Many dental practices believe they don’t need to worry about the competition down the street. After all, with a larger team, cutting-edge technology, or a more personal approach to patient care, it’s easy to assume your practice naturally stands out. While these strengths may hold true in real life, they can be lost when prospective patients search online. Their decision often boils down to what they can find on the internet—which may not always reflect the true patient experience your practice delivers.
When it comes to dental practice marketing, custom social media content is not just beneficial; it’s essential for reaching your audience where they are most active. If you are facing challenges getting your team engaged in content creation, take inspiration from the successful approach Karinna, one of our CAB members, took.
A Lesson from Karinna’s Team Engagement Strategy
What’s the difference between a corporate and a private dental practice in the eyes of a patient? In most cases, there is none. Dental practice owners, of course, can rattle off a list of things that make a private practice different from a corporate one. But… are they getting that across to their potential patients?
Corporate vs Private Dental Practice: How can Patients Know the Difference?
Of all the available digital marketing options, which one is the most effective, the most pervasive and the most important? It’s a trick question. Here’s the real question: Is it possible to achieve all of your dental practice’s marketing goals with a single digital marketing channel?
Which Digital Marketing Channel Should You Use?
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg shared the big news that Facebook is changing it’s corporate name to Meta, and the media went a little wild speculating about why the sudden change and what it could mean.
Is Facebook Changing?
Dental practices interested in expanding their marketing efforts or perhaps just venturing into digital marketing for the first time may be in the dark about some of the major differences and potential consequences of handling things in house versus trusting it all to a marketing agency. In fact, the differences can be quite significant, and it is important to know about them before making a decision on which direction to go.
DIY Marketing vs. Using a Professional Marketing Agency
To Instagram or Not to Instagram These days, having a strong online presence is an essential part of a business’s marketing strategy. A well-developed website is a must, and many have found success with Facebook as well as other digital marketing strategies to create visibility online. Instagram has also become an attractive marketing tool. But…
To Instagram or Not to Instagram
Are you getting ready to open your doors again? If you are gearing up and getting prepared you might have some questions as to how to keep your patients up to date or even how to reach new patients who are looking for a dentist. Despite all the changes, what is certain is that people…
The New Normal
Among the many questions we are being asked from our dentists, the most common one is, “What can I be doing now?” In some cases, dentists think they should just pare back or stop marketing; stop posting on Facebook, pause emails, stop their Google and Facebook ads and discontinue adding content to their website. We…
Ways to Market During These Uncertain Times
The countdown to the New Year has begun, and we can’t wait to help market our clients in 2020 so they can reach even more new patients and grow their practice. This is also a time to reflect on what we can do different, or improve upon so that marketing processes and plans run more effectively. One common occurrence we notice is that dental practices start to plan in late November to do something special for the holidays. Most likely, they are not aware that as a marketing agency we work months in advance on projects and they should too. Here’s how your practice can plan properly for effective marketing next year.