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Sales to Become the Secret Behind Successful Labs
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume VI No. 4 – March 15, 1999 Issue
SALES WILL BECOME A NECESSARY PART of every laboratory executive’s management toolbox during the next few years. The unmistakable success of the nation’s best-performing laboratories now rests on their effective use of sales and marketing programs. This is not something that most hospital labora…
Sales & Marketing Is Critical To Success Of Labs & Pathologists
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 4 – March 15, 1999 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Careful study of the most successful lab oratories operating today reveals a common characteristic: the effective use of sale s and marketing methods to boost specimen volume, revenue, and operating profits. This is true whether it’s a hospital lab outreach program, a comme…
First-Ever National Gathering Of Lab Sales Managers
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 4 – March 15, 1999 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Here’s a news-making event for the clinical laboratory industry: a first-ever national meeting of the country’s best sales and marketing managers. Scheduled as a new addition to the EXECUTIVE WAR COLLEGE on May 11-13, it’s an unprecedented opportunity for the nation’s…
Top-Performing Labs at Executive War College
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 2 – February 1, 1999 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Once again, Executive War College time approaches. Scheduled for May 11-12, 1999 at the New Orleans Sheraton, this year’s roster of innovative laboratories promises to provide valuable insight about winning strategies. An expanded program offers a lab industry first: a know…
DARK REPORT Picks 1998’s Ten Biggest Lab Stories
By Robert Michel | From the Volume VI No. 1 – January 11, 1999 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Our story picks for 1998 demonstrate a broad range of subjects. Each affects laboratories and pathology practices in significant ways and should be used to trigger appropriate management strategies. Two essential themes among this year’s ten biggest lab stories: continued d…
Commercial Lab Values Validated By Recent Sales
By Robert Michel | From the Volume V No. 6 – May 4, 1998 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Many current owners of independent laboratories now wish they had sold during the glory days of commercial laboratory acquisitions. Recent sales transactions demonstrate that current market valuation for clinical laboratories is based on actual cash flow. Even at these new va…
Consolidation At Presbyterian Encourages Regional Strategy
By Robert Michel | From the Volume IV No. 15 – October 27, 1997 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Presbyterian Laboratory Services represents one of the more advanced business models of laboratory consolidation found today in the United States. Owned by an integrated delivery system, the laboratory division serves six hospitals and a variety of outreach clients. Several e…
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