We have been readying ourselves here at E.I. Medical Imaging for the inevitable rush of year-end purchasing of our portable veterinary ultrasound systems.  Every year at this time many companies or veterinarians have to get their purchases accomplished and their books cleared of monies slated for equipment.  They want to get a fresh start on the new year and are busy readying themselves for tax season which is always a joy to prepare for as Spring arrives.

We have been running what some of us have been calling the Black Friday/Cyber-Monday/Ibex Orange Holiday Special now since November 25. We have been very busy here with year end inventory counting, with attending the AAEP and just generally trying to stay on top of things during the holidays.  Originally we wanted to run this sale through the close of business on Friday, December 13, 2013.

It is a time to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for and the many blessings we have received throughout the year.  From all of us at E.I. Medical Imaging, we want to thank you for being a part of our family and friends.

We hope that your harvest has been plentiful and that you have, as we have, been blessed in 2013.

Businesses are having to change the way they do things to keep up with the digital world.  We live in an age now where snail mail, print advertising, good old fashion face-to-face meetings and a handshake are a thing of the past.  We continue to evolve in business with the invention of technology and how we conduct our day-to-day business transactions.  At E.I. Medical Imaging, we are not much different in the way we approach our business.  We too must adapt to the way of the future.  We are using social media and technology to provide up to the minute information about our products and services.  Our Ibex® Portable Ultrasound Systems' software can be updated with a few strokes of a keypad on your computer and online, and we have many other technologically advanced features too numerous for this post.

To all of our men and women serving and to all those that have served in the military, we want to to thank you for your service.

As we sit here in the midst of completing our budgets for 2014 at E.I. Medical Imaging a common question is for us to look at expenditures for the previous couple of years and ask, "What was the return on the investment?"  Suffice it to say this is a question asked in any business setting and for any department.  The same can be said for veterinarians and livestock producers.  As the title of the article here infers, what is the return on investment of purchasing a portable ultrasound system?  We here at E.I. Medical Imaging are the first to try to find ways to make the systems we sell more affordable for our customers.  In fact we discuss this at length every time we get together in a sales meeting, a marketing strategy session, and even now as we prepare our budgets for 2014.

For the past 4-5 days in Colorado we have been dealing with some extreme rains and flooding.  To give those not in our area an idea, our region along the front range gets about 16" of moisture annually.  We received that amount of moisture in a 48 hour period.  To say the least we had more water than the rivers, creeks and ditches could handle, resulting is some of the worst flooding in Colorado history.

It is somewhat of a cold a dreary day here in Colorado.  We are welcoming the the idea that fall is upon us.  This day is also a day of remembrance.  I always look back on this day and remember.  On this day in 2001 we can all recall where we were and what we were doing. For me I was enjoying the great outdoors deer hunting in mountains of Colorado at about 11,000 feet.  I had no idea what was happening across the country in New York City.

It may be one of the biggest cliche's in the history of business, but it rings true in most cases, "the customer is always right". In the world of durable and portable ultrasound systems this statement is never more apparent and necessary.  It doesn't take too long to understand, without happy customers your business is doomed. At E.I. Medical Imaging customer feedback is taken very seriously.  It shapes the products we produce, it changes the way we do business and it persuades each decision we make on how we run our business.