Carhart’s Method
I visited my favorite car salesman the other day. His dealership was fixing my recalled Takata airbag. In the course of our conversation, Tom told me that the large automotive group that owns his dealership has purchased the 6 other dealerships in that auto mall. They probably won’t rename the mall to reflect the large…
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That’s Where the Money Is
That response is attributed to Willie Sutton, a famous bank robber of the 1940s and 1950s, when asked why he robbed banks. I have quoted it a couple of times during my career, not because I robbed banks, but because it is, in essence, brash and logical. The Logic of Efficiency It also…
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Unbundling the Cost of Hearing Aids: External Forces Require Adjustments
by Meagan Lewis, AuD The world is changing, will we? Hearing Aids: The Social Policy View Recent changes at a national level are opening the door for consumers to gain more direct access to hearing technology. The FDA announced that people over the age of 18 no longer need medical clearance to…
Read MoreBreaking Down the Cost of Hearing Aids: aka Unbundling
by Meagan Lewis, AuD Why? That’s the first question that many have asked when I told them that we were planning to itemize our services May 1 of this year. In fact, that’s the first question our staff asked when we started discussing the idea two years ago. Hearing Aid Price ‘Bundling’ Isn’t…
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