“People used to make records, as in the record of an event, the event of people playing music in a room, and now everything's cross-marketing, its about sunglasses and shoes, or guns and drugs that you choose.” PeopleUsedRoomsRecordsEventsDrugGunCrossesShoesMarketingYou ChoosePlaying MusicSunglasses Author:Ani DiFranco
“I played a major role in the spread of crack cocaine, the marketing of crack cocaine, the glamorization of crack cocaine. But it's hard to say that it was totally my fault. My judge in Cincinnati told me, "Mr. Ross, I know that the prosecutor and the media and the DEA all want to blame you for this problem, but I sentenced my first drug dealer the year you were born, so I know you're not the cause. This is a problem we've had since before you were born."” KnowsWantYearsFirstsHardProblemCausesBornRolesMediaJudgingDrugMajorsBlameFaultsMarketingSpreadCracksCocaineDealerProsecutorDrug Dealers Author:Rick Ross
“Brand-name drugs have no competition, since the government grants them very long, exclusive marketing rights.” LongGovernmentNamesRightsDrugCompetitionMarketingBrandsGrantsExclusiveBrand Names Author:Marcia Angell
“Drug companies should not be allowed to reap excessive profits or spend unreasonable amounts on marketing if they want to receive support that is designed to encourage life- saving and health-improving treatments.” IfsWantShouldCompanySupportAmountDrugMarketingProfitSavingTreatmentImprovingReapUnreasonableLife SavingDrug Companies Author:Hillary Clinton
“Drug companies say they need to charge ever-higher prices to cover their research costs, but they spend far less on research and development than they do on marketing and administration, and afterwards they actually keep more in profits.” NeedsCompanyDevelopmentHigherCostDrugResearchMarketingProfitAdministrationResearch And DevelopmentDrug Companies Author:Marcia Angell
“If you look at the expenses of a great pharmaceutical company, they pay between about 10 to 15 percent of their expenses for research, but they use 30 to 40 percent of their incomes for marketing and promotion. It is not completely wrong that they spend so much, but it is not correct to say that there is a direct connection between the price of drugs and the cost of research. It could be more between the cost of marketing and the cost of the drugs.” DrugDirectMarketingPromotionPharmaceutical Author:Pascal Couchepin