Warranties & Remakes: Are They Damaging Your Practice?
Approved for: 1 ABO Credit, 1 NCLE Credit, 1 COPE-PM Credit, or 1 CPC Paraoptometric Credit
Length: 60 Minutes
Often times, if an optical professional is not comfortable presenting the features and benefits of premium lens options, they resort to selling the patient on the warranty of the lens product. In many cases, selling the “warranty” may actually damage the practice as it has shown to prevent the patient from returning to that ECP until their lens warranty has expired. This course is designed to empower opticians with the knowledge necessary to reflect on their own office warranty and remake policies in an effort to create practice growth.
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Sell Something More Profitable Than Low Price: Positioning Your Practice
Sell Something More Profitable Than Low Price: Positioning Your Practice
Approved for: 1 ABO Credit, 1 NCLE Credit,1 COPE-PM Credit, or 1 CPC Paraoptometric Credit
Length: 60 Minutes
A private practice without a marketing plan or unique selling position is in a commodity-like business, where the only basis for choice is price. The result is a default strategy of becoming the “low-cost provider.” This course is designed to assist eye care professionals in determining their Unique Selling Position and provide examples of how to effectively differentiate themselves from their competition.
Increasing Capture Rate, One Patient at a Time
Increasing Capture Rate, One Patient at a Time
Approved for: 1 ABO Credit, 1 NCLE Credit, 1 COPE-PM Credit, or 1 CPC Paraoptometric Credit
Length: 60 Minutes
Whether you’re considering the addition of an optical dispensary, or seeking to improve one that is already in operation this course is essential. Learn strategies design to help integrate the medical eye examination and the optical dispensary into one seamless business rather than two operating as separate entities. This course provides guidance on creating a team environment where the staff’s ultimate goal is patient care excellence. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how each member of your staff can contribute to enhance the overall patient experience and your practice’s growth.
Combating Online Eyeglass Sales
Combating Online Eyeglass Sales
Approved for 1 credit hour with ABO, NCLE, CPC, COPE Live or Internet Courses, NACOR and COO
Length: 60 Minutes
Competing with online retailers is becoming a challenge for many eye care professionals. This presentation provides first-hand insight into the online patient purchasing process and pricing available from top online retailers. Learn about the four pillars of marketing, how to implement important messaging throughout the patient journey, and tips for how to differentiate yourself from the competition to prevent patients from walking out the door with their Rx.
Secrets to Leading & Implementing Change
Secrets to Leading & Implementing Change
Approved for: 1 ABO Credit, 1 NCLE Credit, 1 COPE-PM Credit, or 1 CPC Paraoptometric Credit
Length: 60 Minutes
Whether you’re introducing a new product or updating processes in your office, introducing and implementing change is an uphill battle. No matter how necessary the change or how seemingly evident the need, change demands continuous hard work and a different way of thinking about processes and company culture. Leaders must find ways to help their team see the need for change and then inspire them to move toward it with confidence and urgency. This course is designed to help eye care professionals understand specific strategies to overcome the difficulties involved with implementing change in their practices.
Creating Remarkable Patient Experiences
Creating Remarkable Patient Experiences
Approved for: 1 ABO Credit, 1 NCLE Credit, 1 COPE-PM Credit, or 1 CPC Paraoptometric Credit
Length: 60 Minutes
While most practices talk about the importance of taking care of their patients and their focus on customer service, very few REALLY create and deliver remarkable patient experiences. A remarkable experience is so different that anything else a patient has encountered that it makes them want to tell their friends and or family about it. Word-of-mouth referrals are the most powerful form of advertising. This course will step through each touch point of a patient’s visit with your practice, and provide strategies and tactics to transform each touch point into something remarkable. You’ll learn how taking a fresh look at those you have the privilege to serve can change everything.
Using Creativity To Differentiate Yourself From “Me Too” Practices
Using Creativity To Differentiate Yourself From “Me Too” Practices
Approved for: 1 or 2 ABO Credit(s), 1 or 2 NCLE Credit(s), 1 or 2 COPE-PM Credit(s), or 1 or 2 CPC Paraoptometric Credit(s)
Length: 60 Minutes or 120 Minutes
Differentiating your practice is all about creativity. Will you sit back and rely on your past success, or are you willing to take a hard look at your practice and find creative ways to differentiate yourself from your competition? This course provides proof that creativity produces growth. It dissects each point of patient interaction with the staff, and illustrates how practices can differentiate from their competition and other “me too” practices to create truly remarkable patient experiences. Great for owners, managers, and your entire staff to attend.