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Five Principals of Key Account Management


Author: Alan Gillies

In an increasingly sophisticated and competitive environment, pharmaceutical companies now realise that it is not sufficient to treat clients with a uniform approach and that certain client accounts represent an increased level of importance. This can be due to their position of dominance within the market, the volume of transactions or any other strategic elements making them of particular interest to the company. As such, key account management strategies must be implemented and communicated to the sales and marketing team as the company aims to cement relationships with these principles. More

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Why Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Consulting is a Crucial Business Element


Author: Alan Gillies

A pharmaceutical company that tries to operate at maximum efficiency while placing many constraints on the heads of its senior management may suffer in an ultra competitive environment. The pharmaceutical and health-care fields are challenged like few others, as complex and often controversial forces are at play. It is far from easy bringing a new product to market, let alone converting such a product into bankable sales and the company would do well to employ the services of an experienced pharmaceutical consulting firm to help spread the executive load correctly. More

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Pharmaceutical Marketing Must Make its Voice Heard


Author: Alan Gillies

While straightforward economics may dictate that a pharmaceutical company's bottom line is really driven by the need to sell its products for monetary gain, a more holistic view should be taken. The company occupies a key position, from a marketing perspective, between the government and other regulators and ultimately the patient. There is a complex understanding and relationship between all the main players and pharmaceutical consultants help to emphasize these individual roles, as they disseminate information to help oil all the moving parts of this complex machine.  More

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Judging the Importance of Effective Implementation


Author: Alan Gillies

If organised properly, planning is all very well and good with an adequate marketing strategy outlined on paper, but it’s essential to remember that nothing happens unless action is taken. They say that you cannot win the lottery without buying a ticket and this essentially means that you cannot land meaningful sales and revenue unless you engage in the marketplace. Selling within the pharmaceutical business is much more than inking contracts and exchanging products for cash, it is also about management of reputations, the education of professionals and end users and corporate positioning. There are a lot of subtle steps involved when establishing a client account and ensuring that values are transferred and objectives met. It is so important to develop and train a meaningful sales and marketing team and a pharmaceutical consulting firm has widespread and intense experience in this arena. More

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