Are You Too Nice to Your Customers?

Recently on optiboard, a poster suggested her optical was treating customers too nicely, postulating that by being nice (or overly so), her customers would come to expect being treated kindly, take advantage of such treatment, and show no appreciation. As a...

Should You Brand Your Optical?

When most people think of branding, they think of corporate logos and high dollar ad campaigns designed to do little other than sear images into your brain, in the hopes of influencing future purchase decisions; a practice largely impractical (and frankly ineffective)...

The Value of Free

What happens when you offer something real for free? People ignore it, even scoff at it. That is, until they understand its value. Then you may end up with a kind of loyalty money can’t buy. And of course, the more you give, the more you get.  [youtube vr3x_RRJdd4]...

If All Your Friends Jumped Off A Bridge

I watched a fascinating program over the weekend on the Discovery Channel about the power of the brain in extreme situations. One of the topics covered was harnessing the power of dreams. It seems when we dream, the brain's logic center is turned off, keeping us from...