Unit 3: Pharmaceutical Marketing: Marketing System, Markets & Products Flashcards
activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.
Marketing
art and science of choosing target markets and
getting, keeping, and growing customers through creating, delivering, and communicating superior customer value.
Marketing Management
a unique bundle of management decisions directed to satisfy, delight, and surprise customers by delivering their pharmaceutical NEEDS and WANTS through exchange of products with value.
Pharmaceutical Marketing
3 KEY Elements of Marketing
satisfying, delighting, and surprising customers
T/F: Marketing and selling are different functions.
True
____________ is knowing and understanding
the customer so well that the product sells itself
Marketing
Focused on customer’s wants
Marketing
Develop products based on customers’ wants and deliver it to the customers
Marketing
Profit-oriented
Marketing
Planning is long-run
Marketing
Focused on wants of buyers
Marketing
Focused on the product
sales
Develops a product then finds ways to sell it
sales
Sales volume-orientation
sales
Planning is Short-Run
sales
Focused on needs of sellers
sales
market understanding
Market Research
product design & development
Product Planning
establishing product offering’s value
Pricing
bring the product to customers
Distribution
communicating the product’s value
Promotions
customer feedback & improvement
Customer Service
Functions of Marketing
- Market Research
- Product Planning
- Pricing
- Distribution
- Promotions
- Customer Service
is the systematic design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data and finding relevant to a specific marketing situation (aids in seeking marketing insights).
Market Research
provide diagnostic information regarding market dynamics and consumer behavior which aids in having a successful marketing program.
Marketing insights
starts with formulating a market offering that targets a customer’s needs and wants.
Product planning
T/F: Price communicates to the market the company’s intended value positioning of its product or brand.
True
an important function of marketing that deals with the correct placement of products.
Distribution
___________ is important because it will determine where the target customer can purchase the product.
Place of sale
making a product available only in one place/channel.
Exclusive sales agreement
Incorrect placement and distribution can cause:
- Customer frustration
- Outright competitor switching
- Missed Sale
dissatisfaction due to non-
availability of stocks
Customer frustration
Brand X is not
available; Brand Y is available instead
Outright competitor switching
from a customer with the intent to
buy but not necessarily buying the competitor’s
brand
Missed sales
are done to boost and drive a consumer’s decision to purchase a particular product (over a competitor without a similar promotion)
Promotions
OTC drug promotions are regulated and permitted only by the
FDA