20 Effective and Surefire Ways to Improve Patient Satisfaction

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20 Effective and Surefire Ways to Improve Patient Satisfaction

Recently, an analysis of over 30,000 online reviews of medical practitioners confirmed poor service is patients’ biggest frustration. In fact, according to this research, 96 percent of patient grievances are due to disappointing service, while the other four percent cite … Continue reading

4 Best SEO Tools You Should Use in 2020

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4 Best SEO Tools You Should Use in 2020

Though search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most critical digital healthcare marketing skills, it is also said to be the most complicated to master. If you want to grow your medical practice, you will need website traffic. And … Continue reading

6 Top Digital Marketing Trends in Healthcare for 2020

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6 Top Digital Marketing Trends in Healthcare for 2020

It’s no secret that growing a medical practice and finding new patients are hard work. In fact, for the majority of medical practices, lead generation is their biggest marketing challenge. This is because patients are wary of being “sold” to. … Continue reading

How Can Doctors Conduct an Online Reputation Audit?

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How Can Doctors Conduct an Online Reputation Audit?

The web can be a competitive place, especially when you are running a medical practice. What prospects see when they search for your medical practice online will decide your growth and profitability. Ever wondered what prospects find when they Google … Continue reading

How Hospital Marketing Helps Doctors

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How Hospital Marketing Helps Doctors

Have you ever thought about a healthcare world without marketing? Without hospital marketing, how will: Medical practices exist? Patients know what services are available on the market, the cost of particular services and where to obtain them? The answer is … Continue reading

Not Including Video Content in Your 2020 Healthcare Marketing Plan? You Might Be Missing Out

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Not Including Video Content in Your 2020 Healthcare Marketing Plan? You Might Be Missing Out.

According to various statistics, the majority of businesses (and doctors are not an exception) have started to include video content in their marketing plans. This trend is fueled by healthcare marketers believing that video marketing gives them a good ROI. … Continue reading

How to Improve Your Online Reputation With Blog Posts

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How to Improve Your Online Reputation With Blog Posts

While the work involved in repairing your damaged online reputation might seem overwhelming, it does not have to be. There is an easy yet powerful way to change the online conversation surrounding your medical practice: blogging! Google places a high … Continue reading

Why Should Improving Patient Experience Be Top Priority for Doctors?

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Why Should Improving Patient Experience Be Top Priority for Doctors?

Not too long ago, physicians claimed that the key to winning and retaining patients was in the quality of the services they delivered. But now, things have changed. Providing the best patient experience is an even more critical success factor … Continue reading

How to Establish the Online Reputation of a New Medical Practice

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How to Establish the Online Reputation of a New Medical Practice

With the Internet giving patients so many avenues to form an opinion about medical practices, every startup medical practice needs to be proactive about its online reputation. The competition of online reviews and social networks can be cutthroat – particularly … Continue reading

7 Reasons Why Your Medical Practice Absolutely Needs SEO

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7 Reasons Why Your Medical Practice Absolutely Needs SEO

Today’s patients rely on search engines to help them find everything from restaurant recommendations to B2B software providers. This means, regardless of what your medical practice offers, your target audience is probably searching for services like yours on search engines … Continue reading

10 Questions to Ask When Managing Your Medical Practice’s Online Reputation

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10 Questions to Ask When Managing Your Medical Practice’s Online Reputation

If you’re not vigilantly monitoring and continuously improving your medical practice’s online reputation, you could be sending potential patients to competitors who are. You cannot control what others say about your healthcare brand online, but you can manage how your … Continue reading

Why Does Your Dental Practice Need a Marketing Agency?

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Why Does Your Dental Practice Need a Marketing Agency?

Whether you are starting out with your dental practice or you own a well-established facility, this question will always arise at some point: “Should I do my digital marketing in-house or through a dental practice marketing agency?” Building an in-house … Continue reading

Why Online Reputation Management Is Essential for Medical Practices

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Why Online Reputation Management Is Essential for Medical Practices

A strong reputation is essential in today’s healthcare marketplace. It is what enables you to attract and retain patients and sets you apart from your competitors. As such, it is worth a lot of money. In fact, according to studies, … Continue reading

6 of the Best Healthcare Digital Marketing Strategies

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6 of the Best Healthcare Digital Marketing Strategies

There are so many healthcare digital marketing strategies, and sometimes it can be overwhelming when you are trying to decide which one to choose. Marketers looking for the best digital marketing strategy need to have a clear understanding of their … Continue reading

The ‘Secret’ Doctor Healthcare Marketing Strategy That Will Make or Break Your Practice

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The 'Secret'’' Doctor Healthcare Marketing Strategy That Will Make or Break Your Practice

There is a secret healthcare marketing strategy we have seen over the years that makes and breaks more medical practices than any other approach. The reason we call it is “secret” is not that hardly anyone knows about it, but … Continue reading

5 Healthcare SEO Techniques for Higher Ranking in 2020 and Beyond

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5 Healthcare SEO Techniques for Higher Ranking in 2020 and Beyond

When it comes to search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, change is the only constant. For most medical practices, it is difficult to stand firm on this ever-changing ground, when the rules are changing faster than you have a chance to … Continue reading

6 Proven Medical Marketing Strategies to Help You Get Patients

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6 Proven Medical Marketing Strategies to Help You Get Patients

Medical marketing has changed more in the last ten years than in the previous 40, and rapid progress does not show any signs of slowing down. The digital medical marketing landscape that encompasses search engine optimization (SEO), social media, pay-per-click … Continue reading

How Positive Reviews Help You Increase Revenue

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How Positive Reviews Help You Increase Revenue

The most popular and successful medical practices have one thing in common: Their patients love them! Online reviews and ratings have become the building blocks of online reputation across the healthcare industry today. Medical practices are both excited at the … Continue reading

5 Reasons Video Content Helps Convert Leads Into Patients

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5 Reasons Video Content Helps Convert Leads Into Patients

Figuring out where to spend your money and time as a healthcare marketer is not an easy decision. You want to create relevant content that grabs the interest of your target audience without being too gimmicky. You want marketing tactics … Continue reading

6 Ways to Use Social Networks to Grow Your Medical Practice

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6 Ways to Use Social Networks to Grow Your Medical Practice

According to a report by Statistica, the total number of worldwide users on social networks is likely to cross 3 billion active users per month by 2021. This is one-third of the world’s entire population! Social networks are engaging the … Continue reading

Why Do Patients Leave Your Medical Practice?

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Why Do Patients Leave Your Medical Practice?

If you are a doctor or work in medical practice, you have probably asked yourself these three agonizing questions: Why are our patients leaving for competitors? What are we doing wrong? How can we improve our level of patient service? … Continue reading

Why Patient Testimonials Matter in Growing Your Healthcare Practice

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Why Patient Testimonials Matter in Growing Your Healthcare Practice

As a healthcare marketer, it is easy to talk about your products and services. You know how amazing your staff is and how effective your services are, and you enjoy conveying that to your target audience through your website content … Continue reading

How Much Will a Bad Online Reputation Cost Your Medical Practice?

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How Much Will a Bad Online Reputation Cost Your Medical Practice?

Gone are the days of choosing your next healthcare provider based on a guidebook or personal recommendations. In a digitally connected world, it takes only a few seconds to pull up online reviews of the medical practice or practitioner that … Continue reading

How Critical is Voice Search for Healthcare SEO?

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How Critical is Voice Search for Healthcare SEO?

Voice search is not a new concept. Do you remember the all-knowing, conversing computer called Mother in the movie Alien (1979)? This tells us we have always been interested in the ability to use voice to search, but it is … Continue reading

14 Simple Ways to Ensure Patient Loyalty and Retention

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14 Simple Ways to Ensure Patient Loyalty and Retention

Patient loyalty is like sand in your hand. The more tightly you try to hold it, the more quickly it will trickle through your fingers. Retaining patients has never been an easy nut to crack, as all medical practice owners … Continue reading

Why Online Reputation Management Is Necessary for Medical Practices

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Why Online Reputation Management Is Necessary for Medical Practices

There can be many reasons patients post negative reviews online. Sometimes they resort to nasty comments just to get services. Other times, patients with whom you have had an unpleasant interaction think they were in the right and decide to … Continue reading

Is Concierge Practice the Right Decision for You and Your Patients?

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Is Concierge Practice the Right Decision for You and Your Patients?

Jam-packed waiting rooms, busy schedules, longer wait times, doctors too stressed to listen to their patients — such feedback is common when we talk about healthcare practitioners. However, what may come as a surprise to us is that these sentiments … Continue reading

6 Patient Satisfaction Survey Mistakes You Must Avoid

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6 Patient Satisfaction Survey Mistakes You Must Avoid

If you are curious about your patients’ experiences and opinions about your medical practice, it is better to ask them yourself rather than waiting for them to tell you or post a review on a public online platform, which may … Continue reading

How to Keep Patients Coming Back to Your Dental Practice

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How to Keep Patients Coming Back to Your Dental Practice

In order to make a dental practice more profitable, any marketer would consider the following three things: Find new patients Get existing patients to come back Increase the price of services If you are like much other dental practice marketers, … Continue reading

7 Timeless Patient Service Commandments to Remember

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7 Timeless Patient Service Commandments to Remember

Today’s healthcare landscape is incredibly patient-driven. Patient service is no less than a “religion” for medical practitioners and their staff. A plethora of choices and mass customization mean medical practices must fight for patients’ business. It is not only service … Continue reading

5 Best Practices for Medical Content Marketing

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5 Best Practices for Medical Content Marketing

Have you ever wondered why healthcare content marketing strategies fail? And when they fail, what can you do except give up? Content marketing is often done by being effective in three areas: social media marketing (SMM), search engine optimization (SEO) … Continue reading

5 Best Practices for Healthcare Content Promotion

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5 Best Practices for Healthcare Content Promotion

Where there is a visitor, there is an opportunity. Traffic on your website, blogs and social media platforms represents an opportunity for conversion. This means you have plenty of qualified leads, who are highly likely to convert into paying patients. … Continue reading

Do Patients Love Your Medical Practice?

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Do Patients Love Your Medical Practice?

The world of healthcare marketing is growing increasingly competitive with each passing day. It has become more important than ever to have a foolproof plan in place to grab the attention of new patients, give them reasons to stick around … Continue reading

4 Social Media Blunders Doctors Must Avoid

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4 Social Media Blunders Doctors Must Avoid

Creating and maintaining a strong social media presence could be the difference between success and failure for your medical practice. The most popular platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, are continually being transformed, bringing new features to end users. Healthcare … Continue reading

What Type of Visual Content Attracts Patients?

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What Type of Visual Content Attracts Patients?

Did you know, nearly 74 percent of marketers are creating and sharing visual content, and this figure is going to increase? The fact is, if you want to make a real impact with your practice’s content, you cannot just treat … Continue reading

7 Ingredients for a Perfect Social Media Content Marketing Recipe

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7 Ingredients for a Perfect Social Media Content Marketing Recipe

Do you, too, want to increase your social media engagement and have your content shared like never before? Every healthcare marketer wants to create and share content that converts. Regardless of the specialty or location of your medical practice, the … Continue reading

Smart Content for Every Stage of the Marketing Funnel

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Smart Content for Every Stage of the Marketing Funnel

Consider this problem: You have built an amazing website, but the conversion rate is still very low. Or, you are regularly posting informative and unique blog posts, but they hardly seem to help drive patients to your dental practice. One … Continue reading

18 Strategies for Attracting Patients to Your Dental Clinic

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10 Strategies for Attracting Patients to Your Dental Clinic

The number of dental practices in the United States is growing at an exponential pace, thus increasing the competition between practices. You must have seen new dental clinics pop up in your area, promising a variety of unique services and … Continue reading

The Power of Healthcare Omnichannel Marketing in 2019

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The Power of Healthcare Omnichannel Marketing in 2019

In today’s fast, cutthroat business environment, marketing is breaking new ground as customer data continues to grow at a remarkable pace. Technology is evolving faster than we can keep up. Healthcare marketers are spending a sizable portion of their total … Continue reading

10-Point Checklist to Up Your Word-of-Mouth Marketing Strategy

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10-Point Checklist to Up Your Word-of-Mouth Marketing Strategy

Word-of-mouth marketing continues to be one of the most effective marketing strategies for healthcare marketers. According to a Nielson study, nearly 92 percent of people trust recommendations from their family and friends more than other forms of advertising. Using word-of-mouth … Continue reading

Is Your Dental Practice Optimized for Voice Search?

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Is Your Dental Practice Optimized for Voice Search?

In a world where smart devices like Alexa and Siri are becoming the norm, voice search has extended way beyond the home and into the pockets of tech-savvy people who now take this technology with them on the go. Smartphones … Continue reading

How Dental Practices Can Dominate Local SEO in 2019

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How Dental Practices Can Dominate Local SEO in 2019

Whether you are managing a small dental practice or running a big hospital with multiple physical locations, you just cannot deny the importance of local search ranking of your dental practice on Google. Local SEO is critical to smaller dental … Continue reading

Influencer Marketing: Big Impact Even With a Small Budget

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Influencer Marketing: Big Impact Even With a Small Budget

2019 is almost here and healthcare marketers are planning their strategy for the next year. Every medical practice wants to get its name out there and attract more and more patients. However, when you are a new practice with a … Continue reading

The Secret of Healthcare Marketing Strategy

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The ‘Secret’ Healthcare Marketing Strategy No One Talks About

You have been a healthcare marketer for a while. You have been writing about your services on various social media platforms, trying paid ads, updating your website, spending a fortune on traditional advertising and attending all kinds of online networking … Continue reading

How Online Patient Reviews Are Impacting Your SEO

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How Online Patient Reviews Are Impacting Your SEO

Patient feedback is a feared expression, shared mostly with family and friends, unless some of your existing patients choose to praise or criticize your practice online in the form of “constructive criticism.” Online patient reviews are a powerful tool, both … Continue reading

How to Report and Remove Fake Google Reviews About Your Practice

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How to Report and Remove Fake Google Reviews About Your Practice

Online reviews and ratings make a significant difference to your conversion rate because patients trust social proof more than paid advertising. According to a report, nearly 31 percent of people will spend more money when a business has excellent reviews, … Continue reading

3 Powerful Tips for Retaining Visitors on Your Medical Practice Website

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3 Powerful Tips for Retaining Visitors on Your Medical Practice Website

While there are many advantages of digital marketing, users’ short attention span is not one of them. Since the rise of smartphones and other gadgets, the average attention span of human beings has fallen from 12 seconds to eight seconds. … Continue reading

5 Reasons Your Cosmetic Surgery Practice Needs Social Media Marketing

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5 Reasons Your Cosmetic Surgery Practice Needs Social Media Marketing

With more than 3 billion people around the world using social networks every month, it is not a passing trend. Social media is one of the most efficient and affordable online marketing tools for medical practices. Over the years, social … Continue reading

4 Biggest Challenges of Growing a Medical Practice

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4 Biggest Challenges of Growing a Medical Practice

The path of starting a medical practice is paved unevenly, with many obstacles to jump. Medical practice owners are tasked with taking an idea from the early stages all the way through to online reputation management, marketing, patient care and … Continue reading

5 Branding Lessons Every Healthcare Marketer Must Know

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5 Branding Lessons Every Healthcare Marketer Must Know

The secrets of healthcare branding are worth millions. With ever-increasing competition in the healthcare market, a strong brand identity is more critical than ever before. A consistent, well-thought-out healthcare branding strategy is at the heart of all successful medical practices. … Continue reading

Are You Spending Enough on Your Healthcare Marketing Budget?

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Are You Spending Enough on Your Healthcare Marketing Budget?

Most practice owners and healthcare marketers know that it takes money to make money. It is a given that you must invest in advertising and marketing your practice in order to raise awareness among potential and future patients. If you … Continue reading

5 Ways to Boost Visitor Engagement on Your Dermatology Practice Website

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5 Ways to Boost Visitor Engagement on Your Dermatology Practice Website

All healthcare marketers understand the importance of having an attractive website and getting regular traffic. However, website traffic is only half the battle. The challenge is making your visitors stay on your dermatology practice website long enough to find out … Continue reading

How to Attract Targeted Traffic to Your Plastic Surgery Website

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How to Attract Targeted Traffic to Your Plastic Surgery Website

“How do I drive more traffic to my plastic surgery practice website?” That thought crosses the mind of every plastic surgery practice marketer at some point. Maybe you too have sunk time and effort into setting up your practice, only … Continue reading

What Makes Infographics So Effective in Healthcare Marketing?

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What Makes Infographics So Effective in Healthcare Marketing?

If you want to widen the reach of your brand message quickly and creatively, infographics are the answer. Infographics are all about stirring the creative storm in your coffee mug. This is because humans love visuals. Our brains like them, … Continue reading

5 Elements Every Medical Practice Website Needs to Build a Strong Online Presence

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5 Elements Every Medical Practice Website Needs to Build a Strong Online Presence

For your medical practice to establish a strong online presence, you need to make sure your website is packed with attractive and efficient features. Some features can make a lot of difference – both in terms of helping patients trust … Continue reading

How Social Networks Can Help Your Psychology Practice Thrive

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How Social Networks Can Help Your Psychology Practice Thrive

Social networks have grown at an exponential rate over the last decade or so. According to a report by Statista, there were around 207 million social network users in the U.S. in 2016. This figure places the U.S. as the … Continue reading

Improve Patient Satisfaction Through Efficient Call Handling

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Improve Patient Satisfaction Through Efficient Call Handling

Your front-office staff is usually your patients’ first impression of your practice. Your front-office person represents your medical practice. Demonstrating unmatched patient service is essential. When a person calls your office, he or she is not looking for a chat. … Continue reading

Factors That Impact Online Reputation of Your Medical Practice

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Factors That Impact Online Reputation of Your Medical Practice

Your medical practice’s positive reputation is one of its greatest assets. A strong reputation will differentiate your practice from the competition, and patients will pay a premium to consult a reliable healthcare professional they can trust. In the past, a … Continue reading

Promote Your Ob/Gyn Practice With These Content Marketing Ideas

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Promote Your Ob/Gyn Practice With These Content Marketing Ideas

According to the Content Marketing Institute, content marketing can help you achieve conversion rates six times higher than other marketing methods. In addition, content marketing can generate more than three times the leads as outbound marketing and costs 60 percent … Continue reading

5 Video Marketing Ideas for Your Healthcare Practice

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5 Video Marketing Ideas for Your Healthcare Practice

Consider this: More than 65 percent of people are visual learners. Around 90 percent of the information that our brain processes is visual. Messages conveyed using graphics and visuals are 43 percent more effective. Most people have an innate psychological … Continue reading

The Art of Patient Loyalty – 4 Tips for Building a Practice Patients Love

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The Art of Patient Loyalty – 4 Tips for Building a Practice Patients Love

In a world where your competitors are just a click away, patient loyalty is the new marketing. Today’s patients have access to an endless amount of information about your medical practice and the unique services your offer. Research shows that … Continue reading

How to Make Your Patients Follow Your Chiropractic Practice on Social Media

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How to Make Your Patients Follow Your Chiropractic Practice on Social Media

We hear it all the time: “Engage patients!” Sounds like a valid and proven marketing advice, right? But what are the best and most efficient strategies for engaging your patients? Every medical practice is different, and so there is no … Continue reading

Patient Feedback Survey: How Asking the Right Questions Can Help Your Practice

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Patient Feedback Survey: How Asking the Right Questions Can Help Your Practice

A nicely crafted patient satisfaction survey is one of the best methods practices have for understanding their strengths and knowing what they should improve. Surveys are an excellent way to assess patient satisfaction, brand potential, service quality, price comparison and … Continue reading

7 Proven Ways to Make Patients Fall in Love With Your Practice

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7 Proven Ways to Make Patients Fall in Love With Your Practice

The Harvard Business Review recently surveyed thousands of customers to understand their service priorities. It was found that customers desired “an effortless experience” the most. The same outcomes can be applied to the healthcare community, where patients are our valuable … Continue reading

Case Study: Dermatology Practice Carves Its Niche in Cosmetic Marketplace

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Case Study: Dermatology Practice Carves Its Niche in Cosmetic Marketplace

About Bonnie Furner, MD: Bonnie Furner was a dermatologist in San Antonio Texas with a reputable and long standing practice. With over 10,000 patient charts under her belt, she was looking for opportunities to use them as renewed sources of … Continue reading

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