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Improving the ROI of the Sales Process: Strategic Use of Licensing Partners, CSOs and eDetailing

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Dec. 13, 2001 - 136 Pages


Table of Contents



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


    A brief report outline



    Datamonitor insight into enhancing the sales process throughout the product lifecycle



    eDetailing throughout the lifecycle and fostering agreements with CSOs for older products



    Risk-share alliances with CSOs are under utilized and associated profit margins are greater than those achieved by licensing



    Utilizing product development and management services from a CSO rather than receiving a cash payment for product divestment



    eDetailing formats need to match physicians' job functions and therapeutic specialties


BEST PRACTICE IN ENHANCING THE SALES PROCESS
    Introduction



    A growing need to maximize ROI in the sales process



    Options available to pharmaceutical industry



    Can external sales support increase profit: Scios partnering with Bayer or Innovex?



    Best practice recommendations throughout the product lifecycle



    Launch



    Post-launch



    Established



    Nearly off patent



    Off patent



    Conclusions


ENHANCING THE SALES PROCESS THROUGH LICENSING AGREEMENTS
    Introduction



    Types of agreements



    Drivers and resistors when choosing out-licensing, co-marketing or co-promotion



    Financial benefits for the out-licenser



    Defining responsibilities and ownership



    Launching in a new therapy area



    Launching in a new geographic area



    Match strategic approach with the product lifecycle



    Datamonitor's best practice recommendations



    Decision tree for choosing the right sales agreement



    Best practice sales support through licensing agreements



    Situation 1: entering a new therapy area



    Situation 2: entering a new geographic market



    Situation 3: maximize product uptake



    Situation 4: supporting the product lifecycle



    Outlook for the future until 2010


ENHANCING THE SALES PROCESS THROUGH CSOS
    Introduction



    Key CSOs



    Pharmaceutical company's sales force focus



    Drivers and resistors of CSO services



    Factors influencing outsourcing



    CSOs' portfolio of sales-based services



    CSOs' portfolio of marketing-based services



    CSO-pharmaceutical agreements



    Fee-per-service



    Marginal risk agreements



    Risk-sharing agreements



    Conclusion: which agreement to opt for



    Best practice 'CSO relationship' for the pharmaceutical company



    Scenario 1: rapid sales team establishment



    Scenario 2: acceleration of product uptake



    Scenario 3: detailing of established and nearly off patent drugs



    Outlook for the future until 2010


ENHANCING THE SALES PROCESS THROUGH EDETAILING
    Introduction



    Types of eDetailing



    Opportunities for eDetailing



    Drivers and resistors for using eDetailing



    Drivers of eDetailing



    Resistors to eDetailing



    Choice of eDetailing vendor



    eDetailing from an eDetailing specialized vendor or CSO?



    What the pharmaceutical company needs from an eDetailing vendor



    Optimising positive impact of eDetailing on the sales process



    Choosing the right type of audience



    Choosing the right stage of the lifecycle to eDetail



    Choosing the right therapy area to eDetail



    Choosing the right eDetailing format



    Choosing the right eDetailing strategy



    Conclusion: future trends in eDetailing


APPENDIX


    Datamonitor's Pharmaceutical Strategy Business Unit


    Future Reading

Abstract

Improving the ROI of the Sales Process: Strategic Use of Licensing Partners, CSOs and eDetailing is an in-depth analysis of current practices in licensing agreements, alliances with CSOs and use of eDetailing programs across the pharmaceutical industry, offering best practice recommendations to maximize pharmaceutical companies' ROI of the sales process. The analysis also assesses how companies should leverage each form of external sales support throughout a drug's lifecycle.

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