Vet Inflow article appears outdated after 2021 VetsDigital merger
A trade publication article describing Vet Inflow as a standalone Facebook management and marketing provider for UK veterinary practices now looks out of date. Vet Inflow’s current website says the company is “now fully part of VetsDigital,” and VetsDigital announced in August 2021 that it had merged with Vet Inflow and VetBoost under a single brand serving veterinary businesses across the UK and Europe. At the time of that merger, the combined group said it would offer services including social media copywriting, email marketing, online advertising, webchat, graphic design, and web design, with Vet Inflow’s Marcelo Alves moving into a VetsDigital leadership role for Portugal and Spain. (vetinflow.co.uk)
Why it matters: For veterinary professionals, this is less a product launch than a reminder to verify vendor claims, publication dates, and brand status before acting on trade coverage. Marketing support remains a live issue for practices, especially independents, but UK sector guidance has also become more explicit: the RCVS launched a dedicated Academy course on responsible advertising and social media use in August 2025, and its professional guidance says social media content should not be false, inaccurate, offensive, or misleading. Meanwhile, recent UK government-commissioned qualitative research found some practices treat marketing as a low priority because of workload or because they’re already at capacity. (rcvs.org.uk)
What to watch: Watch whether VetsDigital continues consolidating veterinary-specific marketing services, and whether practices put more weight on compliance, accuracy, and measurable return rather than outsourced Facebook activity alone. (vetsdigital.com)