How to maximize your pharmaceutical sales commission check
- Jebb C. Ruff, MBA
- 4 days ago
- 1 min read
The game Battleship explains why some pharmaceutical sales reps dominate their territory… while others disappoint.
You don’t win by randomly firing shots across the board.
★ You win with strategy.
Because the job is not about talking more.
It’s not about dropping samples, “hoping” for the best.
The elite pharmaceutical reps play like Battleship commanders…
Every move is calculated and aimed to win:
➨ Mapping physician patterns.
➨ Positioning products correctly.
➨ Studying competitor movement.
➨ Protecting high-volume accounts.
After 19 President’s Club trips years, I can tell you the top 3 skills:
Targeting.
Positioning.
Consistency.
That’s Battleship.
Top performers don’t fire blindly.
They think 5 moves ahead.
They know where to spend their time.
They know what questions to ask.
They know how to position the product.
And they understand that “giving up” is not an option.
Try again.
Follow up again.
Share a key insight again.
Because the reps who stay locked in when the pressure hits: Quota, Competition, and Rejection are the ones still standing when the board clears. They keep firing their shot.
Make no mistake, there’s always a scoreboard. Every call, every quarter, every career move…it’s all being counted.
And the best reps know exactly where they stand.
The game was never about luck.
★ It was strategy all along.
What was your favorite board game growing up?
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