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OGS and Canadian Eye Care Business Review Announce Collaboration

Optometry Giving Sight and VuePoint are pleased to announce a content collaboration for Canadian Eye Care Business Review, VuePoint’s newest digital publication.

“Giving Back” is among the content areas of the new digital journal at www.eyecarebusiness.ca. It’s well documented that doing good is healthy for individuals. In addition to the oxytocin-induced infectious “warm glow” that generates good feelings and inspires others, giving back is also good for business!

OGS will share international case studies of how its various programs have been incorporated into eye care practice marketing through Canadian Eye Care Busines Review. “Canadian professionals will benefit from these case studies, and we hope many will implement our programs and share their own experiences,” said Corinne Waldon, Canadian Operations Manager, Optometry Giving Sight.

Canadian Eye Care Business Review is pleased to provide Optometry Giving Sight access to our national platform. In part, this highlights the increasing importance of social enterprise in running a successful eye care practice”, says Dr. Jeff Goodhew, Co-Editor in Chief, Canadian Eye Care Business Review.

Canadian Eye Care Business Review is a newly launched digital resource for Canadian eye care practitioners published by VuePoint IDS. The site is accessible at www.eyecarebusiness.ca.

Canadians Shine At Transitions Academy Awards

Orlando FL, Jan 31, 2017,
Canadian nominees for key awards at the Transitions Celebration Gala did extremely well, attaining two awards among the four nominees from across the Americas, including USA, Caribbean, and Latin America.

New Look took top honours for Best in Training.  Marie-Josee Mercier, vice president sales and operations, accepted the award on behalf of the team.

Sheena Taff, Optician, Roberts & Brown Opticians, Vancouver, BC, was selected as the best in class Transitions Brand Ambassador. Watch an interview with her on Tmag’s Facebook Page here:

Costco was also nominated for Best in Patient Experience as one of three finalists in the Americas. The award was given to Professional Vision Care, an independent practice located near Columbus, Ohio.

Value Optical of Trinidad received the Best in Marketing award for 2016. Best in Marketing finalists included Wilson Eye Center and Heather Padgett, national marketing manager at HOYA Vision Care.Newlook best in training nomination

 

IRIS The Visual Group Acquires an Optical Retail Chain in the GTA

Laval, QC —IRIS, The Visual Group (1990) Inc. announced the asset acquisition of D.R. Josephson Limited, an optical retail chain also known as Josephson Opticians. Founded in 1935, Josephson Opticians presently operates six locations and enjoys an enviable market position as a fashion-forward retailer of exclusive brands.

Dr. Michael Chaiken, president and chief executive officer of IRIS, The Visual Group is pleased to announce that with the latest acquisition of Josephson Opticians, the IRIS group presence in Ontario increases to fifteen locations; thus, reinforcing its development strategy across Canada.

To read the full press release, click HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

Transitions Launches New 2017 Consumer Advertising Campaign

ORLANDO, Fla. – Transitions Optical is launching their new advertising campaign in Canada called “Live the Good Light™,” with a focus on engaging and attracting a younger generation of single-vision wearers to the photochromic lens category.

The campaign brings the Transitions brand to life by educating consumers on adaptive lens technology through both indoor and outdoor experiences.

Compared to Transitions Optical’s previous focus on a “through the lens” experience, the new campaign will give viewers an “into the lens” experience. The new materials capture wearers enjoying the benefits of the lenses and their experiences with them, as opposed to just the environment around them.

Another new feature highlighted in this campaign is the focus on harmful blue light protection, indoors and outdoors.

The new commercial alone will generate more than 258 million impressions in Canada as it appears on prominent conventional and specialty networks, such as CTV, TVA, TSN and RDS, Discovery Channel during prime time, early morning and sports timeslots. The campaign will kick off on April 17 and will run through August. Additionally, the campaign will add 45 million digital impressions.

Eye care professionals can get involved with the new campaign by ordering a “Live the Good Light” campaign kit. Each kit comes complete with insights on the benefits of advertising, tools for eyecare professionals to bring the new campaign to life, new point-of-sale materials, the Lens Style Guide, step-by-step instructions and scripting for incorporating the new campaign into their practice, and social media assets.

For the full press release and details to order the campaign kit, click HERE.

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