Professional Documents
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QUESTIONNAIRE
A. Generai Information
1.Name of the Company
2. Address of the Company's
Registered Office
3. Year ot Establishment
4. Place of Registration
5. Kegistration No.
6. Name of the Founder/Owner
7. Status Joint Family Business
Partnership
Private Ltd. Co.
: Public Ltd. Co.
Proprietorship
: Any other
B. Company Profile
1. Year of Commencement of Production
3. Product/Products Description
4. Product Benefits
C. Market Analysis
K. What is your view on (iovernmental regulation over Product, and its price?
9. Do you teel there will he more or less government regulation over the
Pharma industry in the next five years: More 0 Less 0
D. Marketing Strategies
1.Do you consider your company as Product-oriented or Market-oriented?
Product oriented 13 Market-oriented
2. Does the Company develpp strategies and programmes for marketing its
product/products? Yes 0 No 0
4. It Yes, which are the departments involved in planning tor markets besides the
Marketing Department?
a. R & D
b. Finance 0
c. Personnel
d. Production 0
5. How often does the inter-departmental meetinas take place?
Once in a year
Twice a year
Once a quarter 0
More often 0
strength?
Labour
Quality infrastructure 0
Raw material accessibiiity C
Technology 0
Local market 0
International market 0
in obtaining patents C
Governmental support and incentives 0
In marketing El
15. Does theAarget market. support the company's .promotional costs and provide
-adequate rate of return? Yes 0 No 0
16. Does the company . have its Unique Selling Proposition that gives its
distinctiveness over others? Yes 0 No 0
17. Does the company have a feedback mechanism .to evaluate customers response
to its products? Yes 0 No 0
1H. What is the current strategic marketing option selected by.your company/
'a) Concentrated marketing at the chosen segment 0
b) Differentiated marketing using brand naines - 0
':Undifferentiated marketing of generics
d) '.Combination a & b
e) Combination a & c 0
22. At what stage of the product life cycle is the company's core product?
Introduction
Growth
. Maturity
Saturation
Decline
23. Do you feel, there is fear of company's product becoming obsolete in the near
future? Yes 0 No 0
25. Does the marketing department conduct surveys of sale of products that
directly compete with your product from the retail chemists within your target
area? Yes 0 No 0
28. Does the size of your firm enable it to realize economies of scale and lower
unit costs? Yes 0 No 0
2.9. Do you feel the bigger conipanies have an advantage over you in marketing
theirproducts? Yes 0 NO 0
30. Do you feel with strategic marketing plans, the size constraints can be
overcome? Yes 0 No 0
31. :poes the company have any marketing tie up. s with other firms'?
- Vlea.se
. speeify if any.
32. Do you sell your products tinder another company's brand name?
Yes 0 No 0
33. Do you feel small size of the firm acts as an entry barrier to high value
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37.. What is your opinion on the impact of patent. laws on Indian l'harinaceutical
Companies?
TO reduce unhealthy competition
Encourages the companies to spend on R&D
Provides new opportunities in herbal and ayurveda
Any other, please specify
38. Has there been any change in your marketing strategies in view of TRIPS?
Yes 0 No 0
39....0o you feet your company has the capability to compete with international
COMpanies? Yes 0 No' 0
41. Is personal selling the most important element of the company's promotional
mix? Yes 0 No 0
42. Over the last five years, did the company need to increase% the no. of Medical
Representatives? Yes 0 No 0
43. Do you agree that motivation and effectiveness of MK's is a key factor in
marketing success? Yes 0 No 0
44. What are the selling tools provided by the company to its MR'sg.
Access to computers with customer database
Wireless communication devices.
Audio-visual aids.
45. Which of the following statements would you strongly agree with?
A highly competent MR working for a less known company may not be as
successful as a iess competent IVITk, working for a weil-known company CI
Effectiveness of IvIR's is critical to building company's image in the minds
of doctors.
46. Does the company make efforts to project the company's image as an ethical
and responsible organization? Yes El No 0
50. Does the company have its own sales depots? Yes 0 No 0
52. Are .distributor's actions highly co-ordinated with the company's marketing
strategies? Yes CI No 0
'53, What categOry under the Drug Price Control ()rder does the company's core
product ran info?
category I? 0 Category II? CI Decontrolled? 0
54. the product is in decontrolled category what priting strategy do you adopt?
Skinuning 0 Penetration 0
56. Did the company need to effect significant chanRes in its marketing strategies
in anticipation of the patent regime? Yes O. No 0
57. Which of these methods of market evaluation in terms of customers preference
for product is conducted by the firm?
Survey of doctor's opinions
_ Based on frequency of orders 0
Poll of Customers suggestions and complaints
Any other.
60. Do you believe that the Marketing concept should be the sole concern of the
Marketing department alone or should Prevail across the whole organisation?
Tick suitably.
61.Please specify the marketing expenditure over the last 6 years as percentage of
total expenditure?
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
66. Rank these factors in accordance with their importance for your firms success
Technology related research, innovation
Manufacturing related low cost, fast delivery network
Marketing related - sales force, packing, service.
Organization capabilities information systems
Locations
Patents
67. What are the objectives of your pricing policy?
Maxiinization of profits
41
- Discouraging entry of competitors
Penetration of markets
Any other
71. Does the company have its own warehousing and storage facilities
Yes 0 No 0
72. Which of these sales promotion activities were carried on in the last 5 years.
Trade fairs and exhibitions
Free samples
Correspondence
75. In the last 5 to 10 years, did the firm undertake any of the following:
Retrenchment from unprofitable markets
Reduction in the number of Products offered in the market
Divestment of part of business to another organisation.
76. Name the intermediaries /channels involved in taking the product to the final
consumer. Kindly specify the function of each channel.
77.Do you face marketing problems due to changed economic environment?
Competition from large units : Yes 0 No 0
Competition from MNC's : Yes 0 No 0
Competition from SSI units : Yes 0 No 0
Recession in Market: Yes 0 No 0
Government policy & Procedure: Yes 0 No 0
Absence of group approach: Yes 0 No 0
Any other, please specify: Yes 0 No 0
78. In your opinion what are the specific marketing strategies that are most
helpful in marketing Pharma Products?
80. What assistance from the Government would you like for your marketing
success?
Appendix
market-oriented.
research.
opportunities.
relation to competitors.
potential.
for markets.
year.
planning.
organization.
C. Market Orientation Key items
(Response Design and 1. Whether company marketing strategy took into account
marketing efforts.
others.
account.
value.
pursued.
are pursued.