Choosing a Competitive Strategy for Launching a Medical Product on the Market: By the Example of Technical Rehabilitation Equipmen

DOI: 10.33917/es-4.196.2024.136-143

Competitive strategy of the company engaged in medical equipment in the B2G market is considered. The author analyzes the process of choosing a strategy for launching a new brand in conditions of high market competition — against the background of significant market monopolization and risks of the new competitors’ emergence. Driving forces of this market, regulation, target audiences and stakeholders are described.

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The formation of the imperative of clinical marketing in the management of sustainable development of innovations in the medical industry

DOI: 10.33917/mic-4.117.2024.39-48

The article discusses the concept of clinical marketing as one of the types of marketing in healthcare. The imperative of clinical marketing has been defined. The prerequisites for the development of clinical marketing include the transition to the principles of evidence–based medicine, regulation, and an increase in the cost of R&D for innovative medical products. The key success factors of medical products that accelerate the penetration of medical innovations into the market are highlighted. The program and the main tools of clinical marketing, the scope of their application is described. The scope of application of clinical marketing has been determined in accordance with the class of medical devices. It is shown that the use of elements of clinical marketing can have a positive impact on the commercialization of innovations in the context of the import substitution policy of the medical industry.

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Voice Assistant as a Corporate Competitive Strategy at the Healthcare Market

DOI: 10.33917/es-1.193.2024.132-137

The article describes the competitive strategy of a pharmaceutical company in the context of digitalization of society. It describes how the patient’s voice assistant allows the company to influence levels of demand, receive information about the behavior patterns of the target audience and increases the brand’s points of contact with the target audience. The technology of developing a voice assistant for the healthcare industry is presented, and mechanisms of influence on the target audience are described.

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