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How does politics influence business?

By |Generating Awareness|

If anything is certain, mixing business and politics is anything but straightforward. My aim with this article is to give you an objective view of what you may want to consider before you publicly or privately reveal your political persuasion or align yourself (and your business) with any particular political position. The choice to align your business persona with a political stance is a complicated one that depends on many factors that I will illustrate in this post...

Cosmetic surgery down 40% due to ‘climate of global fragility’

By |Marketing Strategy|

As we predicted in June 2016, the effects of the EU referendum on elective surgery have not be positive. BAAPS yesterday reported that cosmetic surgery is at its lowest numbers in almost a decade. What suffers when consumer confidence is low are big-ticket, discretionary items – like high investment retail sales, travel, housing sales, and of course, big-ticket private healthcare. The 5 steps to healthcare growth are more critical than ever to get right when consumer confidence is low.

Debunking myths in the era of ‘alternative facts’

By |Generating Awareness|

Myths and misconceptions are everywhere in marketing, and healthcare is no exception. Debunking myths is a complicated business so we've put together a brief anatomy for an effective debunking, so you can follow a step by step process. In this post, we share the best research on how to debunk myths effectively while avoiding common traps and unintended consequences.

Online scheduling tools help book more consultations

By |Converting Leads|

As an independent healthcare professional, you might not have grown to the stage where you can employ a full-time appointment scheduler or telephone receptionist. We can (partially) solve these problems for many of our clients with vCita LiveSite, which acts as a virtual online appointment scheduler on your website.

Help us support the Climate Mobilization Project

By |News|

We at LiveseySolar have supported many charities and NGOs over the years, including World Wildlife Fund, RSPCA, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, The Cinnamon Trust and NSPCC (The Children's Charity). Today, we’re focusing our fundraising efforts on fighting climate change. Why? Because without a safe and liveable climate, every living being on this planet is at risk.

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“In a matter of weeks, we already saw results with LiveseySolar. Far before we were even finished with our project.”

Erik Chotiner, MD, FACS, Ophthalmologist

“The whole group has been very, very professional. We’re quite early in the stages, but we can see the benefits.”

Dr Nick Mantell , MBChB FRANZCO

“They’re very professional. They know what they’re doing, but they also put us at ease. This helped us to cut through what’s needed to get what we want.”

Mr Praveen Patel, MA (Cantab), MB BChir (Cantab), FRCOphth, MD (Res)

“It’s wonderful to work with an agency that engages on our level and understands our market.”

Dr Anton Van Heerden, MBChB; FRANZCO, Ophthalmologist

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Explore Insights from Rod Solar: Industry Leader in Refractive Surgery Business Growth

Rod Solar has been mentioned in over 20 articles on EuroTimes website. Here are some

Meet our Co-Founders

We’re passionate about helping leaders of high-quality, growth-minded practice owners double their practice revenue

Rod Solar

Founder & Scalable Business Advisor

For over 20 years, I’ve helped ophthalmology entrepreneurs scale their private practices. I specialise in doubling revenue within three years by offering a proven framework, hands-on experience, and a team of experts who implement what works. We take the guesswork out of growth and scale, so you can focus on delivering exceptional patient care while maximising the value of your business.

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LiveseySolar completely transformed the way we were approaching this… We’ve gone from having just the dream of having a practice to having a practice up and running with people making inquiries and booking for procedures… It’s extremely pleasing. We feel lucky we connected with LiveseySolar.

— Dr Matthew Russell, MBChB, FRANZCO, specialist ophthalmic surgeon and founder of VSON and OKKO

Laura Livesey

Founder & CEO

I’m the co-founder & CEO of LiveseySolar. I’ve developed powerful eye surgery marketing systems that increase patient volumes and profits for doctors, clinics, and hospitals, since 1997.

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Rod and Laura know as much about marketing surgery to patients as I know about performing it. They are an expert in the field of laser eye surgery marketing. They know this industry inside out. I believe that they could help many companies in a variety of areas including marketing materials, sales training and marketing support for doctors.

— Prof. Dan Reinstein, MD MA FRSC DABO, founder of the London Vision Clinic, UK

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