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    Snook Fishin' Optician Specs's Avatar
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    How to get Optometrist busy?

    We have a new O.D. in our independant optical store. I'm looking for realistic suggestions on how I can promote the O.D. Obviously the more the O.D. does, the more the Optical will do. Look forward to your suggestions. Marketing is a weakness of ours.

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    Redhot Jumper Local business results for Optometrist and optical near Punta Gorda, FL ............

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    </H3> Bayside Eye Center

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    314 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda - (941) 637-0202
    Directions and more »

    Family Eyecare Center

    - sneadcataract.com
    21178 Olean Boulevard, Port Charlotte - (941) 629-1090
    3 reviews, directions, and more »

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    19100 Murdock Circle, Port Charlotte - (941) 625-5797
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    wow your from punta gorda...i graduated from charlotte high in 2005. Moved away right after because of the hurricanes, howss the town look since, is it back to normal? I was just talking to the shop owner about wishing I had a shop down there, I think average age was around 60 when I lived there! Sryy for hijacking your thread BTW lol

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    Have the doctor offer to do a free column for the local paper.
    Check around to see what other doctors charge and undercut their prices slightly. (Years ago I worked for a place that did this.)

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    we're still re-building the town, but very much geting there. It was devastating what Hurricane Charley did.

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    The best thing you can do is advertise, advertise, advertise anywhere it's free or really cheap and keep it up.

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    This is a repeat, but maybe worth repeating...

    We recently had a grand opening where we had FREE EXAMS for the entire month. It was wildly successful, and gave us a nice chunk of change in the bank to do some more advertising. (Our OD is independent, so I paid her a flat rate for those days)
    Ophthalmic Optician, Society to Advance Opticianry

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    Get the OD on as many insurance panels as possible. (can also drop the nasty ones later when you have a following)

    Majority of my new patients say they found me from their ins. co. website.

    Second largest is word of mouth, so you may want to send out a mailing to all present spec customers.

    Harry

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    Very simple. Communications. quality and quantity.
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