I am in a medium sized city where they plan on having more than 1 manager and at least 12 reps.
Access here is terrible, and all the big companies all have 1 or 2 reps and a manager who covers the whole state.
I am nervous because this territory is small and no one sees reps or allows samples for the most part
The company must have some sense that access is very limited most places especially in primary care . The leadership folks I have met appear to be very smart experienced people. Although most places will be lunch only that is better than absolutely zero exposure. Drive around all day schedule lunches, make friends with the receptionist/gatekeeper and any accessible clinical staff. Our roles are not easy by any means but is certainly possible to make an impact with consistency and persistence. After 1 year they will probably cut the salesforce in half based off sales results.