A new series of vlogs (video blogs) about marketing for hearing care businesses has been developed by Michele Ahlman, CEO of Clear Digital Media. The series now has over 30 vlogs that provide tips, tricks, and new ideas that can be executed right away.
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This week’s Expert Insight addresses the useful service life of a rechargeable battery, what happens when someone places hearing aids with zinc air batteries into a charger, and more. Get new insights into power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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For end-of-year 2017, GN Store Nord—the parent company of ReSound and Beltone hearing aids—reported a revenue increase of 11% to $1.58 billion and organic growth of 8%.
Read MoreThis week’s Expert Insight answers questions about what happens when a rechargeable battery gets low on power, how often batteries should be recharged, and more. Get new insights into hearing aid power issues, and ask your own questions here!
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According to ZPower, hearing aid users have long made it clear they would prefer rechargeable hearing aids over their disposable-battery counterparts. Watch this fun short video!
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Two well-known hearing aid group purchasing networks, AuDNet Inc and Marcon Hearing Group, have announced their merger into the newly formed AUDNET Hearing Group (AHG).
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According to authors Louise Hickson, PhD, and Gurjit Singh, PhD, the audiological literature strongly suggests that most family members would like to participate in audiology appointments. Given the improved outcomes observed for the patient, their family, the clinician, and business by including family members in clinical care, it is time to dispel the myth that “many patients do not want their family in the room.”
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The trial that pits federal prosecutors and Starkey Hearing Technologies against the company’s former employees and associates—former President Jerry Ruzicka, former human resources manager Larry Miller, former Sonus US senior executive Jeff Taylor, and MicroTech founder Larry Hagen—got off to a contentious start on Wednesday, January 17.
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Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States grew by 3.4% in 2017, with a 4.0% growth rate for the commercial/private sector, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Assn (HIA).
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Jerry Laux, who served as publisher of “The Hearing Journal” for three decades until his retirement in 2009, passed away on January 12. He was 88.
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Here are 50 news items, columns, and webinars that you should not have missed in 2017 that were featured in “The Hearing Review,” along with a second list of news stories by month in 2017.
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Former Starkey CFO Scott Nelson, who was fired from Starkey on September 9, 2015 with several prominent company executives including former President Jerry Ruzicka, has pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy in a plea agreement with the US attorney’s office. The criminal trial that includes Ruzicka and co-defendents is slated for January 19.
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In this webinar, Kevin St Clergy shows how to use online marketing strategies—including online reviews and direct-response websites—and your current database to increase repeat sales and first-time customers in a cost-effective manner. The 30-minute webinar, courtesy of CareCredit, explains the top-3 ways to assess, change, and effectively employ your practice market to acquire more business.
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Decibel Therapeutics have announced a collaboration to discover and develop new potential therapeutics to protect, repair, and restore hearing. Regeneron will provide Decibel with broad access to its proprietary suite of technologies to support Decibel’s goal of discovering important new medicines for hearing. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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A new 3-part webinar courtesy of CareCredit provides insights into gaining new physician referrals from industry experts Brian Taylor, AuD, Bob Tysoe, and Brad Dodson.
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