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	<title>SpaBusinessMD by Acara : Spa and Med Spa Business Development, Management and Marketing Blog</title>
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		<title>Team Meetings: Goals, Training, Culture, Communication, Teamwork!</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/11/06/team-meetings-goals-training-culture-communication-teamwork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of the Team Meeting cannot be overemphasized in running a successful business.  It is essential to insure that your patients are receiving the highest quality of care and your creating a sustainable business through maximizing your greatest asset, your team.
At a minimum you should have monthly team meetings.  A typical agenda should always [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1245&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Telephone Basics: The Starting Point to Building Your Business</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/11/03/telephone-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Operations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your reception team has great telephone skills they are your strongest sales force, brand champions and your business’ greatest public ambassadors.  Recognizing this fact, many years ago, I decided to analyze what are the elements that create great telephone skills.
That was when I developed PIVT: The 4 Basics to Successful Telephone Skills.  PIVT is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1233&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slow and Steady Wins the Race &#8211; Even in Business</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/10/31/business_success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aeshtetic medical success]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in the “Instant Age” with e-mail, tweets, wall posts, IMs, text messages, and voice mail.  It is fast and exciting to be able to communicate so quickly and efficiently with each other and our customers.  The only problem is that it tends to condition us to think that everything should be so instant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1228&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Formal vs. Informal Organizational Structure</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/10/29/formal-vs-informal-organizational-structure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cosmetic practice managent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One interesting aspect of analyzing so many cosmetic medical practices throughout the country is that we are able to observe and compare the various company cultures and their impact on the success or failure of a business.
One important point that everyone in business needs to understand is that the leader of an organization drives the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1224&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetic Medical Practice Success</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/10/16/cosmetic-medical-practice-success/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/10/16/cosmetic-medical-practice-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosmetic practice success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical spa consultants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My apologies for being quiet these past 30 days&#8230;it&#8217;s been that long since my last post.  Acara has been busy business boosting (our phrase for increasing revenue and profit) many Cosmetic Medical Practices throughout the US.
I&#8217;m going to take a moment to brag; and since it&#8217;s bragging about my team and the great work they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1207&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Synergy with Syneron? Candela Acquisition by Syneron</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/09/10/synergy-with-syneron-candela-acquisition-by-syneron/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/09/10/synergy-with-syneron-candela-acquisition-by-syneron/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Syneron and Candela, two of the top cosmetic laser companies in the world, will become one.  Not sure what this will mean to physicians and medical spas but I will be watching as it all unfolds and keep you posted.  The deal isn&#8217;t anticipated to close until the end of the year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1188&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Technology: Don&#8217;t make it a &#8220;Field of Dreams&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/09/04/cosmetic-medical-device-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/09/04/cosmetic-medical-device-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical spa consultants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prolipo plus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spa consultants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the time when a new medical device is being added to a Practice, the physician and team do a tremendous amount of research on the technology, the efficacy and the outcomes for the procedures.  But what doesn&#8217;t happen is the research to determine if they will be successful implementing and launching the new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1172&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financing Your Medspa or Aesthetic Medical Practice</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/26/financing-for-aesthetic-medical-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/26/financing-for-aesthetic-medical-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know what I&#8217;m about to say sounds like a sales pitch for a bank, but honestly Acara has no connection to any bank, we are just excited about Bank of America&#8217;s financing program for physicians.  
Bank of America has a financing package that is very attractive for Medical Spas and Aesthetic Medical Practices.  It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1167&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of a Great Healthcare Attorney</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/21/healthcare-attorney/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/21/healthcare-attorney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal & Regulatory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aesthetic medical practice legal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Aesthetic Medical Practice and Medical Spa needs to have an experienced Health-care Attorney to support their business.  With the ever changing regulatory environment, the difficulties of navigating today&#8217;s employment laws, and the complicated corporate structures it is essential to have expert legal advice available to you at all times.
Here is a short list (though [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1160&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acara Marketing Tip: How to Create an Integrated Online Marketing Strategy for Cosmetic Practices</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/13/acara-marketing-tip-how-to-create-an-integrated-online-marketing-strategy-for-cosmetic-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://spabusinessmd.com/2009/08/13/acara-marketing-tip-how-to-create-an-integrated-online-marketing-strategy-for-cosmetic-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>debraroberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[plastic surgeon marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today successful cosmetic practices and businesses need a complete approach to online marketing. A website just doesn’t cut it anymore – you need a well planned strategy to reach and retain your target audience.
Follow Acara’s Essential Marketing Steps:

Attract: Drive quality patients to your website.

How? SEO (search engine optimization), PPC (pay per click    [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&blog=761984&post=1152&subd=acaramedspadevelopment&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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