by Sam Klaidman | Feb 21, 2019 | Growth
We were in a meeting room in a downtown Madison, Wisconsin, hotel. It was -25oF outside, and I was talking with Dan Brinkman, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Medical Equipment Repair Associates (MERA), a large independent medical service company. It was...
by Sam Klaidman | Jan 12, 2015 | Customer Value Creation
Introduction According to a recent ATKearney Report, the Medical Device industry has been enjoying a 5 percent average annual growth rate and margins in the 23 to 25 percent range. However, because of fundamental changes in the medical purchasing environment, it is...
by Sam Klaidman | Sep 29, 2014 | Customer Loyalty
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about making money when customers want to do their on-site service. Then someone kindly pointed me to the subject of Digital Right To Repair (DRTR) and sent me a link to a website that dealt with DRTR and medical instruments. That...