10/22/2018 vetpartners.org/Sys/Admin/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate http://vetpartners.org/Sys/Admin/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 1/4 The latest news from your association for veterinary practice development. eBulletin July 2018 From the President Reflections on the MidYear Meeting Reflecting back on the MidYear Meeting, all I can come up with is the word "WOW!" My intuitive sense is telling me that it's one of the best VetPartners meetings I've ever attended while my brain is trying to find the words to support and explain that gut feeling. Perhaps it's just that the collegial, fun, and intellectually stimulating nature of our gathering is still fresh in my mind? Maybe it's that I thought that this year's line up of Hot Rocks presentations was one of the most diverse, timely, and thought provoking that we've ever had? Of course, it could be that there seemed to be an endless supply of shrimp and crab legs at the Care Credit reception! I think, though, that it's more than all of those things. READ MORE Welcome New Members Ed Branam Safehold Special Risk, Inc. [email protected]www.safehold.com William Hodges [email protected]Catherine Kim Synergy Veterinary Imaging Partners [email protected]www.synergyvip.com DJ Lipke Prairie Capital [email protected]www.prairiecapital.com Josh Vaisman Flourish Veterinary Consulting [email protected]flourishveterinaryconsulting.com Member & Association News The 2018 MidYear Meeting is a Wrap! The Program Committee would like to thank all MidYear Meeting participants, including our wonderful Hot Rocks presenters! We know the commitment that it takes to put a presentation together and we appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge with your peers. The Hot Rocks presentations are what make the MidYear Meeting so successful. The presentation powerpoint decks are available for members to view at http://vetpartners.org/Proceedings . We would also like to give a special shout out to our sponsors, without whom these meetings wouldn't be possible CareCredit, Nationwide, Boehringer Ingelheim, NAVC, VetSource, Patterson Veterinary, AVMA PLIT, and Babelbark! And, an extra special thanks to Lynn Davis for doing another great job with the event photography. We share a few teasers below, but be sure to check them all out on our Facebook Page. We will be sending out a meeting survey soon, so please be on the lookout for that, and please participate, even if you did not attend, as we will be asking for suggestions for future meetings as well. See you all at the Annual Meeting, January 16 18, 2019 in Orlando!!
The latest news from your association for veterinary practice development.
eBulletinJuly 2018
From the President
Reflections on the MidYear Meeting
Reflecting back on the MidYear Meeting, all I can come up with is the word"WOW!" My intuitive sense is telling me that it's one of the best VetPartnersmeetings I've ever attended while my brain is trying to find the words tosupport and explain that gut feeling. Perhaps it's just that the collegial, fun,and intellectually stimulating nature of our gathering is still fresh in mymind? Maybe it's that I thought that this year's line up of Hot Rockspresentations was one of the most diverse, timely, and thought provokingthat we've ever had? Of course, it could be that there seemed to be anendless supply of shrimp and crab legs at the Care Credit reception! I think, though, that it'smore than all of those things. READ MORE
Welcome New Members Ed Branam Safehold Special Risk, Inc. [email protected] www.safehold.com
The Program Committee would like to thank all MidYear Meeting participants, including ourwonderful Hot Rocks presenters! We know the commitment that it takes to put a presentationtogether and we appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge with your peers. The HotRocks presentations are what make the MidYear Meeting so successful. The presentationpowerpoint decks are available for members to view at http://vetpartners.org/Proceedings.
We would also like to give a special shout out to our sponsors, without whom these meetingswouldn't be possible CareCredit, Nationwide, Boehringer Ingelheim, NAVC, VetSource,Patterson Veterinary, AVMA PLIT, and Babelbark!
And, an extra special thanks to Lynn Davis for doing another great job with the eventphotography. We share a few teasers below, but be sure to check them all out on our FacebookPage.
We will be sending out a meeting survey soon, so please be on the lookout for that, and pleaseparticipate, even if you did not attend, as we will be asking for suggestions for future meetings aswell.
See you all at the Annual Meeting, January 16 18, 2019 in Orlando!!
Call for Volunteers VetPartners has many great programs and initiatives in the works to help promote ourassociation and our members and advance the industry as a whole. We are looking forenthusiastic volunteers to join a Committee or SIG and use their knowledge and experience tohelp us reach our goals. What's in it for you? A chance to develop leadership skills, connect andnetwork with colleagues, and give back to the association and industry. Review the list of variouscommittees and SIGs at http://vetpartners.org/Committees and if interested, feel free to reachout to the Chair of that group, or contact Elizabeth McArthur.
We hope you have had a chance to check out our newly launched VetPartners Blog! Thanks tomember Sarah Rumple for getting that up and going. Now we need your help.... we are lookingfor volunteers to write articles for the Blog. Interested? Want more information? Feel free toreach out to Sarah or Elizabeth.
Social Media Request
Now more than ever, we need YOUR engagement with VetPartnerssocial media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Thanks toour knowledgable members, we are able to push out originalcontent, relevant to veterinary practice management particularly from Today's Veterinary Business, SPARK Casts andother industry publications. This is content that YOURfollowers/clients/constituents want to know about.
This week, for example, there are two very interesting and timelypieces posted to VetPartners social sites; "May I Assist You?"written by VetPartners Member, Eric Garcia, and "Choosing Wisely" by Jeff Thoren and TreyCutler, also members. Engage with these posts, and others like it, on Facebook and Linkedin byliking, sharing and commenting. Any of these steps, helps others see that it's content comingfrom VetPartners. Have you seen the message "Bruce Truman likes this"? This means you areseeing content that Bruce likes, shared or commented on. By engaging with our posts, morepeople will see VetPartners organically.
Twitter is easy. Tap over to VetPartners Twitter feed and like all of thetweets, and ideally, retweet all or some of our Tweets. Let others seewhat we already know VetPartners, and its members, are industryexperts!
Plus, engagement by sharing and retweeting helps your ownengagement. You will notice more people liking what you like.
We are always looking for relevant content. Please continue toshare your blog posts, published articles, news and updates.
VetPartners Board, Committees & SIG Updates
Sponsorship Opportunities If you know a company that would be interested in reaching the best and brightest minds in theveterinary industry, we are looking for new sponsors. VetPartners sponsors have the opportunityto conduct a live presentation at one of our two meetings held each year, provide companyliterature for attendee registration packets, get complimentary membership and/or meetingregistration, participate and host roundtable events at the Annual Meeting (Premier level), andmuch more!
Please take a look at our sponsorship brochure and share with friends and colleagues that wouldbe interested in learning more.
Membership Committee
New members to VetPartners receive a Welcome Packet via email, which outlines keyinformation about the organization and how they can get the most from membership. Themembership committee thought it would be helpful to our older members to have access to thePacket as well, to use as a refresher or reference guide.
Please take a few minutes to review these materials, and consider the many great opportunitiesfor becoming more involved with the organization. This document will be available in theMembers Only section of the website as well.
Patterson Veterinary Expands Their ePetHealth Websites Portfolio SEO. PPC. Parallax. It's all part of the parlance of websitedevelopment. Luckily, you don't need a software developer totranslate anything for you to give your current website a boostor create a brand new, completely search engine optimizedsite. Patterson Veterinary's expanded portfolio can help everyone from singledoctor small marketpractices to multidoctor practices in competitive markets with sites that include everything fromsinglepage, visually appealing scrolling website templates to completely optimized, custombuilt sites with whiteglove customer service. Patterson Veterinary decided to expand their websites portfolio based on customer feedback.Some veterinarians are comfortable creating their own site. Some want help from a team ofexperts. Some need help optimizing Google search results. Whatever you need, Patterson Vetwill walk you through the process, even helping you decide what's right for you. Find out moreat pattersonvet.com/websites.
VHMA Insiders' Insight Report This month's survey drilled deeper into how practices set feesand what information they use. The vast majority ofrespondents selected the costbased pricing approach forproduct and service pricing. When asked "How did your practice get information about the prices others in your marketcharge?," the use of published fee guides was the most popular choice followed by checkingprices of local competitors. A number of respondents in teh "Other" section also noted that theyreviewed invoices from other local area clinics that new clients brought as part of their records. The survey also asked about the role that discounts, price promotions, and bundling play in theirpricing strategies. Read the full report for more details.
SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH FELLOW MEMBERS! The VetPartners eBulletin is published monthly on or around the 15th of the month. We are always looking fornews and information to share. If you have any, please send to our Association Administrator, ElizabethMcArthur, at [email protected]. You can review our eBulletin Submission Policy HERE.
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