February 13, 2019 – ATLANTA – Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical brand marketers, advertising agencies, and companies that want to stand out in the pharmaceutical advertising space can now become recognized as DTC Certified Marketers by attending DTC Perspectives’ events or online with a new educational platform called DTC University. For nearly 20 years, DTC Perspectives has been the top curator of DTC advertising education through conferences and publications serving thousands. DTC University and its DTC Certification are the culmination of these efforts, aimed to provide individualized learning on specialized topics and distinguish anyone working in the DTC space as experienced, educated DTC marketers.

“DTC marketing is now about 25 years old. It is still evolving as regulations are in flux, new media is being created, and the consumer is taking more control of their health decisions. We created DTC University to offer continuing education for both experienced marketers and for those new to our industry. For 20 years DTC Perspectives has been dedicated to professional development and DTC University is the culmination of that experience,” says Bob Ehrlich, CEO, DTC Perspectives.

DTC Perspectives consulted with industry veterans and pharmaceutical marketing educators at universities to create DTC University course content covering all DTC marketing campaign topics. To achieve DTC Certified Marketer status, participants must complete the introductory course, DTC 101, which includes a variety of important topics related to DTC Marketing designed to keep marketers apprised of the latest trends, regulations, and technical capabilities in the space.

“Finally, an informative and reliable source of additional information for DTC marketers in an easy to consume format,” says one major pharma marketing executive.

All DTC Certified Marketers will receive special designation at DTC Perspectives’ events, a credit for additional education, a certificate, and access to a library of ongoing education videos featuring DTC experts. Certification hours can be achieved in-person by attending the DTC National Conference, April 16-18 at the Sheraton Boston, live at any office, or by online at DTCUniversity.com.

For more information about becoming a DTC Certified Marketer or DTC University, please visit DTCUniversity.com or contact Scott Ehrlich at [email protected].

About DTC Perspectives
DTC Perspectives is a publishing, conference/training, and consulting company specializing in the area of consumer marketing of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Through multiple divisions, DTC Perspectives provides both Rx and consumer health marketers with analysis and information in their respective fields through several publications, including DTC Perspectives Magazine and the DTC in Focus e-newsletter, and several leading conferences, including the flagship events, the DTC National and Hospital Marketing National Conferences.