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Advice You - Online Networking For Technodummies
WHY NETWORKING WORKS -
It’s a regularly repeated marketing mantra that ‘people do business with people’: - in other words people want to know, like and trust you before they will do business with you. Consistent networking to raise your profile will
It’s a regularly repeated marketing mantra that ‘people do business with people’: - in other words people want to know, like and trust you before they will do business with you. Consistent networking to raise your profile will
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
mean that the more connections you develop the more business you’ll naturally attract.
But what if you don’t want to go out networking? What if you’re shy of going into a room full of strangers? What if you’re running a business from home and want t
But what if you don’t want to go out networking? What if you’re shy of going into a room full of strangers? What if you’re running a business from home and want t
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
o be able to network at times that suit you? Maybe you’re working in a remote location and can’t make it to the meetings? Online networking means that you get the benefits of conventional networking without having to leave your desk.
As someone who’
As someone who’
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
d rather be reading the kids a bedtime story than handing round business cards with a bunch of suits, I’ve found that focusing on consistent online networking has brought me fantastic opportunities to meet and do business with people all over the world
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
This is what I’ve found makes all the difference:
DO YOUR RESEARCH –
Talk to your clients and fellow professionals, especially people who are as successful as you want to be. Where do they hang out online? Which websites, discussion forums etc do
DO YOUR RESEARCH –
Talk to your clients and fellow professionals, especially people who are as successful as you want to be. Where do they hang out online? Which websites, discussion forums etc do
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
they enjoy? The easiest way to reach your potential clients and workmates is to hang out where they do.
WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE ONLINE -
Don’t try and sell to them straight away – this is the equivalent of rushing into a party and forcing your busines
WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE ONLINE -
Don’t try and sell to them straight away – this is the equivalent of rushing into a party and forcing your busines
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
s card on everyone, without stopping to find out if they’re interested in what you’ve got to offer. ‘Lurk’ for a while to get the feel of how various online environments operate – read other people’s messages to get a feel for the culture: is it seri
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
us and businesslike all the way, or is there a space for humour? Look for connections between what you do and what other members of the community do: this may give you an opening to make a connection.
BUILD YOUR PROFILE CONSISTENTLY -
It’s more eff
BUILD YOUR PROFILE CONSISTENTLY -
It’s more eff
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ective to have a limited number of sites and forums that you contribute to regularly than to try and be all over the internet at once. Make a regular commitment to participate and stick to it. Answer queries, contribute articles and blogs. Be genero
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
us with offering your expertise: this will say more about you than an ad ever would. Look for what you can contribute to others rather than what you can sell.
One thing to remember with online networking is that it probably won’t replace good old fa
One thing to remember with online networking is that it probably won’t replace good old fa
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
e to face networking entirely. Many people still don’t like to do business with others until they’ve looked them in the eye and had a face to face conversation. If you make an interesting connection with someone online, develop the relationship by gi
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ving them a call or meeting for coffee.
QUEEN OF YOUR OWN DOMAIN -
Some of most valuable networking you can do will be within a group of your target clients where you are in a position of authority – this raises your profile amongst your potential cl
QUEEN OF YOUR OWN DOMAIN -
Some of most valuable networking you can do will be within a group of your target clients where you are in a position of authority – this raises your profile amongst your potential cl
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
ients and makes you a centre of influence in their world. It is now easier than ever to start an online networking group with the help of Yahoo, Google or Smartgroups. Members of networking sites such as Ecademy can also choose to form their own club
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
s and become club leaders.
Of course for this sort of group to flourish, members have to be getting more out of it than simply finding out about your business. I run a networking group for Women in Media, because that’s the client group I specialise
Of course for this sort of group to flourish, members have to be getting more out of it than simply finding out about your business. I run a networking group for Women in Media, because that’s the client group I specialise
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
n helping. However, if the group only consisted of ads for my services, members would soon drift away. The fact that members get a whole host of support and opportunities keeps them coming back for more. And that’s the fun thing about running your o
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
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
wn group – it soon takes on a life of its own and develops in ways you could never have predicted.
PLAN YOUR OBJECTIVES Above all, before you start be clear about what your objectives are for online networking: Whom do you want to meet? What do you
PLAN YOUR OBJECTIVES Above all, before you start be clear about what your objectives are for online networking: Whom do you want to meet? What do you
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
want to happen? How much time are you prepared to commit to it?
Above all have fun and be open to meeting new people. Be interested in what they’re doing and they will soon be interested in you.
To get you started:
SOME BUSINESS AND PERSONAL NETW
To get you started:
SOME BUSINESS AND PERSONAL NETW
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
RKING SITES:
www.soflow.com – International online networking with a high proportion of media/creative professions. It's a fairly small community at present but that can make it easier to get to know people than on larger sites.
www.ecademy.com – Bus
www.ecademy.com – Bus
.
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
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
iness networking site with the facilities to post articles and blogs
www.linkedin.com – Works by linking people up with one another, following the ‘Six degrees of Separation theory’: that you’re only six people away from everyone else on the planet.
www.linkedin.com – Works by linking people up with one another, following the ‘Six degrees of Separation theory’: that you’re only six people away from everyone else on the planet.
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
www.ryze.com
www.tribe.net
www.MediaWomenUK.com - Online networking group for women in media. Mainly UK based but with members around the globe. Many members are freelance journalists, though a wide range of other media professions also represente
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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