Thank you to all our readers who took the time to respond to our blog "Tip of the Day - Synergize with Vendors". This post was about our view that most eyecare offices don’t take advantage of what their eyecare vendors offer. We asked our readers to tells us their best tips for synergizing with eyecare vendors. Here the $25 winning … [Read more...]
Shirley and I attended another round table discussion with Vision West and I have come to the conclusion that most eye care offices don't take advantage of what their eyecare vendors offer. I think that most people forget vendors want to help you be successful, because if you are successful, they will be successful. Fortunately for eyecare … [Read more...]
We had a request to do a post on optical products made in America. Before I get into that, I want it to be known, just because it had a label made in the USA, does not mean it was made in the USA. This can be very misleading as consumers want to support local economy and buy Made in USA Products. I did ask The Vision Council if they had any … [Read more...]
VisionWeb announces Annual Royalites Earned by Optician Association of America Members For Ordering Online. AUSTIN, TX, May 9, 2011 – VisionWeb announced today that the Opticians Association of America (OAA) and affiliated State Associations will receive a royalty payment of $5,000 for eyecare product orders placed by their members on … [Read more...]
We follow MiVision (Australia) on Twitter and they are a friend on Facebook, they just ran this story which could have been written by any dispenser in the world with a few exceptions. Over 15 years as an optical dispenser, I have had the pleasure, and pain, of meeting with many spectacle frame and sunglass representatives. Recently, I came … [Read more...]
I have known Dave Cole of Transitions Optical since he and I entered the Optical Industry around the same time - yes, eons ago! I can't believe how fast the time has gone and just wanted to say Congratulations to Dave who has just been named as Transitions Optical Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Cole will provide regional and global … [Read more...]
Santinelli’s Client Services Department Convenes We like to hear about our sponsors meetings, especially when they focus on customer service and new technology. We are looking forward to bringing you more news about "tech-chat" very soon. Santinelli International held its National Service Meeting last month in the historic seaport … [Read more...]
When you first meet Jamie Shyer of Zyloware and the Randy Jackson Eyewear Collection (You Dawg! ) he will ask if you have met his dogs. He then pulls out a picture of his family and the 7 dogs he has rescued. Yes, 7 dogs, that he takes care of along with his wife and kids. Ask him where he gets them, tearfully he tells you about the time he … [Read more...]
As you probably know by now, we love "green" and especially love it when we can tell you about our optical sponsors' "green" activities. This holiday season iCoat Company is doing something truly "green" by sending this plantable seed card instead of a regular greeting card. The seeds are embedded throughout the environmentally safe, biodegradable … [Read more...]
Again I read about how much in debt San Diego ($179 Million and counting) is in. Combined with the financial crisis in California I just had to write this story about San Diego Optical and Eyecare Vendors. Please buy something from them, so they can pay more taxes and maybe we can get out of our financial hole! Who knew that our sleepy little … [Read more...]
I have known David Friedfeld, CEO of ClearVision Optical ever since I got involved in the optical business. He was one of my early mentors and has been a true "optical buddy" for many, many years. I wanted to interview him as he is a manager that really does "walk the talk" and those of you that know him, he can talk! Here is the interview: … [Read more...]
Continuing our series of interviews with leaders in the Optical Industry we bring you the latest; Shamir Lens - Interview with Raanan Naftalovich, CEO. I worked with Shamir back in 1999 when they first decided to sell lenses in the USA. I already knew the company as a premier designer of progressive lenses, based in Israel, and … [Read more...]
Continuing our series of interviews with Optical Leaders we bring you an interview with Ed DeRosa, VP of North America Sales, Marketing and Distribution for Signet Armorlite, Inc. This was a particularly interesting interview for me to do as I worked for the same company several years ago and was a colleague of Ed's. I have always admired his … [Read more...]
We received and email from a 'new optical office' and she requested we write about several subjects- So here is Subject #1 Dealing with Aggressive Sales Reps: Question: 'How to handle sales representatives in a polite way when they are getting too aggressive or sometimes even insulting when you are trying to make a purchase as small as … [Read more...]
These are not all the Optical Vendors that give back- many we will never know- they do not publicize- but we applaud all optical vendors who give back to the community. This post is a work in progress- as we learn more we will continually update those who give back to the community Optical Vendors Who Give Back Buying Groups Vision West- … [Read more...]
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