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Prescription drug marketing misconceptions

World of DTC Marketing

Another TED talk on the evils of prescription drug marketing was filled with misinformation as usual. Today consumers don’t run to their doctor after seeing a DTC ad, they do their research, and in some cases, the ads actually help them identify potential health problems. What about marketing to doctors?

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Can Doctors Train Medical Sales Reps Better

Toolyt

The sales job is a highly competitive field, but the Medical Sales Reps job is more challenging. Multi-role Of A Medical Sales Reps. A Medical Sales Rep comes across different doctors, physicians, and pharmacies. A Medical Sales Rep comes across different doctors, physicians, and pharmacies.

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The debate on DTC marketing is going to heat up again

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: DTC marketing is not the reason why prescription drugs cost so much. Here are some myths around DTC marketing: 1ne: DTC ads result in patients asking for prescriptions they don’t need. Today, people don’t see a DTC TV ad and run to their doctor to ask for an Rx. DTC ads do NOT lead to unnecessary Rxs.

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The Future of Medical Sales

MaBiCo

The Future of Medical Sales. The profession of medical sales has clearly faced a decline during the last years, making many professionals feeling anxious about the prospect of their careers. Pharmaceutical companies of every size, cut on their medical sales teams to achieve economies and reduce their costs.

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How to Market to Doctors, Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals

Healthcare Success

Marketing to doctors, physicians, surgeons, and other health care professionals can be extremely challenging, complicated, and expensive. What’s more, most doctors work in a hospital or multilocation medical practice, making it even more challenging to identify key decision-makers. Step 1: How to Define Your Doctor Audience .

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What makes a medical representative most effective in their detailing to doctors?

eMediWrite

In the healthcare sector, sales agents are required to run their “territories” like their own businesses. Top-performing medical sales representatives have an entrepreneurial mind-set for this precise reason. Being seen as a valuable consultant by physicians is one of the main objectives of a medical sales representative.

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How to Increase Doctors’ Pharma Brand Loyalty

eMediWrite

Second, utilising incentives to increase prescription rates has shown to be a hit-or-miss tactic in the past, and it’s time to try something new. Pharma brand loyalty, when effectively built, can have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences beyond prescriptions. The problem, though, is in the word — sales reps.

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