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Useful Advices - Are You in the Car Business? Stop Fixing the Same Problems
The problem facing you is selling more cars and making more gross. Here are some typical responses managers give. This should illustrate the point that we think we know what to do, but do we really? The important thing to learn is the process of problem solving and applying it to
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
everything you do or are considering doing. By utilizing this approach not only will the problem get fixed, the cure will be long lasting because the things we identify as the problem aren’t always fixed by the obvious.
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
1. We are selling enough, the gros
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
1. We are selling enough, the gros
; 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
isn’t high enough.
2. We are making gross, we aren’t selling enough.
WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
1. We aren’t asking for gross while working the deal.
2. We ask for gross and get it, we need more customers.
HOW DO I FIX THE PROBLEM?
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2. We are making gross, we aren’t selling enough.
WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
1. We aren’t asking for gross while working the deal.
2. We ask for gross and get it, we need more customers.
HOW DO I FIX THE PROBLEM?
1
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
Mark the cars up (used cars), start every deal from sticker minus ACV (new cars)
2. Advertise more
WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE?
1. Re-price the used car inventory, pencil every deal from sticker minus ACV
2. Talk the GM into increasing the ad budget to dr
2. Advertise more
WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE?
1. Re-price the used car inventory, pencil every deal from sticker minus ACV
2. Talk the GM into increasing the ad budget to dr
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ve traffic
HOW DO I MEASURE THE RESULTS?
1. Simple answer here, look at your travel and gross and compare to previous performance
Some of your responses in this exercise may be close to these. It looks pretty simple. It might even cure your immediate problem. U
HOW DO I MEASURE THE RESULTS?
1. Simple answer here, look at your travel and gross and compare to previous performance
Some of your responses in this exercise may be close to these. It looks pretty simple. It might even cure your immediate problem. U
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
til we learn to change our thinking, however, the cure will be short term and eventually we will be right back in this situation.
IF YOU ARE COMMITTED TO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING YOU MUST ALSO BE COMMITTED TO A PROCESS THAT WILL ENSURE THE CHANGE IS BENEFICI
IF YOU ARE COMMITTED TO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING YOU MUST ALSO BE COMMITTED TO A PROCESS THAT WILL ENSURE THE CHANGE IS BENEFICI
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
AL AND LONG LASTING
WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
Is it your attitude about the competition, their pricing methods and advertisements?
Your mindset regarding what is going on in the market has an impact on how you pencil your car deals. Because you are
WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM?
Is it your attitude about the competition, their pricing methods and advertisements?
Your mindset regarding what is going on in the market has an impact on how you pencil your car deals. Because you are
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
in the car business you are more sensitive to and pay more attention to radio, television, billboard and print ads. Never make the assumption your customers pay that same kind of attention.
Have you established, in writing, what your objective is for both unit sales and g
Have you established, in writing, what your objective is for both unit sales and g
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
oss per unit?
Telling yourself you need to make more gross isn’t a written objective. Write down and share with your fellow managers what you expect in terms of sales and gross. Hold yourselves accountable.
Have you kept accurate records so you will know how many up
Telling yourself you need to make more gross isn’t a written objective. Write down and share with your fellow managers what you expect in terms of sales and gross. Hold yourselves accountable.
Have you kept accurate records so you will know how many up
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
you see each month and what the result with each was?
Without the ability to track your business you will achieve inconsistent results. How many customers are falling through the cracks due to lack of follow-up, not re-looking at each opportunity or not being aware they were in
Without the ability to track your business you will achieve inconsistent results. How many customers are falling through the cracks due to lack of follow-up, not re-looking at each opportunity or not being aware they were in
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
your store?
Have you kept accurate records so you will know how many ups and what the results were for each of your salespeople? Have you identified areas of needed improvement in your salespeople? It is much easier if you are tracking their performance and reviewing it
Have you kept accurate records so you will know how many ups and what the results were for each of your salespeople? Have you identified areas of needed improvement in your salespeople? It is much easier if you are tracking their performance and reviewing it
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
on a constant basis.
Have you analyzed how many salespeople you need in order to be effective and sell the number of units you desire?
Take an honest look at your staff. Set performance objectives for them. Hold them accountable.
Have you analyzed your
Have you analyzed how many salespeople you need in order to be effective and sell the number of units you desire?
Take an honest look at your staff. Set performance objectives for them. Hold them accountable.
Have you analyzed your
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
nventory in order to ensure you have enough stock and the proper stock?
Do not assume anything. Inventory management is critical. It must be sufficient to create the numbers you forecast and must be the right stuff. Look at it every day.
Have you analyzed your traf
Do not assume anything. Inventory management is critical. It must be sufficient to create the numbers you forecast and must be the right stuff. Look at it every day.
Have you analyzed your traf
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
ic to determine the effectiveness of your advertising?
Spending your ad budget just because money is allotted to it is not going to be the best use of your money. Do you have a method established to determine what is bringing your customer to the dealership?
Is your
Spending your ad budget just because money is allotted to it is not going to be the best use of your money. Do you have a method established to determine what is bringing your customer to the dealership?
Is your
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
anagement team fully trained in order to be effective?
Does everyone know what their part in increased sales and gross is? Look at the numbers that measure the effort and effectiveness of management. Have you established a policy concerning penciling deals for gross?
Does everyone know what their part in increased sales and gross is? Look at the numbers that measure the effort and effectiveness of management. Have you established a policy concerning penciling deals for gross?
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
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Is your sales force fully trained in the skills they need to be effective?
Without the proper skills it is hard to do the proper job. How is their product knowledge? Are your sales training efforts effective and beneficial? How often do you conduct training devoted exclusiv
Without the proper skills it is hard to do the proper job. How is their product knowledge? Are your sales training efforts effective and beneficial? How often do you conduct training devoted exclusiv
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
ely to holding gross?
Do you get the GM and GSM involved in the training?
HOW DO I FIX THE PROBLEM?
Write down every item that comes to mind that might be causing the problem. Analyze why you feel that way about each of the items. Think about what might happen sho
HOW DO I FIX THE PROBLEM?
Write down every item that comes to mind that might be causing the problem. Analyze why you feel that way about each of the items. Think about what might happen sho
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ld you decide to change something.
Plan a course of action that will deliver the desired results.
WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE?
Inform the concerned parties about what needs to change and what the benefit will be. Lay out your plan of action and make certain the re
WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE?
Inform the concerned parties about what needs to change and what the benefit will be. Lay out your plan of action and make certain the re
.
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
ponsible parties fully understand it and what their role will be.
Set a schedule to accomplish the task and stick to it.
Create a method to measure your progress against the objective.
Hold yourself accountable for the results.
HOW DO I MEASURE THE RESULTS?
Look a
HOW DO I MEASURE THE RESULTS?
Look a
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
your travel rate and gross, compare to previous periods.
Look at each item that creates sales. #of UPS, Demo, Write-up, Sold, Delivered and see what they are telling you.
USE THIS METHOD EVERY TIME YOU SEE AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN IMPROVE …… ANYTHING LESS IS A TEMPORARY FIX
USE THIS METHOD EVERY TIME YOU SEE AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN IMPROVE …… ANYTHING LESS IS A TEMPORARY FIX
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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