AskElizabeth.net Firestarters

What's a Firestarter?

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.   It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.   We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
Albert Schweitzer

These are MY Firestarters. 
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Elizabeth is hands-down one of the most resourceful marketing experts in the O&P profession. Her service on the ABC PR & Marketing Committee is invaluable, as she advises on everything from advertising concepts to startegic planning. Furthermore, she has first hand knowledge of what it takes to manage a successful O&P practice, and her consulting expertise can revolutionize any practice looking for a competitive edge in today's health care marketplace.

Tom Derrick
American Board for Certification in Prostheetics, Orthotics & Pedorthics, Inc.

Loved your newsletter on the business cards!

Craig DeCamp, CO, BOCPO
Mobile Limb and Brace

Enjoyed this issue (5/21 Business Cards.) Thanks for the inspiration. I forwarded the link on to several peers and associates in order to share the creative inspiration.

Lisa Watkins
Ohio Willow Wood

 

You are stinking hysterical! Loved your presentation! ("What's a Wiki?" NWCAAOP May 2008)

Megan McCarthy, CO, LO
Owner
A Step Forward
Portland, OR

I loved your talk ("What's a Wiki?" NWCAAOP, May 2008), great use of visuals to bring home points that the profession needs to listen to!

MacJulian Lang, CPO
AAD
Portland, OR

Hey Elizabeth,

I visited your website a few weeks ago and was impressed at   all the
information. Gary Bedard, CO, FAAOP (Becker Orthopedic) recommended I look at it.

Karl   Lindborg, CPO
TouchBionics

Your lecture (Midwest Chapter AAOP - "Blogs, Podcasts...) inspired me to expand my understanding of current technology in order to stay in step with the youth market!

Robert Sobotka, CPO, LPO
Ballert Orthopedic

I have been in the DME industry since 1988 and am pretty knowledgeable about marketing savvy, but I must say you are AWESOME! Thank you for sharing with the Women's Health Boutique owners so many helpful tips for successful marketing. You are an incredible speaker and you brought fun and humor into the session as well.

Thank you for your excellent preparation targeted specifically to our industry and for your superb presentation!

My staff is already initiating some of your ideas!

Thanks,
Vicki D. Jones
WHB in Longview, Texas and
Founder, WHB, Inc.

Your article on "Tween Marketing" (in the September 2007 O&P Business News) was great!

Ernesto Castro, CPed
Founder
Arizona AFO

Thanks so much for everything. It was a blast having you speak.  You are such a fun speaker with much knowledge and we loved you.  Thanks for sending the presentations.

Jill Marshall, CP
Northern Plains Chapter President
Winkley Orthopedics

"Thanks for accessing your very interesting website.
Best wishes."

   

Mr. Rabinder Sahni

Prosthetics R&D
Designer lower limbs
Self user
INDIA

"Love the newsletter!"

Dr. Joe Boyle
Orthotics Choice

"I love your web site! You always have great suggestions and great links to articles, etc. that could help us all. Nice job!"

Jack Walker

National Sales Manager

Orthomerica Products, Inc.

"I love your blog and read it at least once a week. We’ve been doing a quarterly newsletter this year (3 issues now), and just last month I turned it into a blog. Take a look at caredigest.blogspot.com and see what you think, and feel free to criticize or praise it on yours."

Bill McLellan
Director of Sales and Marketing
P & O Care

"Elizabeth, regarding the newsletter: I find it thought provoking with the areas outside of O&P you (use for) source information.  At times some of the more direct O&P marketing sales information is helpful.  I will from time to time print an article for our practitioners to review.  As we all know practitioners are not, typically, wired to embrace business development and any hints, tools, ideas to get them comfortable with it are very helpful.

To summarize: the newsletter gives us non-creative marketing challenged type's insightful information to stir up some action.  Thanks for the great work you do for the industry."

Joe Antorietto
OrPro

 

"Love your articles by the way, you are so realistic!"

Daina Pitzenberger, RN
President and CEO
Women's Health Boutique

"I would urge all of you to open the link – located just before
Elizabeth’s sign-off. There is a ton of meaningful information in that posting. Take the time to go through it, opening the various links and you will be surprised what you find. Elizabeth does a posting on the ListServ from time to time. You should make a note to yourself to open them each time and take a look. For those of you who don’t know, Elizabeth does consulting in the O&P field and writes a column in various trade publications – all very knowledgeable."

Sam Hamontree, CP
OrPro

Regarding the What You Don't Know About You Might Surprise You email newsletter:

"Elizabeth,  I loved the links...I have been busy checking myself out! You are one of my greatest resources!"

Janet Wetzel
WetzelDesigns.com

Hi Elizabeth,

I just wanted to let you know that I have finally put up the AMPS IN ACTION website effective today and there is plenty of info related to NJ Parity Legislation.  I hope you don't mind but I also added a link to your Blog because of all the great info that I have found on it.
Thanks,

Dennis O'Donnell
NOTE: Dennis is the recipient of the Amputee Coalition of America's Advocate of the Year Award!
Congratulations Dennis!