The other interesting "scam" is putting your practice name on the golf score
cards or other sporting situations where they generally claim that you will
be the only one. A few practitioners have found that it is not exclusive and
sometimes, the namecard or advert board is non existent..... check before
commitment.
A
Anna Lee
Principal,
Work Ready Industrial Athlete Centre
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-----Original Message-----
From: sophie dhenin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, 16 February 1999 9:32
Subject: Video advertising
>
>Bad luck : you too got taken in by Ross Communications.......I paid
>them a fair whack and they did a nice little video to advertise my
>practice in the local doctor's surgery down here in Surrey. What a waste
>of money!
>But I have to say that the job they did was OK - the problem was my own
>stupidity in thinking this would be a good way to generate business! I
>did not as far as I know get a single new patient as a result of this
>medium. So beware all you private practitioners out there!
>I didn't try to back out of the contract but I suspect legally you would
>be in the wrong. Chalk it up to experience..........
>The latest little game now is to ask you if you'd like to advertise on
>the doctors' appointment cards: wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
>All GP surgeries are trying to generate a little income with schemes
>like this. Ignore them.
>Sophie
>
>
>Sophie Dhenin
>
>
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