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A Pharma Marketing Pioneer, Sander Flaum, Passed Away

Contrarian Sales Techniques

He then launched Flaum Navigators in 2004, which was a consultancy that sought to help clients embrace innovation in medical sales and marketing. His most recent column, "For a Pop in Prescriptions," was featured in the December 2022 edition of Med Ad News.

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The Dark Side of KOL Relationship

Contrarian Sales Techniques

While building and maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and thought leaders is an essential part of a pharmaceutical sales representative's job, there have been cases where reps have misused their relationship with KOLs to influence prescriptions. Vioxx was a pain reliever that was introduced by Merck in 1999.

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