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Advice You - Want to Light a Fire Under Your PR?
Yes? Then do something positive about the behaviors
of those important external audiences of yours that
MOST affect your operation.
Those embers can leap into flame when business, non- profit or association managers use public relations to alter individual perception among their target publics, leading to changed
Those embers can leap into flame when business, non- profit or association managers use public relations to alter individual perception among their target publics, leading to changed
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
behaviors and helping to achieve
their managerial objectives.
In the process, things can really blaze when managers take steps to persuade their key external folks to their way of thinking, then move them to take actions that allow that manager’s department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed.
The kindl
In the process, things can really blaze when managers take steps to persuade their key external folks to their way of thinking, then move them to take actions that allow that manager’s department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed.
The kindl
; 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
ing for your new fire is the reality that people
act on their own perception of the facts before them,
which leads to predictable behaviors about which
something can be done. When we create, change or
reinforce that opinion by reaching, persuading and
moving-to-desired-action the very people whose
behaviors aff
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
ect the organization the most, the public
relations mission is accomplished.
Let’s assume you are such a manager and that you will keep in mind that your PR effort must demand more than special events, brochures and press releases if you are to achieve the quality public relations results you’re counting on.
And
Let’s assume you are such a manager and that you will keep in mind that your PR effort must demand more than special events, brochures and press releases if you are to achieve the quality public relations results you’re counting on.
And
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
lots of good things CAN happen. Capital givers or
specifying sources beginning to look your way;
customers starting to make repeat purchases;
membership applications on the rise; fresh proposals
for strategic alliances and joint ventures; politicians
and legislators starting to view you as a key member
of the b
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
usiness, non-profit or association communities;
welcome bounces in show room visits; prospects
starting to do business with you; and community leaders
beginning to seek you out.
Because your public relations professionals are already in the perception and behavior business, they can be of real use for your new
Because your public relations professionals are already in the perception and behavior business, they can be of real use for your new
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
opinion monitoring project. But
be certain that the PR staff really accepts why it’s SO
important to know how your most important outside
audiences perceive your operations, products or services.
And make sure they believe that perceptions almost
always result in behaviors that can help or hurt your
operation.
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
Sit down and review with them your plans for monitoring and gathering perceptions by questioning members of your most important outside audiences. Questions along these lines: how much do you know about our organization? Have you had prior contact with us and were you pleased with the interchange? Are you fami
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
iar with our services or products and
employees? Have you experienced problems with
our people or procedures?
When you study the benefits of the program, you may conclude it’s a no-brainer as you measure the cost benefit of using those PR folks of yours in that monitoring capacity against the cost of using prof
When you study the benefits of the program, you may conclude it’s a no-brainer as you measure the cost benefit of using those PR folks of yours in that monitoring capacity against the cost of using prof
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
essional survey firms to do the opinion gathering
work. But, whether it’s your people or a survey firm
asking the questions, the objective remains the same:
identify untruths, false assumptions, unfounded rumors,
inaccuracies, misconceptions and any other negative
perception that might translate into hurtful beha
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
viors.
It’s time to establish a goal calling for action on the most serious problem areas you uncovered during your key audience perception monitoring. Will it be to straighten out that dangerous misconception? Correct that gross inaccuracy? Or, stop that potentially painful rumor cold?
Naturally, setting your P
It’s time to establish a goal calling for action on the most serious problem areas you uncovered during your key audience perception monitoring. Will it be to straighten out that dangerous misconception? Correct that gross inaccuracy? Or, stop that potentially painful rumor cold?
Naturally, setting your P
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
R goal requires an equally
specific strategy that tells you how to get there.
There are just three strategic options available to
you when it comes to doing something about
perception and opinion. Change existing perception,
create perception where there may be none, or
reinforce it. The wrong strategy pick wil
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
taste like
onion gravy on your deep dish apple pie, so be sure
your new strategy fits well with your new public
relations goal. You wouldn’t want to select “change”
when the facts dictate a strategy of reinforcement.
Now comes the hard work. You must prepare a persuasive message that will help move your key a
Now comes the hard work. You must prepare a persuasive message that will help move your key a
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
udience to your way of thinking. It must be a
carefully-written message targeted directly at your
key external audience. Your very best writer will
be needed because s/he must produce really
corrective language. Words that are not merely
compelling, persuasive and believable, but clear
and factual if they are t
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
o shift perception/opinion
towards your point of view and lead to the
behaviors you have in mind.
At last you come to the fun part of the program. Selecting the communications tactics most likely to carry your message to the attention of your target audience. There are many available. From speeches, facility to
At last you come to the fun part of the program. Selecting the communications tactics most likely to carry your message to the attention of your target audience. There are many available. From speeches, facility to
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
urs, emails and brochures to
consumer briefings, media interviews, newsletters,
personal meetings and many others. But be certain
that the tactics you pick are known to reach folks
just like your audience members.
How you communicate is a concern since the credibility of any message is fragile and always up fo
How you communicate is a concern since the credibility of any message is fragile and always up fo
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
grabs. Which is why you may wish to unveil your
corrective message before smaller meetings and
presentations rather than using higher-profile news
releases.
You and your PR team will inevitably view any suggestions about progress reports as an alert to begin a second perception monitoring session with members
You and your PR team will inevitably view any suggestions about progress reports as an alert to begin a second perception monitoring session with members
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
of your external audience. You’ll
want to use many of the same questions used in
the benchmark session. But now, you will be on
strict alert for signs that the bad news perception
is being altered in your direction.
The fact that you can always speed things up by adding more communications tactics as well as
The fact that you can always speed things up by adding more communications tactics as well as
.
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
increasing their frequencies, will be a source of
comfort for you should program momentum slow.
The fastest way for managers to light a fire under their public relations efforts is to persuade those key external audiences of theirs to his or her way of thinking, thus moving those publics to take actions that al
The fastest way for managers to light a fire under their public relations efforts is to persuade those key external audiences of theirs to his or her way of thinking, thus moving those publics to take actions that al
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
low the managers’ business,
non-profit or association to succeed.
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 1085 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2005
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 1085 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2005
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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