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Entries from Refractive AdWatch tagged with 'financing'

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    Some good, some bad

    There are a couple of things here that raise a red flag . . .

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    asterisk, Crews, CustomVue, financing, Vancouver, VISX, Washington

    Posted by Les Dewey on September 22, 2008 2:45 AM

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    Better than an alarm clock

    I've seen a lot of "wake up and see the time" ads, but this is the first time it's been coffee . . .

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    Chattanooga, financing, Pomerance, Tennessee, ZLasik

    Posted by Les Dewey on September 15, 2008 5:56 PM

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    From Canada

    Now that we have viewers in 37 countries, we might occasionally throw in a review from outside the U.S. Let's start easy with Canada . . .

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    Canada, Edmonton, financing, Lasik MD, Leger

    Posted by Les Dewey on September 8, 2008 1:51 PM

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    Likable and well-written

    There's something to be said for likability, and this ad is that. . .

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    epi-lasik, financing, Scott & White, Temple, Texas

    Posted by Les Dewey on September 8, 2008 9:07 AM

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    Yet another iLasik ad

    I'm a little surprised that there isn't more control over use of the iLasik name in practice advertising . . .

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    financing, Garden City, Hauppauge, iLasik, New York, Stahl

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 27, 2008 9:10 AM

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    Good timing for finance message

    Practices that depend on elective procedures should be pushing financing . . .

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    Bremerton, financing, Intralase, Kitsap, Port Orchard, Washington

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 27, 2008 8:18 AM

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    Busy, busy, busy

    Here's the polar opposite of the Grad Ad (the one titled "Classy Grad Ad") I just reviewed . . .

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    Arizona, CK, financing, Phoenix, Schwartz

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 27, 2008 6:36 AM

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    Good use of color

    Although some ads use color just to attract attention (expensive and sometimes not very effective), this one does it right. . .

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    California, financing, Kim, MarinEyes, Novato, San Rafael

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 19, 2008 5:59 PM

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    Squeaky clean

    This ad looks like it's been scrubbed, polished and sanitized. . .

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    bladeless, financing, Martin, New York, North Shore, Smithtown, Top Doctors, Zweibel

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 19, 2008 5:57 PM

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    Athletes for testimonials?

    In one word, yes. . .

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    athlete, CustomVue, financing, Moadel, New York, Testimonial, VISX

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 12, 2008 5:54 PM

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    A rock solid guarantee

    Boothe Eye Care continues to come up with creative ad concepts. . .

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    boothe, Crystalens, Dallas, financing, guarantee, Intralasik, ReSTOR, ReZoom

    Posted by Les Dewey on August 6, 2008 3:01 AM

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    Your vote has been counted

    Nice concept for talking about their Consumers' Choice Award. . .

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    Boothe Laser Center, Dallas, financing, Intralasik

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 25, 2008 3:00 AM

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    Still cold I guess

    To be honest, I'm not sure when this ad ran, but it does talk about tax refunds so I'm guessing it was in the Spring. . .

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    Butryn, financing, Lintz, Michigan, Northern Vision, tax refund, Traverse City

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 24, 2008 2:49 AM

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    Excellent copy

    Unfortunately, well-written copy is a rarity in Lasik adverising. . .

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    financing, Joffe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Whiting

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 23, 2008 2:42 AM

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    Lifestyle visual doesn't say much

    I like nice graphics, but they should relate to copy. . .

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    Charleston, financing, Mt. Pleasant, O'Day, South Carolina, wavefront

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 21, 2008 2:24 AM

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    Another good 60-second spot

    This spot follows the same announcer/testimonial format as the review titled "The 60-second difference". . .

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    Associated Eye Care, financing, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Testimonial, Twin Cities

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 16, 2008 3:34 AM

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    A popular photo

    The photo in this ad is being used all over the place, but most of the time without an appropriate headline. . .

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    financing, Ft. Worth, Hu, Hurst, iLasik, Ranelle, texas, Texas eye

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 16, 2008 3:05 AM

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    The 60-second difference

    Another 30 seconds makes a big difference in what you can say. . .

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    Associated Eye Care, financing, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Twin Cities

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 15, 2008 3:41 AM

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    Team approach is good idea, but...

    I like promoting a team approach to refractive surgery, but this headline needs to be backed up with supporting copy. . .

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    arlington, dallas, financing, intralasik, Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 10, 2008 7:33 AM

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    Taking aim at Crystalens

    It's pretty unusual and generally not a good idea to directly criticize the competition. . .

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    boothe, crystalens, dallas, financing, ReSTOR, ReZoom, texas

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 8, 2008 8:54 PM

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    Are you selling Crystalens or better vision?

    Selling the sizzle and not the steak is still good advice...

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    California, cataracts, crystalens, Feinerman, financing, Newport Beach

    Posted by Les Dewey on July 1, 2008 7:38 AM

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    America's Top Ophthalmologists

    That's what the ad says. Not among America's top ophthalmologists, but America's TOP ophthalmologists...

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    california, custom lasik, financing, Global Laser Vision, Huntinton Beach, Lakhani, Yaghouti

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 30, 2008 10:56 AM

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    Messy graphics

    I think the idea was good, but too many different photos behind "LASIK" banner messed things up....

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    Dayton, financing, Ohio, seminar, stahl

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 27, 2008 7:09 AM

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    Simple, to the point, single-focus

    Ads that focus on one key benefit can be very effective. This one is....

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    Campus, financing, Hamilton, New Jersey

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 24, 2008 10:14 AM

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    I don't like "renowned"

    Some words just turn me off. This is one of them...

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    Colorado, financing, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, seminar, Spivack

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 24, 2008 7:12 AM

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    Better Night Vision Approach

    This headline raises the night vision question....

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    allegretto, financing, Hoopes Vision, intralase, utah

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 4, 2008 9:42 AM

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    FREE is Always Good

    Although we're not talking about free Lasik here, the word "free" will still bring attention to this ad...

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    blade-free, custom lasik, financing, illinois, intralase, Oak Brook, Sloane

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 3, 2008 11:13 PM

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    Great Headline!

    Those practices that believe "price" advertising is the only way to go, will get smacked in the face by this ad...

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    california, financing, imperia, Oregon, seminar

    Posted by Les Dewey on June 3, 2008 9:26 AM

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    Sometimes long copy works

    If you read my comments often, you know I'm usually a proponent of short copy, but....

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    Connecticut, financing, LasikPlus, Salierno

    Posted by Les Dewey on March 5, 2008 7:18 PM

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    Busy Background Detracts

    See how difficult it is to read "0 payments for 1 full year?"

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    blade-free, CustomVue, financing, Intralasik, Oregon, Teplick

    Posted by Keith Mattila on June 1, 2007 7:09 PM

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    Attractive ad - BUT

    This ad is professionally designed and projects a nice image of the practice, but the message may not hit home...

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    blade free, cataracts, financing, intralasik, omaha

    Posted by Keith Mattila on April 10, 2007 8:27 PM

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    This one's okay

    Not great, but okay...

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    Diamond Vision, financing

    Posted by Keith Mattila on February 5, 2007 9:17 PM

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