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Now that you have decided to go into the alpaca industry are you sure you know how to get noticed? Remember that people need to know you exist

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

before they can come knocking on your door.

Marketing is a very important aspect of every business. Here are 10 ways to help get your ranch

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

known:

Join AOBA (Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association) and your local affiliate such as ABA (Alpaca Breeders of Arizona). Direct

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

ries are sent out yearly to all members and your ranch name, address, type and number of alpacas are included. There are yearly membership due

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

s for joining the associations.

Volunteer your time. Whether you are helping out a nearby ranch or giving your time at a show will

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

get you networking with other alpaca ranchers or wannabe alpaca ranchers.

Send out direct mailings. The consumer needs to see your n

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

ame on average seven times before making the move to contact you.

Take your fiber and fiber made products to farmers markets, crafts

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

, and fairs. Make sure you have some kind of catalog or flyer to give away, so the consumers know how to contact you for a later buy.

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

>Hold ranch tours and accept visitors. You want people to come to your ranch and see the alpacas first hand. It will be hard for some to walk

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

away. Always be courteous and informative. Remember that word of mouth can go a long way.

Hand out your business cards to everyone.

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

tick them in your return mailings for bills. You never know when it might catch someone’s interest enough to contact you.

Create a w

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

ebsite. We live in a digital world. Less and less people pick up the actual yellow pages, but are searching away on the net. You can go global

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

by creating a website for your ranch.

Advertise in magazines. Be sure to know who your target market is and advertise only in those

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

magazines. Ads can be expensive and you will want to measure your results, so you can see which magazine is worth advertising again in the fut

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

ure.

Participate in shows. There are alpaca shows in almost all levels being held nationwide. If your alpaca is given a ribbon you a

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

e instantly recognized. Shows are great for networking and meeting new people. Most shows are free to the general public, so be prepared to an

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

swer lots of questions.

Educate your consumers. These days there are still plenty of people who do not know what an alpaca is or the

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

benefit of their fiber. The more we educate the more demand we will create for the animals and their fiber. Education can be done by offering

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

seminars, writing articles or ezines, or writing a monthly newsletter. Some of the items listed above are simple to do while oth

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ers will take time to think through and strategize. Coming up with an overall marketing plan and budget will help you getting your ranch known

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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