Welcome to the July/August 2004 issue of In TheVetZone,
an update from your friends at TheVetZone.

 

In this issue:

Winners from TheVetZone

Myers Briggs:
A Business-Building Resource

Notes About our
Communication Guidelines

This Month’s Release:
Protecting Your Pet During a Natural Disaster

Special Report:
Myers-Briggs in the Veterinary Clinic

Your Profile: Has anything changed?

"Sydney" Silva;
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida


Winners from TheVetZone

More of our veterinarian friends, as well as several pet owners have recently received cash prizes thanks to participating in surveys from TheVetZone. They are:

Suzanna Rosacker
Lake Worth, FL

P. Susan Padilla
Chapel Hill, NC

Sue McGowan

Lake Worth, FL

Mallory Monych
Houston, TX

Cathleen Jackson
Lake Worth, FL

Fiona Smith
Porter, TX

Armin Desch
Huntersville, NC

Misty Bird
Hockley, TX


You could be next! When you receive an upcoming survey from us, participate for your chance to win.


Myers Briggs: A Business-Building Resource

As part of our Profile of the U.S. Small Animal Veterinarian study, almost 200 of you had the opportunity to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and learn how to use your results grow your business. (see article description: MYERS-BRIGGS IN THE VETERINARY CLINIC below).

If you missed that chance, or weren't able to dial into our teleseminar series to have your results interpreted by a professional human resources consultant, you have another opportunity.

For just $99 per person (10 person minimum/we are happy to place you in a group of with other veterinarians and staff), you receive a printed report of your MBTI assessment, plus an hour-long teleseminar with HR consultant Kelly Mannel so you can benefit from her 20+ years of fast-track experience in building effective business units at the local, regional, and international levels.

You can read more about Ms. Mannel and her services by visiting either:

http://www.thevetzone.com/newsletter/MBTI2.html

or http://www.imagepartners.net/bio_mannel.htm

Here's what two veterniarians have to say about their experiences with the Myers Briggs:

Stewart 'Chip' Beckett, DVM
"Learning more about myself and my staff has been an invaluable communications and business building tool."
Senior Veterinarian at Beckett and Associates Veterinary Services
Glastonbury, CT

Caroline Oeben, DVM
"I think understanding how my personality type acts within the context of an organization will be very helpful as I develop my new practice."
Owner, The Cat Doctor
Houston, TX

To learn more, e-mail info@imagepartners.net
or call (904) 246-9945.

 

Notes About our Communication Guidelines

First of all, a quick and very sincere thanks to all of you are participating at TheVetZone, and especially to those of you who’ve told your colleagues about our community.

Thanks to you, we’ve now got almost 2,000 veterinarians participating, from all over the U.S.

As you know , with your permission, we communicate with you via email about site additions, upcoming surveys and other important information. Because we value this ongoing relationship, your privacy and security are extremely important to us. Therefore, we want to take a moment and remind you of our communication guidelines:

• We will never give out your password or personal information to anyone. In addition, we will not change your password without your permission.

• We will not send you any email attachments, unless we have your permission first and you are expecting the attachment (for example, your topline results from a research report).

• You can opt-out of email communications at any time. We do not send email to any individual without their expressed permission. Therefore, to ensure that our customers are not receiving any unwanted email from us, we follow a procedure which requires that individuals sign up for our community. If you do NOT wish to receive email from TheVetZone.com, you can unsubscribe by sending an email to info@thevetzone.com with “remove” in the subject line.

Furthermore, to help ensure uninterrupted delivery of communication from us, we ask you to consider the following:

• Add TheVetZone.com to your email address book. To ensure that you remain up-to-date on our latest products, information and special offers please take a moment to cut and paste info@thevetzone.com into your email address book. This will continue delivery of important email communications from us.

• Change the settings on your computer to enable links and images on emails. Many ISPs, including AOL 9.0, have email images and links disabled by default. That means an email with images would have blank boxes and links wouldn't work. You can reverse this default on an email-by-email basis or permanently by changing your preferences and settings.

Thanks again for your trust in us--we truly appreciate it.


This Month's Release:
Notes about the ready-to-use release for this month


Protecting Your Pet During a Natural Disaster

The danger is heading right for you. You’ve got less than 12 hours to evacuate. What to do about your pets?

Whether it’s a flood, hurricane, tornado or fire, it only takes one natural disaster to motivate most people to plan ahead.
Here are seven tips to help pet owners plan ahead, as well as items to include in a pet disaster kit.

Simply visit the Free Templates section of TheVetZone and download the release. Then plug in your name and clinic information and you're ready to contact your local media!

If you have questions about formatting the release for distribution in your city, just send an e-mail to info@thevetzone.com and we’ll get right back with you.


Special Report: MYERS-BRIGGS IN THE VETERINARY CLINIC

In your veterinary practice, you have developed an appreciation for the personalities of a variety of small animals. From cocker spaniels to cockatiels, you recognize what distinguishes a particular pet’s temperament, and you observe how infection or trauma affects the animal’s behavior. Additionally, in your experience with pet owners, you have learned the range of options you must offer so the owner will be willing to provide a healthy environment for his/her pet. Your understanding of these subtle aspects of behavior, whether animal or human, enables you to provide the best solution for the need at hand. So, perhaps without your awareness, you have been participating in behavior assessment for some time.

Simply visit the Special Reports section of TheVetZone and download the report.


Your Profile: Has anything changed?

Remember, it’s very important that you keep your profile updated so we can contact you when veterinary equipment and pharmaceutical manufacturers and service companies want you to help guide them about your needs, so you can get rewarded in the process!

Please be sure to tell your colleagues about TheVetZone so they can also take advantage of the tools and opportunities to provide valuable input.

Thanks again for your participation!

To remove yourself from future mailings, send an e-mail with the word 'unsubscribe' to info@thevetzone.com.