Marketing AssociationsTracking down a business colleague via an association is
possible, however, access to their membership list typically requires that you be a member
of the organization or purchase their list.
The Pharmaceutical Marketers
Directory, is a guide to over 5000 firms and 15,000 executives in the US healthcare
field. The guide is divided into sections by manufacturers, ad agencies, media, and
suppliers/services. You are able to order this $150 directory via the Internet with a
major credit card.
Tilburg University (The Netherlands) offers you a Marketing Associations
reference site that connects you to more than 45 international associations and
institutes.
To link up with marketers of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices and
biologics, check out the Medical Marketing Association.
MMA offers numerous educational and professional development opportunities.
The Biomedical
Marketing Association includes almost 600 members involved in marketing diagnostic
instruments, biomedical or medical products and services. Their website has a good
selection of hot links to other diagnostic associations and information sources,
government and public policy sites, and clinical publications.
Locating someone in an academic or government institution is relatively easy, compared
to locating a corporate colleague.
Here you will find 3000+ international college and university home pages, arranged
alphabetically and geographically. They do not necessarily contain departmental pages.
U.S.-only homepages are found at list of American
Universities. Many academic sites have faculty and student directories that are
searchable.
