5 Scientific Principles to Get Your Pharmaceutical Sales Numbers Back On Track

By Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D. posted in Operational Excellence, Pharmaceutical Sales

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The start of a new quarter and a new year typically generates a search for innovative ideas that can increase pharmaceutical sales growth and performance, especially if numbers have been lagging.

So, where do you look for the best ideas? Behavioral science may not be on your radar just yet, but it should be. Managing pharmaceutical sales performance by recognizing the science behind the behaviors visible in your organization can be just the differentiator that improves performance and creates lasting change.

Instead of following trends this quarter, why not implement these proven, evidence-based principles from applied behavioral science?

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5 Critical Lessons in Change Leadership That Will Positively Impact Pharmaceutical Sales Results

By ALULA posted in Leadership, Pharmaceutical Sales

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Change leadership is critical to your pharmaceutical sales results because of the acceleration of change in today’s pharmaceutical sales organizations. Change has evolved over the years from leaders just managing the change to leaders needing a full set of change skills and capabilities.

Change is no longer an event; it is a constant for organizations, and pharmaceutical sales representatives are looking to their leaders to help them navigate the flurry of change and to understand how to harness it to produce profitable performance.

In today’s environment, companies are heavily engaged with multiple, constant, concurrent and rapid changes impacting their pharmaceutical sales force.

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How The Science Behind Behavior Helps Pharmaceutical Companies Exceed Sales Targets

By Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D. posted in Behavior, Pharmaceutical Sales

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When we think about achieving lasting behavior change in pharmaceutical sales organizations, we tend to mean change in the behavior of the consumers.

For example, how can we get consumers to develop sustainable habits around taking medication? How do we make interacting with web portals easier and more user-friendly

What many companies have not yet realized is that there is a different group that warrants the same kind of purposeful attention around behavior change – your pharmaceutical sales team.

While some pharma sales organizations are already taking advantage of behavioral levers today, there is still plenty of opportunity for growth in leveraging behavioral science to drive pharmaceutical sales team performance.

Pharma organizations can take a cue from other industries, which have realized the power of the behavioral science for their own sales forces.

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5 Critical Leadership Behaviors That Make Pharmaceutical Sales Leaders Successful

By Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D. posted in Leadership, Pharmaceutical Sales

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Pharmaceutical sales leaders who are known to get results know there are critical leadership behaviors that¬¬ improve their ability to excel in their role. These leaders understand that strong sales performance is correlated with sales leaders engaging with their organization and the teams they lead in the right way at the right time.

Here are five critical leadership behaviors exhibited by successful pharmaceutical sales leaders.

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5 Best Practices To Build Alignment Within Your Pharmaceutical Sales Force And Increase Results

By Mindy Jimison posted in Leadership, Pharmaceutical Sales

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Your goal is to be on the same page – to achieve and sustain true business alignment. However, it’s common for pharmaceutical sales organizations to roll out strategic and thoughtful initiatives that get off course soon after they are launched. Without team alignment, you’ll immediately start to see frustration and conflict between sales teams that need each other, and flatlined results for your organization.

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How Pharmaceutical Sales Organizations Can Jumpstart Performance

By Danielle Hochstein, Ph.D. posted in Operational Excellence, Pharmaceutical Sales

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Establishing high-performing pharmaceutical sales organizations takes time.

But, there are several things you can do today to ensure change does happen reliably and sustainably. It all starts with an open mind towards new ideas and the willingness to consistently apply best practices across your pharmaceutical sales organization.

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