by Keith Benjamin | Jul 17, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
On the heels of the announcement of their intention to assimilate acquire Satisloh, Essilor announces the assim acquisition of two more U.S labs; Oregon based Deschutes Optical and Alabama based Optimatrix. With recent VSP acquisitions/venture agreements with...
by Keith Benjamin | Jul 4, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I drove an hour yesterday to have my eyes examined by an OMD for whom I have good deal of respect. The OMD has a well-decorated office with beautiful stone work, a 250 gallon tropical fish tank, an extremely courteous and knowledgeable staff, and a nice little...
by Keith Benjamin | May 21, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
…Yourself, and People in General Sonia Simone is an expert in improving customer relations through effective communication. She writes a blog called Remarkable Communication. Recently, she posted 50 Things Your Customers Wish You Knew. These 50 things capture the...
by Keith Benjamin | May 20, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Recently on optiboard, a poster suggested her optical was treating customers too nicely, postulating that by being nice (or overly so), her customers would come to expect being treated kindly, take advantage of such treatment, and show no appreciation. As a...
by Keith Benjamin | May 9, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
When most people think of branding, they think of corporate logos and high dollar ad campaigns designed to do little other than sear images into your brain, in the hopes of influencing future purchase decisions; a practice largely impractical (and frankly ineffective)...
by Keith Benjamin | Apr 24, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Drivewear has a cool new testimonials page with a super-slick interface and some great stories from fishermen, truckers, golfers, dog sledders, and more.