"In a conversation with my local Hill’s sales representative, she offered to put a large Hill’s display in my lobby at no charge to me. I declined, and she responded, “I guess you’re not that into nutrition.” She’s not allowed in my hospital anymore. And now we carry Purina."
This is great! I would have done the same if someone talked to me (or my employees) like that.
You raise good points about appropriate skepticism with vendors. Many less than scrupulous outsiders view veterinary medicine as an unregulated playground of opportunity to make an easy buck compared to human healthcare, and they have been assisted by a profession composed of many DVMs and technicians allergic to running a sustainable business.
At the risk of sounding parochial, I prefer to do business with companies where vets, scientists, and people with animal expertise are intimately involved. My BS detector goes off the charts when I'm approached with a slick, Silicon Valley-style pitch from VC-funded companies that are exclusively from the human medical side, or worse, have never even been involved in the life sciences.
"In a conversation with my local Hill’s sales representative, she offered to put a large Hill’s display in my lobby at no charge to me. I declined, and she responded, “I guess you’re not that into nutrition.” She’s not allowed in my hospital anymore. And now we carry Purina."
This is great! I would have done the same if someone talked to me (or my employees) like that.
You raise good points about appropriate skepticism with vendors. Many less than scrupulous outsiders view veterinary medicine as an unregulated playground of opportunity to make an easy buck compared to human healthcare, and they have been assisted by a profession composed of many DVMs and technicians allergic to running a sustainable business.
At the risk of sounding parochial, I prefer to do business with companies where vets, scientists, and people with animal expertise are intimately involved. My BS detector goes off the charts when I'm approached with a slick, Silicon Valley-style pitch from VC-funded companies that are exclusively from the human medical side, or worse, have never even been involved in the life sciences.
Bonus points for including Herodotus quote!