Client Relations & Marketing
Video: Putting nervous clients at ease
Dr. Jim Kramer discusses communication techniques for comforting anxious clients in the exam room.
Euthanasia: When there's no other way
Clients struggle with the decision to euthanize more than many veterinarians think.
Marketing of veterinary products and services (Proceedings)
How does marketing differ from advertising?
Communication – the key to personal and professional success (Proceedings)
Communication is an underrated art.
Cat facts and tips to help grow your practice (Proceedings)
The goal of this program is to help you identify ideas to grow and improve feline health services in your practice. To gain the most from today's program, please complete the exercises below.
7 rules for profitable pricing in practice (Proceedings)
Deciding how to price and what fees to set are some of the most fundamental, yet intimidating marketing decisions veterinarians and practice managers face.
Common sense, practical answers to key marketing questions (Proceedings)
What is the best way to tell your clients about the new things you do? Which marketing activities are the most effective for your practice? What should you change or stop doing?
Dermatology made easier: 10 common mistakes to avoid (Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
"Avoid the following 10 mistakes sometimes made in managing dermatology cases and you'll find the process considerably easier in the future."
Sample script: Talking to clients about microchips
A painless conversation: Talking to clients about microchips
Turn frowners into fans: How to gauge client satisfaction
A simple client survey can give you insight into your level of customer satisfaction.
Health illiteracy hurts compliance
To communicate to your clients, you must be knowledgeable on the issue.
Second life for stuffed animals
Stuffed animals serve a new, comforting purpose in this veterinary hospital.
Q&A: Addressing clients' financial complaints
How can I answer the "Why so much?" question?
Allergy season in high gear
Longer pollen season causing sniffles, itching in pets and people.
People want physicians to fill their prescriptions
Veterinarians should think twice before sending clients elsewhere for pet medications.
Video: Be proactive on client compliance
Denise Tumblin, CPA, explains how to be proactive about patients' health needs.
Nearly half of Americans won't flee without pets
Pet plans necessary during evacuation efforts, survey respondents say.
Inclement weather checklist
Dr. Ernie Ward's checklist for preparing a veterinary practice for bad weather.
Weather the hurricane season
Storm season is in full force. Here's how to prepare your veterinary practice.
Q&A: Internet search and rescue
My practice's Web site isn't showing up on Internet search engines. Why?
Got a "C" in compliance?
If your client and internal compliance is just average-or worse-jump to the head of the class with these tips.
Streamline your senior care to improve compliance
Here are strategies to encourage internal and client compliance that work:
How to discuss supplements with clients
Nutritionist Dr. Susan Wynn shares her expertise on supplementation communication.
Study up: How to answer clients' tough questions
New book tells pet owners to ask medical questions at your practice.
Hang up on bad phone protocol
Train and monitor your team to make sure clients get professional, polite responses.
Live from CVC Central: Bond clients to your practice
Use this tip to help clients put team members' faces to names.
New scanner reads all types of pet microchips
Norco, Calif. -- A new microchip scanner capable of reading several brands and types of microchips used in pets and horses in the United States is now on the market.
Communication, part II: Turning the client experience into huge profits (Proceedings)
We're sure by now many of you have mastered certain techniques aimed at attracting new clients into your offices.
Join the Internet revolution: Using electronic communications (Proceedings)
Each day across the United States, we leave work late due to an overload of work, much of which is self-imposed.
The veterinary clinic: Resource for understanding attachment to animals (Proceedings)
The veterinary staff sees families at their moments of greatest worry concerning their companion animals.