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They’re Stealing from Your Territory with Digital Persuasion—the Rep of the Future Is Here
Today’s medical device companies produce mind-blowing technology that would impress The Jetsons—so why does their marketing seem like it’s no more advanced than The Flintstones? That’s a question which still puzzles Omar Khateeb, founder of...
Selling from the ‘Press Box’: Coordinating Clinical, Strategic, & Economic Value Like a Coach
Most reps feel comfortable facilitating the clinical sale, but when it comes to talkin’ business operations with their physician customers, they quickly turn from ‘go-getter’ to ‘procrastinator.’ So how do you address that elephant in the...
Building a MedTech Army to Drive Commercialization and Capture the Market
You’ve built a dream team of uniquely skilled sales pros, and you just executed a flawless exit—now it’s time to break-up the band, right? Jason Scherer and company took a different path and kept their rare entrepreneurial chemistry alive by...
Investigating the Business Brain: Diving Deeper into Decision Science
Research reveals that only 10% of your message sticks in someone’s brain—so are you hammering home the point or burying the lede? You might want to ask cognitive scientist Dr. Carmen Simon, chief science officer at Corporate Visions and B2B...
Neurosurgeon Dr. Betsy Grunch Helps You Level Up Your Conversational Finesse
It’s no secret surgeons don’t like being told what to do—so how do you get them to think that adopting a new approach was their idea? For a fresh perspective, we sat down with Dr. Betsy Grunch, a board-certified neurosurgeon who was recently...
Encore Episode: A Urologist's Advice to MedTech (Be Intentional, Steward Your Brand, and Enhance Workflows)
We're going back to the archives again—this time, for some constructive criticism from a top urologic surgeon. Would someone like Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt see you as a competent partner... or a pestering distraction? The distinction is earned, and Dr....
Encore Episode: Dr. Vinod Dasa Shares Advice Every MedTech Rep Needs to Hear
Our conversation with Dr. Vinod Dasa remains one of our most popular through 80 episodes so far—and for good reason. In just 35 minutes, the orthopaedic surgeon and co-founder of Doc Social paints a crystal-clear picture of the healthcare industry's...
No One Can Blaze the Trail for You: Dr. Scott Sigman’s Plea for MedTech to Think Differently
Scrub sink time has been reduced, meeting attendance is probably 25% of what it used to be, and ROI at a booth is less attractive—so what are you doing differently? That question is not only relevant for reps, either—Dr. Scott Sigman is one of...
Leadership Anchored in Belief: A Blueprint for Building Morale and Protecting Culture
“Do as I say, not as I do” — this poor excuse for leadership doesn’t cut it when you’re asking soldiers to saddle up for a 20-mile road march with 60 pounds on their backs. It’s also an insidious morale-killer for any medical device sales...
The Pandora’s Box of Patient-Driven Testing: Why Diagnostics Will Never Be the Same
Ever had to wait five days for a test result, only for it to reveal that (shocker) you need further testing? It didn’t take two years of COVID to see that diagnostics was ripe for disruption. Patients want on-site testing and OTC kits, and large...
“Decision Science”: New Research on How Your Customers Interpret Risk and Frame Value
You may be doing a lot of things right—but you’ll never achieve consistent success unless you grasp the neuroscience behind why some of your tactics work better than others. Tim Riesterer is chief visionary at B2B Decision Labs, which draws from...
Lessons Learned in Driving Patient Engagement from TikTok Doctor Inna Husain
Docs can dismiss today’s hottest social media apps all they want—but Dr. Inna Husain’s authentic online presence has patients scrolling, liking, and sharing their way into her office. In addition to being a board-certified ENT with a fellowship...
Want to Be a Premier Revenue Driver? Stop Taking Orders and Start Taking Accountability
Are you a revenue driver or just an order taker? More importantly, do you understand the distinction? Francisco Martinez didn’t really know—let alone care—when he fell into a medical sales role out of necessity years ago. Now? He’s a sales...
How Soft Skills Make You Strong: Perfecting the Art of Storytelling to Close More Accounts
You’re dishing out indisputable data that proves you have a superior product—so why aren’t docs responding rationally to it? Stop spinning your wheels and start spinning yarns, says John Livesay, award-winning sales professional and author of...
Encore Episode: What Helps a Rep "Win Over" a Surgeon (It's Not What You Think)
There’s no doubt about it—you better know the nuances of your product and fully understand the frustrations of the people you call on. What’s more, you need to know how and when to leverage those understandings. If you're looking to develop or...
Physician Education: A Changing Landscape
Odds are, your prospective customer is trapped in their own ‘healthcare bubble’—and your ‘in’ could be showing them a way out. Dr. Brian Cohen is an anesthesiologist and the co-founder and COO of CMEfy, a co-learning platform that’s...
Are You a ‘Toxic’ Rep? Key Insights to Stop Hurting and Start Helping Private
If you’re not directly providing value to physicians, then you’re directly adding to their stress levels. Don’t believe us? We invited Dr. Sandra Weitz to take you inside the decision-making process of a private practice and ASC owner. As a...
A Surgeon’s Advice to MedTech: Be Intentional, Steward Your Brand, and Enhance Workflows
Like most docs, urologic surgeon Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt only takes reps as seriously as they present themselves. Walk into his office with wrinkled scrubs, little to no research on your competitors, and a callous attitude toward his staff, and you’ll...
Owning Your MedTech Career with Samuel Adeyinka
Selective language is everything in sales—so why are you so careless with your self-talk? Some may think personalized coaching offers little more than woo-woo terminology and fuzzy feelings… but when Samuel Adeyinka dug deep and began questioning...
Showing Physician Partners What’s Possible with Better Banking
Should a father, husband, and physician charged with the care of critically ill patients have to ask "an adult" to co-sign on a $2,000 personal loan? Of course not. Yet that’s the message Michael Jerkins, MD, M.Ed, kept hearing from banks during his...
How to Be the Most Hirable Rep in the Room: Elevating Professionalism, Seizing Opportunity
What does it take to get noticed by the biggest names in MedTech in 2022? Whether you’re after compensation that’s commensurate with your skillset or simply crave a more adventurous role, you’ll need get inside the minds of hiring managers....
6 Key Medical Sales Insights to Move the Needle in 2022
You’re out there grinding in the trenches—you don’t always have time to sift a show’s 60+ episodes to find the hardest-hitting sales insights. That’s why we condensed six pearls of medical sales wisdom across six different episodes to help...
Financial Independence for MedTech Reps: Putting Your Money to Work
"Honey, I crunched the numbers and... we don't need to work anymore." That's what Chris Larsen, a longtime investor and former medical device sales rep, told his wife some years ago. His secret? Hustling smarter, not harder. As Chris puts it, MedTech...
Physician Accounting Fails: 3 Rules to Pass Along to Your Physician Customers
Is your physician customer’s convoluted approach to accounting hurting your business? Perhaps. Without a healthy business behind the clinic, there’s frustratingly little you can do to help a doc treat more patients. As part of TrackableMed’s ...