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Everyone knows that advertising is essential to growing a business. One problem that small business owners have always faced is the high cost of marketing. Most, however don't rea

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

lize that there is an effective way to reduce the cost of your advertising while - at the same time - increasing its reach.

Advertising co-ops are nothing new. Usually they are a

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

Examples of combination products may in

"perk" offered by major manufacturers to encourage retailers to promote their products. Because the retailer has direct access to customers that would want to buy certain products

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

it only makes sense that they should do joint advertising. You've seen it - McDonalds mentioning Coke in their commercials, Dell stating that you get a free Epson printer with pu

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

chase and so on.

The retailer doesn't make the product the manufacturer is providing, but it IS a great match with what they DO offer. Nobody would want to eat a Big Mac without

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

Combination pro

something to drink, and a computer wouldn't do a lot of good without a printer.

Now you can use this same strategy to create your own advertising co-op to increase the reach of y

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

ur ads and drastically reduce the cost, too.

--- How It Works

Generally speaking, the cost of any advertisements (bulk emailings, ezine ads, banners, newspaper, etc.) would be s

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

lit equally between all participants. If you and two associates decide to purchase a solo ad, you would each receive equal mentions in the ad and you would each pay equal portions

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

of the cost.

So if the solo ad were going to a list of 200,000 and cost $150, each of the three would pay $50. You get to reach 200,000 people for 1/3 the cost you would have nor

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

mally paid. And, because this ad relates you to other types of businesses, you actually expand your advertising reach.

--- Getting Started

So who would be qualified to enter int

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

an ad co-op with you? It depends on the nature of your business. Think of others that reach your same target customer and make a list. If you design Web sites, you might approach

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

Following aspects would a

hosting companies, graphic artists, copywriters or programmers. If your business is landscaping, you could invite yard maintenance companies to join you.

Once you have a list of

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

ne or more business types, think of current associates you know who belong to those groups. Also, ask others if they know of any reliable businesses that fall into the categories

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

you've outlined.

--- Making the Approach

When you have a list of businesses to approach, simply write or email them with your offer. Be sure to point out the benefits such as:

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

a win-win situation

* reduced cost of advertising

* expanded reach of advertising

* larger, more prominent ads for a fraction of the cost

Also, be sure to ask about the adver

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

ising outlets these businesses currently use. You will likely find new avenues that lead to greater exposure.

--- Finalizing the Deal

You'll need to work out payment arrangement

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

with your partners prior to placing the ad(s). The best way I have found to handle the finances is for each party to pay me for their portion of the cost with a credit card. I th

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

en place the ad order with MY credit card. This way, you are assured of receiving the dollar amount due to you; and your partners have the assurance that - should you default on y

.

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

ur end of the deal - they have recourse for getting their money back.

Working in cooperation with other businesses can lead to tremendous successes with advertising. When like-mi

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ded companies pool their resources to reach one target audience, the impact is doubled while the cost is reduced by at least half. That's the best advertising bargain around today

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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