tion, or a local Malaysian domain name, .com.my, .net.my, at RM100 per year. This investment would do wonders for the image of the website. For instance,
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
f="http://www.eflowercottage.com/" target="_blank">www.eFlowerCottage.com, and
www.WebHostingMalaysia.com are some great domain names.
Next, make sure that your website is registered in the interna
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
ional search engines (eg. Google), directories (eg. Yahoo!) and even the local ones. It is without doubt that much of the traffic to sites are still driven by these search engines and directories. You do not need to register your site with all the search engines out
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
n the Internet. There are probably more than 7,000 so-claimed search engines! Just focus on the top 15 search engines and get your site listed there. You can either do the submission by yourself, or hire a consultant to do it. Either way, before proceeding, you need
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
o read more about the search engine submission process, and their criteria. It’s not just about the metatags (as some so-called consultants will tell you), nor just the domain name. Various search engines and directories have different sets of criteria on what sites
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
they would add on to their database and how do they rank a site. It makes a huge difference whether you’re No. 1001 or No.11 in the search results. If you’re listed at the very end of the search results, you should focus on optimizing your website ranking, to push it
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
to a better position.
Your site should do everything possible to entice surfers leave their email addresses, join your membership or sign up for newsletter, for you to do email marketing. If your list is small, say 300 emails, you can even use your Outlook Express t
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
send them Newsletters. However, when your membership grows, it might be easier to use professional service or email softwares. Email marketing is not just about sending them an email about your latest product, it’s about reaching to your members and giving them valu
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
-added information with irresistible offer! The successful formula of a newsletter is time-sensitive materials, reference information, special offers and fun. Email marketing’s effectiveness increases if the message is personalized to the reader, eg. “Dear Fione” in
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
the content & subject rather than just general “Dear valued customer”.
Another important marketing tool on the Internet is participating in group discussions or forums. Just go to a search engine, and look for these sites, eg. Yahoo! groups. You should choose the gr
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
ups/forums carefully and evaluate whether these could be prospects that are interested in your products and services. When you join a group, you must be very tactful in your promotions. Posting commercial messages without value to the other members is a total No-No!
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
ou have to get into the group, build the relationship through helping the other members figure out answers to their problems. Once the relationship is built, these users would rather deal with your products and services because they trust you. This is an ongoing proc
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ss, and you can only see the results in the long run, so you’d need to be patient.
One misconception about increasing website traffic, is over reliance on online marketing, and not doing offline marketing. It’s amazing that people would actually spend money on their
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
website, but not list the domain name on the name card, nor the company’s documents, eg. Letterheads, invoices, or store front. Sometimes, even the employees are not aware of the website! You must focus on where your prospects are. If they are offline now, offer the
.
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
incentives to go online to your website as well. For instance, if you run a restaurant, your website should have discount vouchers for the members to print out, and redeem it at your outlet.
I often hear comments from small business owners that their websites don’t
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
work. The truth is they don’t make their websites work. A website owner needs to take responsibility to promote his website just as much as promoting his physical business. Don’t just blame others. Increasing traffic to your website requires commitment and creativity
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products