Whether you manage your dental practice’s marketing in-house, work with an agency, or have a mix of both, there may be times when you question the effectiveness of your marketing strategy.
With more than a decade of experience in corporate dental laboratory marketing and brand development, Jackie Ulasewich Cullen decided to take her passion for the dental business and marketing to the next level by founding My Dental Agency with co-founder Shawn Berg. Since starting her company, she and her team have helped a wide variety of practices all over the nation focus their message, reach their target audience, and increase their sales through effective marketing campaigns.
The concept of “new dentistry” is reshaping how practices achieve sustainable growth, but most dentists and marketing professionals have never heard of it. New dentistry is a strategic shift that focuses on organically expanding your practice by taking full advantage of an often-overlooked resource: existing patients. Rather than focusing solely on attracting new patients, new dentistry aims to nurture relationships with current patients so they will return, accept more treatments, and refer others.
Beyond New Patients: A Strategy for Lasting Success
Modern dental practices need every advantage they can get in this digital age. Standing out among the competition is more important than ever to stay competitive and achieve sustainable growth. Therefore, understanding what patients want from your practice is key. One way to do that is through A/B testing—a tried-and-true marketing strategy to optimize ads and other content and increase online visibility.
A/B Testing Can Change the Game for Dental Practices
Many elite dental practices have reservation fees to preserve the quality of their patient base and services. When implemented correctly, a reservation fee acts as a filter, ensuring that patients who schedule appointments are genuinely committed to receiving quality dental care. However, as with any strategy, its success hinges on proper execution.
Tips for Implementing a Reservation Fee Without Losing Quality Patients
Google has been updating and changing Google Business Profile this year, with a couple of important changes effective July 31st. Overall, the changes have been positive and enhanced Google Business Profile’s usefulness as a tool to increase online visibility. Dental practices that do not rely heavily on their Google profile may not notice the difference, but those that do need to know what to expect going forward.
Google Business Profile Has Changed: Here’s What Dental Practices Need to Know
Optimizing your dental practice’s online content for organic search, also known as search engine optimization (SEO), will enhance its visibility by boosting its ranking in the results. Additionally, effective SEO can be a significant factor in long-term growth for any dental practice dedicated to maintaining a strong online presence. However, for those who are not well-versed in the science of organic rankings, SEO can be intimidating. While SEO can get complicated, the basic concepts are pretty straightforward. Allow me to break it down for you and demonstrate how SEO can help your practice.
Understanding Organic Search and What It Means for Your Dental Practice
Whatever your opinion about TikTok, there’s no denying it’s a popular social media platform with a growing number of content creators and users. Small business owners, especially, are finding TikTok to be a useful tool for promoting products and services and educating customers. You might be surprised to learn that a number of dentists have successfully created accounts, attracting thousands of followers. I know that TikTok is not for everyone, but for practices looking to grow their social media following, it can be an excellent addition.
Leveraging TikTok to Promote Your Dental Practice
You probably know how many new patients come into your practice each month. But how did they find you? If you ask them where, they probably say “online” or “Facebook,” right? The co-founder of My Dental Agency explains how proper tracking gives you the validation of what is working and what isn’t with your practice’s marketing.
Do you track your marketing?
We know if you’re talking to agencies and looking for the right fit, you’ve probably got revenue and new patients in mind. Whether or not you’re considering MDA, our co-founder, Jackie Cullen, wanted to give you three priorities you may not have thought of before in your search for the perfect agency for your practice.
