator's chair

There hasn't been much good news for providers in the past year, according to MM&M's annual Medical Education Survey, with regulatory issues squeezing budgets hard. James Chase reports

Pfizer's recent decision to pull the plug on direct funding of CME through independent commercial providers follows months of public criticism of pharma support. Lew Miller and Warren Ross explore how the rest of the industry is coping with the assault

Social networks and an expanded digital landscape have opened up more avenues for pharmaceutical and healthcare marketers to reach their patient and physician customers. Deborah Dick-Rath looks at how and where to spend your budget