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    For centuries and most of the decades in the 20th century (i.e when computer was invented) access and communication was the tool of rich and ultra rich people, prohibitively expansive to ‘not so rich’ and ‘not at all rich’ people. All marketing research and development was focused on the 20% of the market based on the management principle 80:20, ignoring the vast 4 billion people who a
    According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
    re at the bottom of the pyramid( read Fortune at the Bottom of Pyramid by C.K. Prahalad, Wharton Publishing).

    In 1990s, Internet came along and change the paradigm of whole global market. Because here we have a great tool “Internet” a very efficient, very potent to penetrate the earlier thought impregnable market sec. For most if the time it is the exposure to the outer world and info
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    mation is necessary to make any decision and growth of any section of society or part of world. Internet is playing that role very efficiently.

    Internet is a Mass product. Here power lies in the hand of individuals, rich or not so rich(This terminology is taken from Fortune at the Bottom of Pyramid by C.K. Prahalad, Wharton Publishing). General theory of market states (i) Top end ma
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    rket is value driven. (ii) Bottom end market is volume driven.

    Through these two anomaly, we can clearly recognize that Internet companies are focusing on the second approach and that is what CK Prahalad call Bottom of Pyramid(BOP) approach in his path breaking book Fortune at the Bottom of Pyramid.

    I can give a big list of such companies, but for instance take some shining stars of
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    today Internet economy. (i) ebay.com (ii) aol.com (iii) clickbank.com (iv) Google.com

    We will study the Mother of all search engine Google and its approach to BOP.

    Lets compare the Google strategy and its behemoth competitors( well not today, but in formative days of Google when it matter most.) Google is a search engine based on Pay per click(PPC) approach to the internet econom
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    y. In formative days, Google done exactly what others thought and well recognized by the Gurus that the model is not viable and Google will be doomed to graveyard.

    Most of Dot Coms or brick and mortar companies on internet were making money for advertising. They charge for the advertising space they provide to the advertiser and charge them for a fixed duration and also all these prep
    ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
    id only. This approach was already imminently followed in TV advertising and to some extent very successful. Advertisers did not had any options. For them it was dark space to jump into. They did not had any control even after paying handsome sum for space on Net.

    See the other side of the coin. The consumer( technically visitor) were not part of revolution. Even if they were, they we
    easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
    re used to be only exploited for generating huge profit for firms operating on the Net.

    Google came to foray with a refreshing style and a very uncommon approach to the market. 1. No Images on its main page. ( there is option available in other pages but not very popular.) 2. Tool and services for the common people. 3. Free for all( even sometime for advertisers also)

    See where is
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    the money? I guess 90% would not see any or many.

    Google spread its wings on net through word-of-mouth marketing and keeping a intense focus on the common people using internet. In the process Google developed it owns marketing and revenue generation model with empowering the common people, who worship Google( I can be counted one of them).Google invented many new model which was neve
    and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
    r thought before.

    (i) Google adsense

    (ii) Google Adwords

    (iii) Froogle ( similar to ebay.com but free for all.)

    (iv) Google Search

    Seeing deep into Google strategy and approach to net economy we can define two things.

    (1) Focus on common people in big volume in terms of purchasing power

    (2) In the process give more control in their hands, empower them to generate more purchasing
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    power and habit to help yourself as well as the industry.

    See two very bottom level examples.

    (1) Jon Gales, the owner of the www.mobiletracker.net makes close to $5000 per month just by using Google adsense. Take notice, he is merely a happy go lucky child of 19 years.

    (2) For small time people who want more sales to be generated for their small time business uses Google adwords an
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    Froogle. Even if they do not any business product, they can sale someone else product and have a handsome money in exchange for working for someone else at their own home.

    Does it make a company commercially viable? Do not ask me. Watch it.

    Seth Gobin a well known online advertising consultant and former Yahoo employee, used to be dubious about Google’s prospect. Not anymore “ They
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    have created the first new and effective Ad medium in last 50 years. It’s brilliant” He says.

    Napolean hill, author of Law of success state in his book,” No man can rise to fame and fortune without carrying others along with him. It is simply can not be done.”

    It takes continuous hard work with great series of innovation in product designe, process innovation and marketing and a long
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    period to reach ( in mature economy or market) where Google is today.

    Google 6 year $321mn

    EBay 9 year $322mn

    Yahoo 10 year $260mn

    Amazon 9 year $114mn

    In his book “ The fortune at the Bottom of Pyramid” C.K. Prahalad state,”…..what is needed is a better approach to help poor, an approach that involves partnering with them to innovate and achieve sustainable win-win scenarios wher
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    e the poor are actively engaged and at the same time, the companies providing product and services to them are profitable.”

    I accept common people on net are not poor. But see into deep meaning of C.K. Prahalad statement,”- ……where the poor are actively engaged and at the same time………..”. That’s what e-commerce model I am talking all about. They are not poor but they are active ready
    t?

    As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
    o change their buying behavior. Buying behavior change is the most awesome milestone still to reach in the e-commerce to really blast off the internet economy. According to Napolean Hill, you need to help the common internet folk to see what internet can do for them.

    Gil Penchina, vice-president, eBay International state,” It’s all about getting more people on the system(eBay). People
    ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    on net follow very simple system. They get online almost always because they want email, then they start reading news, then they shop. Once they value in shopping, they shop repeatedly. That’s when they realize they can sell too.”

    By actively involving common folk they will get more trust into e-commerce. To achieve this amazing rate of growth, e-commerce community has to accept the
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    inclusive Capitalism” approach. Common Internet people need to be given a big opportunity to tap into the awesome big time opportunity on internet. According to CK Prahalad, to tap into BOP segment “ Trust is prerequisite”. Big corporate or small one need to build this bridge of trust to tap into this big volume market segment.

    In case of Google, it is famous for it unconventional app
    .

    As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
    roach and infamously trusted for unorthodox management approach of its founders Lary Page and Sergey Brin. Google just do not comprise on integrity for profit in its search results. Its user can always trust Google for its integrity to receive full support from Google for their small or big business.

    Am I seems too madly in love with Google? Believe m, I am not alone.

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    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
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    You can access the same article at Nuttymarketer.com website at : http://www.nuttymarketer.com/green/gorilla_marketing_ecommerce1.htm

    This research work for this report is done by Mr. Arvind Kumar, founder, www.Nuttymarketer.com You may reach him at arvind@nuttymarketer.com


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