7. Our Goal:
To clearly and consistently
communicate what we do so we
obtain and retain clients and
their pets.
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8. Benefits & Value
Value=Benefits
Cost
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9. Benefits & Values
Benefits
Understand difference between
Features & Benefits
Client must know it’s a Benefit
Not every client values benefits the
same
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10. Benefits & Value
Value
Value must be > 1
Value of service must exceed
alternatives, especially when
client has limited funds
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12. Why do they come?
Veterinary Services
Sick/Injured
Preventive Care
Elective Surgeries
Consultations
Other
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13. Who Comes? – Patients
Species
Breeds
Needs
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14. Who Comes? - Clients
Demographics
Psychographics
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15. Patient/Client Lifecycle
Returning Patients
New
Pet Dies
Patient/Client
Lifecycle
Reactivate
Leave
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16. Returning Patients
Easier and less expensive to get
patients to return than getting
new patients
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17. Returning Patients
1. Educate Clients on services
you offer
2. Reminder System
3. Make it easy to contact you
4. Stay in contact with Clients
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18. New
1. Location, Location, Location
2. Referrals
3. Employees
4. Phone Book
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19. New
5. Internet
6. Advertising
7. Publicity
8. New Patient/Existing Client
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20. Why clients leave
Move
Unhappy with price (value)
Unhappy with service/product
Unhappy how they were treated
Failure to communicate need
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22. Patient Dies
How we can influence pet longevity
Preventive Veterinary Care
Importance of our lifestyle
recommendations
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23. Communicating
Location, Location, Location
Sign
Landscaping
Maintenance
Other
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24. Phone Book
Why still relevant
Internet
Standing out from the crowd
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