In many ways, dentistry is a buyer’s market: there are a lot of dental offices out there for people to choose from. But there are a lot of new patients out there, too, and marketing your practice so they can find you is essential to your long-term success. The best place to do Read more…
The Internet has impacted virtually ever facet of modern life, including the way dental practices attract new patients. Marketing your practice online has proven to be far more effective than traditional marketing at reaching new patients. How so? The people you reach aren’t just new patients, they’re the right patients. Online marketing enables Read more…
The occasional bad online review is a fact of life for any small business, whether it’s a pizza parlor or a dental practice. A bad review is no fun for you to read – but it isn’t going to put you out of business, either. What’s really important is how you Read more…
To bring new patients to your dental practice you have to let them know you’re there. That means using the power of the Internet to spread the word. What’s the best approach? A killer website? Social media? Or is there a new platform emerging? The answer is that there are multiple Read more…
Here’s an experiment you might want to try: the next time you have a new patient come in for a checkup, ask what made them schedule the appointment with your practice. It almost certainly was not an arbitrary choice, and probably had something to do with reading your online reviews. Read more…
Dental practices need a steady flow of new patients in order to remain profitable. With so much competition out there, and so much business now being conducted online, an effective digital marketing is essential. Whether they are looking for a new dentist or scheduling an appointment with their current one, Read more…
Google My Business is an essential marketing tool for any small business, whether it’s a pizza place, a plumber, or a dental practice. It’s a free service that makes it easy to put relevant information in front of local Internet users. For dentists, it’s where future patients are likely to Read more…
Online reviews have never been more important to small businesses. Almost everyone reads them, and almost everyone is influenced by them. Healthcare providers, including dental practices, are among the small businesses for which the most reviews are read. According to one survey, ninety-two percent of consumers read online reviews before Read more…
Lights, camera, action! You may not associate those words with your dental practice, but you probably should. Video is becoming more critcial to online marketing every day, and potential new patients visiting your website expect it. If you don’t take advantage of that, you’re going to start looking outdated. If Read more…
Chances are you are using social media in your dental practice, at least to some degree. Are you using it to its fullest potential? Not all dental practices do – and that amounts to wasted opportunity. You may think of social media as a harmless diversion; a way to pass the Read more…