Even as the country starts to open up, and we venture back out into public, people are still spending time on their phones and computers. As one of the biggest online platforms, Facebook should always be a priority when it comes to building brand awareness for your practice. Especially now, people want connection and are going to the platform to find it now more than ever. Facebook is a place where you can chat with friends and family, get information on local restaurants, and catch up on the news. Sharing about your practice and communicating with your audience helps you build that connection with them, as well.
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
What do new patients look for when choosing a dentist? People purchase products and services based more on the results, or benefits, they will receive rather than their features. The same goes for your patients. Businesses across the board like to describe their product’s bells and whistles or the many, many details of what’s included with their service. New patients, however, will resonate more with your marketing and brand when you describe how the results of a treatment will make them feel, because that is what they are really interested in. When you focus on features, well, you may blend in with every other dentist who delivers the same services. Here are a few examples to show you what we mean.
Features Vs. Benefits
You’ve probably noticed on your practice’s Facebook page that you have the ability to boost your post, meaning that you pay a small amount of money to get a single post seen by a wider audience. You may even get messages from Facebook telling you how many more people will see your post if you…
To Boost or Not to Boost: What you should know about Facebook’s boost button
Practices are facing unprecedented times and the most savvy practices are taking this opportunity to shift their marketing focus and find ways to stay relevant and active. We are shifting our campaigns to focus on virtual consults in order to help our clients continue to see new and existing patients while their practice is either…
A Shift to Virtual Consultations for Your Dental Practice
We recognize that most practices are taking the ADA recommendation and closing their doors to non-elective treatments. For those teams who remain in the practice, this is a good time to give them a refresher on how to handle new patient calls and deliver good customer service. Even if the team is not in the…
What can you be doing during this time?
When we speak to new clients we often find that their website, Facebook, blogs, and other online platforms all look different making it difficult for patients to see they belong to the same practice. There is no branding-the use of fonts, colors and imagery from one place to the next is different, and there is nothing consistent about the messaging. You have to wonder, how would this make a new patient feel about your practice?
How To Create A Memorable Facebook Cover Image
Practices often ask us, “Should I continue running an ad on this site?” or “Should I continue spending money on these postcards?” Our question to them is, have you tracked the results of the campaign? One of the biggest challenges with marketing is measuring results. While not all of your marketing efforts can be precisely tracked, much of it can.
Data Driven Marketing
Not all dentists are the same, but do your patients know that? When we ask doctors what makes them unique most of them give us the same answer, “ We are friendly, have a great team and use state-of-the-art technology.” These are all great attributes, but how will this make you different from all the…
What Makes You, You
Not many people think of going to the dentist as fun. As with most health practitioners, the dentist is usually thought of as a serious and professional place. Marketing your dental practice, however, can attract more people with the use of some light hearted humor. There are many, shall we say not so fun brands, that spice up their marketing to stand out and get noticed. Geico Insurance, for example, took a dull subject and created amusing advertisements that are well recognized across multiple media channels. Not all practices may be feel up to this type of marketing but if you like to think of yourself as fun, laid back and you are willing to stand out then a campaign that grabs attention may be for you.