Intouch Solutions' CEO Named Innovative Marketer Of The Year At MM&M Awards Ceremony

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Oct 06, 2014, 10:06 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruk Capan, CEO of Intouch Solutions, a marketing agency serving the pharmaceutical industry, was named Innovative Marketer of the Year by industry publication Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M). The award was announced October 2 during a ceremony in New York City. Intouch Solutions also won two silver awards for its work.

"I am honored and humbled to be recognized by MM&M," said Faruk Capan, Intouch Solutions' CEO. "This is an industry filled with so many talented and creative people. I am grateful to have the privilege of working alongside the best and brightest every day at Intouch."

According to MM&M, Capan's employees greatly admire and respect him. They described him "not only as a brilliant visionary leader who is the backbone of the agency's success, but also as a humble, generous, fair, respectful, sincere and honorable man." Every judge in this category was deeply impressed by Faruk Capan's keen ability to read industry trends and pioneer innovations. "He invested in technology before pharma was ready to accept it and it paid off," one judge said.

In its 11^th year, the MM&M Awards recognize excellence within the healthcare marketing industry. Faruk Capan was selected due to his keen ability to read industry trends and pioneer innovations.

In addition to winning the Innovative Marketer of the Year, Intouch Solutions was recognized with a silver award in the Best Branded Website for Customers with Given Imaging, Ltd. for PillCamCrohns.com and Best Branded Website for Healthcare Professionals with Alkermes for Vivitrol.com/hcp.

All submissions were reviewed and scored by an independent panel of industry experts, carefully selected for their knowledge, experience and leadership, and intended to represent as many disciplines and subsectors of healthcare marketing and media as possible.

MM&M is a nationally recognized monthly business publication that has been serving healthcare marketers since 1966. View the complete list of the 2014 MM&M Awards winners at awards.mmm-online.com.

About Intouch Solutions Inc.
Founded in 1999, Intouch Solutions Inc. employs more than 500 individuals and is a privately held marketing agency headquartered in the Kansas City area with offices in Chicago and New York. Specializing in solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, Intouch is redefining what marketing means to these industries. Contact Intouch at [email protected] or visit them on the Web at www.intouchsol.com.

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