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*This post was originally published February 11, 2016. It has been extensively updated and republished on December 19, 2019. Is your website helping you convert visitors into patients? If the answer is no, then it’s safe to say that web redesign should be on your radar. After all, your website should be optimally designed to help build and grow your practice.
If you’re a doctor, you probably already know that traditional online marketing isn’t enough to grow your practice. In addition to having a web presence, physicians also need to be proactive and strategic with marketing tools such as social media and email marketing.
There are special challenges associated with being a dentist, and one of them is dealing with patients who aren’t happy to be at the dentist. Whether their discomfort is caused by fear, pain, or financial stress, it can be difficult to break through their resistance and get them to trust you.
*This post was originally published June 29th, 2016, and extensively updated October 30th, 2019. The introduction of dental implants marked one of the biggest advances in the history of dentistry. What may surprise you is that many of the people who could benefit from dental implants are not aware that they exist. That means there’s a huge untapped market of patients that you can reach if you handle your dental implant marketing properly.
Your Guide To Getting More Google Reviews
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Are you using Google Ads to attract new patients to your dental practice? If you are, then without a well-designed dental landing page to go with your ad you may not be getting the results you want. One of the biggest mistakes we see with most Google Ads campaigns is having the ad direct people to a home page or a general services page. That isn't gonna cut it.
Social media marketing isn’t optional. Any dental office that wants to connect with patients online must use social media. The question is, which social media sites are most effective for attracting new patients?
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is an awesome way for dentists to generate new business online. It can also deliver a very high return-on-investment (ROI) — provided you do it right. Organic search engine optimization is important, but it can only get you so far. If you want to grow your practice, you can’t neglect PPC for dentists, it is one of most effective dental marketing strategies you can do.
*Originally published March 2nd, 2016, Updated May 15, 2019. Let’s face it, if you want more patients, then you are going to need to do some marketing. But times have changed, haven’t they? Marketing is not like it used to be, especially for dentists who relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals. Years ago, it was easier to obtain new patients. These days, however, it’s often difficult to even get noticed, let alone stand out among the many[…]
How do you get patients to show up to their appointments? Many dentists and teams think what is said during the confirmation call makes the difference in decreasing cancellations and no shows. I am asked all the time for confirmation call scripts – I’m against scripts because they simply don’t work.
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