SALES APPS FOR lenses come in many forms, whether a filter on a popular social media site or a freestanding lens display kit. In January, both Essilor and ZEISS came out with new lens apps. Essilor’s LenSelect helps ECPs demonstrate premium lenses to their patients. ZEISS’ interactive lens demo display comes with an iPad, new app and demo lenses . The app makes recommendations based on the patient’s answers and then texts or emails the practice before an exam. Purple Go is finding some success with its lens pricing app for optical retailers. Jeremy Huff, co-founder and CEO, said: “Opticians close sales twice as fast when using Purple Go’s lens pricing worksheet.” Whatever app your lens manufacturer suggests, they all aim to help you sell more lens options.
Signet Armorlite
Kodak lens ids (intelligent dispensing software)
(800) 759-4630 | signetarmorlite.com
Essilor
LenSelect dispensing app
(214) 496-4000 | essilorusa.com
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Zeiss
Interactive lens demo display
(866) 596-5467, www.zeiss.com/lenses
Transitions
Snapchat filter for ECPs that allows patients to virtually try on different frame styles with Transitions Light Intelligent Lenses.
(800) 533-2081 | transitions.com
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Purple Go
(415) 712-1325 | purplego.co/optical
BluTech
The Lens Display Kit to compare BluTech Ultra indoor lens and BluTech polarized polycarbonate lens.
(800) 258- 5902 | blutechlenses.com
Smart Ways To Sell Lenses Using Sales Apps
Venus Sosa, Sears Optical, Miami, FL
The Transitions SnapChat filter is a very creative way to appeal to the younger generation. I think for a long time there was this idea that only the older generation used Transitions lenses but I love the way the attitude is changing. The filter is a smart way to market Transitions lenses and attract people from all walks of life. Using technology and a very popular social media app, it has added a hip and interactive spin to the lenses. In addition to showing our patients how to use it, the SnapChat filter is a fun way to also involve my friends and family. I can introduce them to Transitions in a unique way, by including them in the video with me. It’s great that the filter changes sceneries, background music and even the frames and lenses that appear on our faces.
Dr. Amy Tran, Looksie Optometry, San Francisco, CA
We are one of the first beta test sites for Purple Go. I was doing a lot of paperwork and lens options were low. Using the Purple Go app on an iPad over the past 20 months, we can continually offer customized progressives, high index, Trivex and digital lenses all with top-of-the-line AR coatings. We use Purple Go as a tool to review lens options with our patients while taking their insurance and co-pays into consideration. We select their insurance from a drop-down menu to show patients their out-of-pocket expenses. It streamlines the conversation; side by side on the screen they can see how much their co-pay is along with the price for each lens option such as: type, material, treatment, sun protection and photochromic. We then review these costs with them on the screen.
