Contrarian Sales Techniques

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

You might think you need to rush to the doctor, but the truth is, many of these minor ailments can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Imagine if everyone with a mild fever went to see a doctor – the system would collapse. For pharma sales in Malaysia, OTC medications represent a unique market segment.

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PM360

DECEMBER 20, 2023

HCPs are pressed for time, eager to keep up with scientific and clinical developments, skeptical about big pharma, and increasingly focused on outcomes and metrics. million self-identified HCPs on the platform to pharma marketers. Doctors love to talk to each other, especially when they share questions and concerns.

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Atrivity

MAY 5, 2021

The days when a pharma rep can walk into any doctors' office at a specific time and expect to see the doctor if they were patient enough, could soon be a distant memory. In-house training is the key to sales success and sales reps' ability to adapt to this new model.

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Contrarian Sales Techniques

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After the pandemic, many pharma reps shifted to digital sales calls, but the effectiveness of these calls has declined. The bad news is that only 24% of doctors still prefer to conduct face-to-face sales meetings, the effectiveness of digital interactions has decreased.

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Pharmaceutical Representative Training

JANUARY 11, 2021

Pharmaceutical sales representatives (often times referred to as pharma reps) are hired by pharmaceutical/biotech companies to educate healthcare providers (HCPs) such as physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and physician assistants (PAs) on their company’s product. What skills are necessary to become a pharma sales rep?

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PM360

MAY 25, 2023

Some of the questions we quizzed the physicians with focused on their thoughts around interactions with pharma reps. And the responses suggest an increasingly difficult future for the reps working in the EU5 markets.

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Cesare Ferrari

JULY 22, 2024

One of the challenges in medical sales is disseminating the right messages to the right doctors at the right time. Moreover, due to the limited access to doctors, which is steadily increasing year after year, the task of reaching the customer at the right time is even more demanding.

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Pharmaceutical Representative Training

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

How are sales reps and Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) the same? Ways Pharma sales reps and MSLs are the same: Truly, the main similarity between both roles is that Pharma reps and MSLs are both field facing teams. So both MSLs and sales reps should be on their “A” game at all times!

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Contrarian Sales Techniques

JULY 11, 2024

Meet Wei Wei isn't your typical high-flying pharma rep. The truth is, Wei used to be that kind of rep. All charm and spiel, pushing expensive branded meds on busy doctors. All charm and spiel, pushing expensive branded meds on busy doctors. Dr. Aisha, a dedicated young doctor, ran the clinic. That was it.

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PM360

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This is an achievable reality through strategic use of existing healthcare channels that have been negotiated for pharma access—inside the electronic health record (EHR). As a former pharma rep and district manager, I would value any tool that echoed my brand’s message to HCPs.

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Veeva

AUGUST 13, 2021

Imagine what a pharma rep will look like in 10 years. Or perhaps they’ll be engaging with doctors in virtual reality. Will they still be out driving all the time? Maybe they’ll just be using their phones. While we can’t say for sure what the future will hold, we can try to make educated guesses.

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PM360

JULY 21, 2022

As pharma reps’ access to physicians continues to decline, this case study examines the effectiveness of reaching physicians through other means—the EHR. Physicians Increasingly Too busy to See Pharma Sales Reps, Report Finds.” Pharma Sales Reps are Struggling – Here’s Why.” FirstWord PHARMA.

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Rep-Lite

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Pharmaceutical Sales refers to selling prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, medical devices, and other healthcare products to healthcare professionals, or medical providers such as doctors, pharmacists, and hospitals. Do you have to know how to get into pharmaceutical or pharma sales reps?

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Evolve Your Success

MAY 9, 2023

Ophthalmology offices opened quicker than most doctors’ or physicians’ offices did. I would say it’s equivalent probably to a pharma rep. Is it the same as in any medical sales rep if you want the manager and then if you want the executive, or are they different? We still needed to see. People still needed glasses.

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World of DTC Marketing

APRIL 27, 2021

QUICK READ: Patients are returning to their doctor’s office, and it’s not uncommon for appointments, or routine visits, to be scheduled weeks or months in advance. I talked to some thought leaders, and they said that they don’t have time for either virtual patient visits or online pharma detailing.

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Spotio

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A decade ago, pharma reps could easily book in-person meetings with doctors, build lasting relationships, and crush their sales quotas. We have yet to talk about the increased level of competition that modern reps have to deal with. Today’s doctors don’t trust pharmaceutical sales reps as they once did.

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Pharmaceutical Representative Training

JUNE 22, 2024

Pharmaceutical representatives (pharma reps) are facing new challenges as a result of these transformations that have drastically altered the pharmaceutical sales landscape. Essential Competencies in Pharmaceutical Sales First, let’s review the competencies of a successful sales rep in pharma.

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Contrarian Sales Techniques

JULY 13, 2024

Eh, you know lah, selling medicine here isn't like anywhere else," says Amir, a veteran pharma rep, as he expertly pulls a stream of tea between two cups. As a pharma rep, you need to be able to switch gears faster than a Myvi weaving through KL traffic. laughs Sarah, a rookie rep. But you know what?

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Evolve Your Success

JULY 18, 2023

By electro-anatomical, I mean anatomical, meaning the actual anatomy of the chamber the doctor is in, but it is being built by reading electrograms. I’m guiding the doctor with his catheters while he is manipulating them and advising on where to make lesions. We had pharma reps come through. How do you find us?

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Evolve Your Success

JANUARY 10, 2023

A lot of our readers are trying to get into medical sales, whether it be pharma, medical device, or something in between. It’s the MedTech versus medical devices, and we have the pharma division. They were saying the sales rep was dead. Several years from now, there will be no more sales reps. It’s a dead field.”

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PM360

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Point-of-Care marketers had to make a lot of adjustments as the pandemic completely upended the experience of patients seeing their doctor and getting their medications. When brands create messaging that removes stigmas and empowers patients to ask their doctor about a symptom that leads to a diagnosis, we have succeeded.

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Contrarian Sales Techniques

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In pharma sales, knowing your product is essential, but it’s not enough. What truly sets the best reps apart? What Are Soft Skills in Pharma Sales? Why Soft Skills Matter (And How They’ve Helped Me) As someone who’s been in pharma sales, I’ve seen firsthand how far soft skills can take you.

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