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    Speaking to an audience with your back turned is like networking online without a photo. It's completely ineffective - so why do people do it and what are the other 6 deadly mistakes people make when networking online?

    They don't include a photo on the
    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
    ir profile page
    They don't fill in their profile
    They don't post on group discussion boards
    They do not practice the four essentials of the likeability factor
    When they post they don’t put their URL into their signature.
    They ma
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    ke it a mission to collect as many names as possible
    They don't follow up with the contacts they have made.

    Ok, lets explore this more closely.

    No 1. Your photo - If you don't have a photo no one is going to stop on your page. Would you be intere
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    sted in reading a profile without a photo attached?

    Another point about photos - make sure they are professional. I do not want to see you in fancy dress at your best friends Halloween party, and I do not want to see you smooching your pet dog unless yo
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    u are a vet or a own pet grooming salon.

    Remember a picture tells a 1000 words. What do you want perspective business connections to ascertain from your picture?

    No 2. Fill in your profile. Adding as much relevant information as you can. Do you have a
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    website, or two , or three - make sure you feature them. This is the part of networking online that is like working the room in a live event. You are letting people know who you are and initially if you are relevant to each other and worth following up
    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
    on.

    No 3. Putting up your profile and waiting to be noticed is not networking and frankly if this is all you have done you are wasting all the fabulous opportunities networking online has to offer you. If you have a website, you will know that you don'
    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
    t just go live and wait. You write articles with links back to your site, you write testimonials on other peoples sites, you participate in discussion boards and you put your URL on all your Products and promotional materials.

    When networking online yo
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    u need to post at least three times a week, this does not mean starting a new discussion every time you can simply reply or add value to a topic that is already live.

    This will:

    lead people back to your profile page to see who you are. Will let people
    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
    know what you are interested in and what your opinions are, and if they are in line with their own thoughts and feelings on different topics Will keep you visible.

    Remember if you don't post you are invisible. If you post something interesting people
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    ill come to your homepage to find out more about you.

    But remember too, don't post too much or people will think you have too much time on your hands and that your business can't be very successful.

    Posting on discussion boards brings me to point No 4.
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    Tim Sanders talks about working on the four essentials of your Likeability factor. (see book The Likeability Factor) Friendliness
    Relevance
    Empathy
    Realness

    This is as relevant online as it is in life. Be aware that most network mem
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    bers are invisible, they never post or speak their mind, but they do read, and everything you write will reflect your personality and your business, and therefore their decision as to whether or not they will use your services. Share your knowledge and
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    wisdom. Make yourself a valuable resource. Someone whom people want to get to know.

    Number 5. Your website url is your business card online. You wouldnt go to a live event without your cards, don't post without adding your URL under your name.

    Speaki
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    ng of business cards brings me to point. No 6. Don't just gather contacts. You will notice there are some people in networking groups with hundreds of contacts on their lists. A bit like the live net worker who runs around the room shoving business car
    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
    s in everybodys hands and grabbing cards as they go. These names are useless unless you have something in common and keep in touch.

    Finally No 7. keep in touch with your new contacts. Look for ways you can enhance the networking environment.

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

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    ue, Scott Stratten from Unmarketing.com suggests If someone interests you look at their “Have’s” and “Want’s” (found on the profile page) and see if there is something you can do to help them. He notes that "This reinforces the importance of the “give
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    first” philosophy. Results are often not immediate, but they do come, usually in a big way if you are sincere and create real value for the people around you."

    So when networking online: Post a professional photo on your contact page. Provide as much
    .

    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
    relevant information as possible on your profile, Post on the discussion boards at least three times a week. practice the four essentials of the likeability factor

    Friendliness


    Relevance


    Empathy


    Realness

    5. When you post always put yo
    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
    ur URL into your signature. 6. Connect only to people who you will be useful to or who benefit you in some way. 7. Build relationships with your contacts and cull out the dead ends regularly.

    Above all have fun!

    I look forward to meeting you online


    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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