Pre-call planning is a necessity if you're going to move your physicians and your productivity to another level.
Generative artificial intelligence, key new product launches, and the evolution of the go-to-market model are among key trends to watch in the year ahead.
Electronic pedigree is the future of supply chain security. Those still waiting and seeing might what to stop waiting and start tracking
Industry insiders explain how pharma companies are reorganizing their salesforces in the wake of industry-wide layoffs
Driven by the quest for innovation, the intensity of competition, and the pressure to create megabrands and megamergers, pharmaceutical executives are exploring an influential force still untapped by most marketing and communication departments-the power of emotion.
Defining, evaluating, and utilizing the Target Product Profile.
Communications planning in 2009 and beyond will include online, offline, mobile, out-of-home, point-of-sale, gaming consoles, and more-even your car's navigation system will be tied to Google! Perhaps most importantly, communications planning will begin to include social influence marketing.
There's a temptation for companies to view predictive markets as a silver bullet. Can crowds actually do a better job than "experts," or is that viewpoint more of a fad than a foundation for accurate future forecasting?
Competition for physicians' time has become so intense that some medical groups have severely restricted or banned reps altogether. Part of that strained relationship can be traced back to some of the sales techniques used by aggressive pharma salespeople. Physicians have become wary of being "sold" and often do not trust the information reps provide. Many doctors no longer feel that sales reps help provide better care for patients. Rather, physicians often come away feeling as though they just had an encounter with a used car dealer. To improve their relationships with medical professionals, pharma sales reps should avoid ten
Lawyers from Duane Morris LLP offer their take on the Supreme Court's groundshaking preemption decision
Courts are often hesitant to enforce such restrictions, so employers should take certain steps prior to and in the process of filing such a lawsuit.
Outsourcing saves money-except when it doesn't. Here's how to decide what to do.
The days of pharma sales reps going office-to-office with samples and brochures are done. These days, they need to turn their attention to payers, pharmacists, and consumers
New research points to the power of a highly educated sales force, supporting the case for a voluntary educational standard
New dynamics are forcing the industry's human resource departments to rethink their operational game plans. The drivers-consolidation, globalization, scientific advances, public policy, and competition-have pushed HR leaders into new territory to address business needs.
The Caremark and Park doctrines require directors and managers of life sciences companies to address regulatory compliance proactively and vigorously.
The industry needs credibility with consumers to make a spoonful of risk go down. So how does pharma speak to top concerns?
Courts are often hesitant to enforce such restrictions, so employers should take certain steps prior to and in the process of filing such a lawsuit.