Client Relations & Marketing
The top 10 barriers to successfully preventing fleas
Don't let clients be fooled by fleas! Take 20 minutes in your next team meeting to discuss each of these barriers to flea preventionand make a plan for better client communication about these pesky parasites.
6 reasons why the proposed Fairness to Pet Owners Act fails veterinary patients, practices
The legislation is a solution to a nonexistent problem, veterinary business consultant writes in an open letter to Congress.
Figure this: Fleas
Fleas are frustrating, for all involved. But we wonder, is there a communication gap between practitioners and clients that could be making the fight against fleas even worse?
Client handout: If you've been infested
Tell your pet owners not to panic and follow these tips to handle a dreaded flea infestation.
Use these 2 videos to educate veterinary clients that hot cars kill pets
Serious and humorous videos show the danger of hot cars.
Filling in the knowledge gaps: A client handout about fleas
Dont let clients jump to conclusions when it comes to fleas. Give them these handouts to clear up any confusion.
Veterinary associates: Communicate clearly for higher production
Open up and watch compliance soar
The coin jar exercise
When pet owners struggle with the choice of deciding when it's time to euthanize, suggest this exercise.
Use these pleas to stop fleas: Posts and tweets about flea facts and figures
Use your social media network to educate clients and raise awareness about flea facts and figures with these tweets and posts.
5 veterinary exam room nightmares
Sometimes client conversations take a horrifying turn. Practice taking control of these discussions.
Three things you can do to be Fear-Free-fast
Kelly Searles, practice manager at Bigger Road Veterinary Center in Springboro, Ohio, shares quick strategies any practice can implement to lower patients stress.
Veterinary students receive Bayer scholarships for improving client communication
Q&A: Should veterinary practices be open Saturday?
Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board members are mixed on weekend's potential.
Veterinary studies suggest oxytocin fosters human-canine bond
Bonding hormone improves cue-taking ability in dogs, researchers assert.
Veterinary client's wishes lead to a holistic headache
What is a veterinarians obligation when a pet owner insists on natural therapies?
Two practices shine light on laser therapy in the veterinary business model
Billing it as a standard of care is among the takeaways of success stories.
The dvm360 toolkit: End-of-life conversations
Tips, tools and resources to help you have mindful, meaningful end-of-life discussions with pet owners.
Take a stand and educate veterinary clients about breeders
We can't ignore our place in client education and more responsible pet adoption anymore.
Back Office Blunders, Episode 1: Celebrity vaccine recommendations
Disaster strikes during a routine veterinary appointment when the client resists the practice's vaccination recommendations. What would you do?
To save a puppy
We dare you not to cry at this story. Its one of a million reminders every day that veterinarians have to charge for their services to keep the doors opens, but very few are in it for the money.
Think now: Practicing mindfulness in the veterinary clinic
Be emotionally present for your clients and your staff
Generational divide: The age gap between two veterinarians is reflected in advice to new associates
Knowing the newest medicine didnt save me from having to learn real-life lessons when I started my veterinary career.
'That was easy:' Veterinary clients want to hit the Easy Button
Ease of doing business trumps exceeding expectations for clients.
Track the top reasons clients are calling and dial up efficiency in your veterinary practice
Use this tool to improve client communication and save time.
Use this tool to identify how your practice can make visits easier for clients
Download this sample survey to see if clients think working with your veterinary practice is too hard.
CVC report: Are you everyone's favorite team member?
Find out how you can be your veterinary practices MVP with these tips from Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, in her CVC D.C. session, Becoming the Indispensable Team Member.
Eight steps to crush it in the exam room
Bring your 'A' game to every interaction with people and patients by using your whole support team and fine-tuning your client communication.
How time changes associates
The 2015 dvm360 Job Satisfaction Study suggests older associates are more satisfied with relationships, but just as worried about finances.
Vetcetera: Conflict is a mutually beneficial puzzle to solve
Dr. Andy Roark recommends leveraging confrontation to benefit clinic and client.
Your veterinary practice could be just like an episode of Friends
Your hospital wont turn into the sitcoms Central Perk coffeehouse, but you will hold onto existing clients by creating real, authentic relationships.