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Pharmaceutical Selling
Four Basic Skills
Prepared By:Mohamed Salah El DeinMBA – Cairo University Learning & Development ManagerSalehiya Trade Est.
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Selling Process
Prospecting
Pre-Approach
Approach
Need assessment
Presentation
Meeting objections
Gaining commitment
Follow-up
2M.S.
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Four Basic Skills
A
•Opening
B
•Exploring
C
•Satisfying
D
•Closing
M.S. 3
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A - Opening
• It’s the first step in selling skills inside the Doctor’s
chamber.
• Effective opening need
Rapport Building
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Rapport Building
Outside Doctor’s Chamber
Inside Doctor’s Chamber
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Outside Doctor’s Chamber
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Three “R” Technique
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Inside Doctor’s Chamber
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Inside Doctor’s Chamber
Attire Body Language
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Inside Doctor’s Chamber
Tonality Rate of Speech
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Inside Doctor’s Chamber
Repeat & Approve Commonality
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Inside Doctor’s Chamber
Positive Words Personal Space
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Personal Space
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Purpose of the Opening
Get Attention
Create Interest
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Purpose of the Opening
Explain
Purpose of Visit
The Received Benefits
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When to open the call !!
• After the rapport building
statement , as the doctor's
time is very valuable.
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How to Open ???
Opening
Common ways
Uncommon ways
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Common ways of Opening
1
•Introduction
2
•Agenda
3
•Benefit of the Customer
4
•Invite customer to add in to the Agenda
5
•Getting the permission
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1- Introduce yourself
• MR can gives his & his company’s name.
• Example :-
“ I am Ali from Salehiya Pharmaceutical “
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Introduce yourself
MR
Old New
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Old Medical Reps
• Usually not find needs to introduce themselves
with general information as the customer may be
familiar with their & their company’s introductions
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Old Medical Reps
• Usually begin their call with
previous or old reference & can
move from general statement to
state their agenda for the visit.
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New Medical Reps
• MUST introduce themselves & their
companies as this is essential
for their Branding
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Techniques of opening
• Using “impactful” language or
article to gain & hold the attention
of the customer.
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Examples …….
• As discussed last time ….• Misery of your patient ….• Quick Relief ……• New study ..• New Dose ….• New Indication ….• New clinical paper …..
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2 – State an agenda to the customer
• The medical representatives state
their objectives of the visit.
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Example …..
• “In the last call I discussed the serum
concentration of my product , today I am
here to share with you a new study about
the sensitivity data of the community
acquired pneumonia patients”
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3- Benefit of the customer
• It’s very important to tell the customer
about the benefits he/she may receive
from the discussion regarding the
agenda.
• This statement creates interest of the
customer.
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Example …….
• In the last call I discussed the serum
concentration of my product , today I
am here to share with you a new
study about the sensitivity data of
the community acquired pneumonia
patients and how their results
benefits your patients as well, I
shall now proceed with your
permission …..”
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4 - Invite customer to add in to the Agenda
• Ask the doctor if he wants to discuss
anything regarding the disease and
its management area .
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4 - Invite customer to add in to the Agenda
• This step is not applicable step in all
situations.
• You can use this step when you have a
good rapport & trust worthy
relationship with the customer
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Example …..
• “Would you like to add anything to discuss ?”
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5- Get the permission to Start
• In the last call I discussed the serum
concentration of my product , today I
am here to share with you a new
study about the sensitivity data of
the community acquired pneumonia
patients and how their results
benefits your patients as well, May I
proceed with your permission
…..”
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Uncommon ways of Opening
1
•Product Method
2
•Benefit Method
3
•Question Methodology
4
•Referral Methodology
5
•Study Methodology
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1- Product Method
• Initiating the discussion by Showing the
Product.
• Applicable with
1. Customer is too Busy
2. Customer seems much reluctant to talk
3. Launching a New Product
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Example …….
• Dr. , this is our new anti-malarial drug which has
a unique mode of action that differentiates it
from other drugs and will be most beneficial to
your patients. Can you spare some time for a
detailed discussion ??
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2 - Benefit Method
• Open the call by using the most beneficial
feature of your product.
• Applicable with
1. New MR
2. MR who has weak probing skill
3. Drs. who seem reluctant to probing
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Example
• Dr. , I would like to discuss the
product, X, which has a long half
life and is suitable for a single
daily dosage”
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3 - Question Methodology
• Open the call with question
• Applicable with
1. Reading out information from the customer
2. Needing more time to discuss the product in
details.
3. Launching new product.
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Example ……
• Dr. , In your opinion, what’s the
parameters of an effective
antibiotic for your patients of
urinary tract infection ??
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4 – Referral Methodology
• Some customers prescribe certain
drugs due to the influence of their
seniors.
• Applicable with
1. Newly graduated Drs.
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Example
• Dr. , prescribing of the
product ,X, by Dr. ……..
Encouraged me to discuss the
details of this product with you
…..
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5 – Study Methodology
• Sharing the result of a study or a
survey with the Dr.
• Applicable with
1. Analytical Doctors.
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Example
• “ ….. Today I would like to share with you a
study of antihypertensive drug, I am sure
it will be beneficial in managing your
patients of hypertension, Can I proceed ??”
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Exercise …….
• Please find the following questions ……..
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B - Exploring
• Definition :-
• Understanding the customer needs
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Exploring
Needs
How Many
Priority Relating to
your Product
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What’s the need???
•The Desire of the customer that can be satisfied by your product or services
•A problem that customer intends to solve with the purchase of goods or service
•The result of a gap between customers’ desired states & their actual state
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What’s a Need Gap ???
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What’s the Role of the MR ?
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Types Of Needs
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How To Explore
Listening
Asking Question
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Asking Questions
• Determine Exactly which information you need
•Choose the question that accomplish your desire outcome
•Keep it simple & avoid complex question
•Just ask & don’t interrogate
•Try to develop a natural style
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Types of the Question
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Exploring Technique
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Active Listening
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C - Satisfying
• Accomplishment of the
customer’s needs or desires with
your product or service
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Right Time of Satisfaction
1
•The customer has clearly EXPRESSED his/her needs
2
•You & The customer fully understood the needs
3
•Your Product or service can meet the needs.
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How to Satisfy ??
Respect customer needs
Provide Features & Benefits
Check for acceptance
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Respect the Customer’s need
• If the Doctor expressed that quick relief of pain is his main concern with arthritis patients, the MR may say :
• “Quick pain relief is really very important for
the patients of arthritis, and our NSAIDs give
pain relief within 10 min.”
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Provide appropriate Feature & Benefits
The MR should provide the features
& benefits that relevant to
The customer’s needs
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What’s the features & Benefits ??
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Insight of the customer
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Product Ladder
Non User
Reserve Therapy
2nd line Prescriber
Drug of Choice
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Check for Acceptance
• Use strong confirmed close question.
• “ Are the benefits that I offered to you
for your patients agreed upon? How
do they sound for your patient ?”
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D- Closing
• It’s the time to get a
commitment of a prescription
from the customer
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When to close ??
• Once you have satisfied your
customer with relevant feature &
benefits as per his need and the
customer gives you the buying signal
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Buying Signal
Buying Signal
Verbal Non Verbal
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How to close ??
1. The 4‘S Technique
2. Direct commitment Technique
3. Alternative choice Technique
4. T – Account Technique
5. Success story Technique
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The 4’S Technique
1. Summarize Agreed Benefits
2. Suggest Future Plan
3. Substantiate your Plan
4. Seek continuation for the next cool
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Direct Commitment Technique
• Straight a forward request for prescription
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Alternative choice Technique
• Ask the customer to choose between two or more choices.
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T – Account Technique
• Need special condition to be used
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Success story Technique
• By telling a successful story about your Product
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If you work just for money, you’ll never make it.
But if you love what you are doing, and always
put the customer first, success will be yours.
-Ray Kroc
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Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they
just remember the impression you make.
-William Bernbach
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It is not your customer’s job to remember you. It is your
obligation and responsibility to make sure they don’t
have the chance to forget you.
-Patricia Fripp
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Sources
• Pharmaceutical Selling (Four Basic Skills) Nazir Ahmed 1st Edition, 2013 ISBN 978-87-403-0361-2 http://bookboon.com/
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79M.S.