Report Says Indian, Other Drug Makers Face Big Marketing Change
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
A consultant's report says India's drug makers are bringing about a change in the way they market drugs that will make the marketing model look vastly different in 10 years. Instead of a sales and marketing workforce serving a mass market, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report, the Indian industry and others will morph into ones that target specific segments of the market. As a result, the industry's sales forces can be expected to be much smaller and feature new skills based on emphases on different educational training. The report said the focus will be on managing health outcomes rather than selling products. (Click here for more