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Rare Disease Sales Compensation Solutions to Reach Under-Served Patients

Sales Compensation Strategy for Rare Disease Products

Drive disease awareness, early diagnosis and efficient treatment of the rare or orphan disease your product serves with a customized rare disease sales compensation plan from The Marketing Advantage, the leading sales compensation consulting firm dedicated to the pharma, biotech and medical device industries.

With over 30 years of experience designing sales compensation plans for rare and orphan disease products, we have the experience, expertise and creativity to ensure your rare disease product reaches and improves outcomes for as many patients as possible.

Why Partner for Rare & Orphan Disease?

The rare and orphan disease market exhibits a number of unique characteristics that make designing a sales compensation plan incredibly challenging. This is why it is critical to partner with a company that has the expertise and proven track record of designing successful sales compensation plans for rare disease products.

The Marketing Advantage has a rich 30-year history of designing sales compensation plans that help sales forces excel in the unique rare and orphan disease market:

<200,000 patients

A disease is considered rare in the US if it affects fewer than 200,000 patients

Impact on Sales Compensation

Sales forces tend to be small and cover large territories

95% without treatment

Over 95% of the over 7,000 estimated rare diseases have no treatment

Impact on Sales Compensation

There is often no data available to assess potential or patient population

5-7+ years to diagnosis

Patients typically have a long road to diagnosis and may see several HCPs

Impact on Sales Compensation

A small sales force must educate and service a large number of HCPs

Our Rare Disease Sales Compensation Solutions

Not only do we design sales compensation plans that address the distinct needs of the rare & orphan disease market, but we do so with special consideration to life cycle stage to drive success.

Launch

Educate not just on product, but rare disease & its diagnosis

Ensure as many prescribers try the product as possible

Keep the sales force motivated despite forecasting difficulty

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Ongoing Commercialization

Push maintenance in addition to prospecting & education

Mitigate volume differences across territories/plan periods

Do not reward for over-calling of existing prescribers

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Common Rare Disease Pain Points We Solve

Companies partner with The Marketing Advantage for rare disease products because we deliver results. With over 30 years of experience designing sales compensation plans for products that treat rare and orphan diseases, we have a proven track record of delivering sales compensation solutions that maximize the product’s ability to reach and improve the quality of life for these too often under-served patients.

Below is just a sampling of some of the pain points our rare disease sales compensation solutions solve:

Lack of Data/Proxies

Developing plans without market data or proxies with which to gauge expectations

Territory Size

Small sales force services many HCPs due to often complex road to diagnosis

Forecasting Difficulty

Forecast being off by a few patients can result in the national goal being missed

Sales Force Disengagement

Sales force often disengages when sales fall below expectations

Emphasis on Education

Sales force must not only provide education on product, but also disease & diagnosis

Objective Effectiveness

It is often difficult to ensure non-sales objectives are measurable & impactful

Rewarding Inefficient Calls

Sales force often over-calls existing prescribers rather than prospecting new ones

Payout Inequities

Low volume reps disengage due to large differences in pay versus high volume peers

Maximize your product’s ability to reach and improve outcomes for as many patients as possible.

Clients We’ve Served

Join the companies that have revolutionized their sales compensation and sales optimization strategy with The Marketing Advantage, from small start-ups to multi-national corporations.

Rare Disease Competitive Advantage

30 Years of Life Sciences Exclusivity

Are dedicated to design of sales compensation plans for life sciences companies

Rare Disease Expertise

Specialize in rare and orphan disease sales compensation plan design

Proven Track Record in Rare Disease

Have a proven track record of successful rare disease sales compensation versus competition

Design Customization

Customize design to rare disease product and market conditions

History of Innovation

Have developed countless rare disease sales compensation innovations

Entirely Based in US

Are based entirely in the United States—never off-shore

Therapeutic Class Breadth

Have designed plans for rare disease products spanning numerous therapeutic classes

Leadership

Are led by Dr. John W. Keon, who has designed more pharma and biotech plans than anyone

SCOR³ES® Diagnostics

Have proprietary SCOR³ES® diagnostics of plan effectiveness, correlated with sales increases

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  • Launch Sales Compensation

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  • SCOR³ES® Assessment

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 Boost Your Business With Custom Sales Compensation Plans

To hit growth and revenue targets, you need to get the most out of your sales team. This requires a top-notch compensation strategy, and there's no better development partner than The Marketing Advantage.

Contact us to learn more about pharma & biotech rare disease sales compensation.