Entries with the topic Featured 3.
Margins are narrow, manage inventory wisely
Dec 14, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Consolidation and competition at all levels of the veterinary industry are reducing margins for all stakeholders. When you are forced to accept smaller margins in your business due to... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Optimize Inventory and Suppliers ,Supplier Wednesday
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Year-end: Assess your team needs
Dec 13, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
At year-end, assess your team needs. It is customary for practice owners and managers to assess the financial health of the practice at the end of the year. ... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Update and use your client data
Dec 12, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
What is digtal marketing? And how good are you at it? One measure of your abilities might be to determine the percentage of clients for whom you have valid... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Sales and Marketing ,Marketing Monday
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Year End “distributor or manufacturer buying” unintended consequences reminder
Dec 9, 2016 by Andrew Clark
It is common for veterinary businesses to be offered 'special deals' for delayed billing on purchases. Vaccines are often packaged this way with up to six months delayed billing. ... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Finance ,Financial Friday
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Can your clients make appointments online?
Dec 8, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Customer opportunities are lost by impediments that prevent them from getting what they want when they want it. How much business are you losing because clients can't accomplish... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Provide Exemplary Care ,Service Thursday
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Educate your heavy lifters
Dec 7, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Approaching year-end, it is important to build your budget for next year. In your budgeting process, remember to include plans and funds to edcuate your heavy lifters. Heavy... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Optimize Inventory and Suppliers ,Supplier Wednesday
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Veterinary Leadership and Innovation
Dec 6, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Effective leadership is crucial to every healthy practice. Your leadership must establish a clear vision for the objectives you want to accomplish. It must also establish the culture... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday
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Don’t hide from your clients
Dec 5, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
Your marketing will only be effective if your staff embraces what you offer and believes in what you are doing for your clients. Practice administrators and managers wield tremendous... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Sales and Marketing ,Marketing Monday
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Encore Blog-Plan Well For Equipment Purchases
Dec 2, 2016 by Andrew Clark
This is an Encore Blog. Sixty days ago I wrote the blog with the objective of encouraging veterinary business owners to be forward thinking regarding end of year equipment... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Finance ,Financial Friday
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What do clients want?
Dec 1, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA
What do clients want? This question should be the focus of every veterinary practice. It should drive the development of your core service offering. If your clients... [ Continue Reading ]
Topics: Featured 3 ,Provide Exemplary Care ,Service Thursday
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