Archive for November, 2009

Drug Companies Marketing Strategy Gets Criticized

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

http://www.piperreport.com

Some drug companies are getting criticisms these days because of an alleged unfair marketing strategy. This is in the form of buying prescription practices from physicians and using them as in formulating new marketing plans.

Azstarnet.com, the online service of Arizona Daily Star, reports that a bill that will make it illegal for drug companies to buy detailed prescription practices from doctors for marketing purposes is being considered by Washington’s state legislators.

Other states such as Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine have also passed laws that aim to restrict or ban similar practice. However, in New Hampshire and Maine, the laws were challenged by pharmaceutical companies justifying that physicians can always decline the offer and some federal judges listened to them.

For more juicy details, here’s the link to the article.

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

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In a nutshell, affiliate marketing is a type of online business that capitalizes on advertising to make sales. The setup is simple and works effectively at any given time. As an affiliate marketer, you advertise a product on the web. If someone gets interested and makes a purchase of the product being advertised, you earn a commission from your client.

To be an effective affiliate marketer, the first step is to publish a site or create one for free using domain hosting sites like Blogger. You also have to spend considerable amount of time in front of the computer to be able to locate clients that would be interested in advertising on your site. Writing skill is also a must since you have to reach out to clients and potential customers through your site.

Affiliate marketing offers a work from home job that guarantees incredible benefits. You just have to be organized, creative and hard working.