Navigating Amazon: E-Commerce Giant Critical For OTC Drug Sales
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
As Amazon emerges as the leading search engine for information about consumer packaged goods products, OTC drug and other consumer health product firms should establish a presence, even if they expect not to sell much, says BeeKeeper consultancy's Lynn Graham.
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