One of the most frequently asked questions in today’s medical clinic marketing is “How do I determine a digital marketing budget for my practice?” It’s a question we’ve been asked by at least half of the 16,000+ healthcare practitioners we’ve … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered why your local business directory listing matters so much to your healthcare marketing efforts? Could it be that over 60 percent of prospective patients will typically go online in search of healthcare providers and information? According … Continue reading
Medical content marketing helps your healthcare practice attract new patients, engage current patients, and gain recognition as a thought leader in your medical specialty and community. If your healthcare practice hasn’t yet used content marketing as part of your overall … Continue reading
Blogs get people’s attention. The fact that you’re reading this right now proves it. Medical practice blogging is no different. Blogging is an effective healthcare marketing strategy that can help your medical practice attract more patients. Blogging is also an … Continue reading
Like healthcare itself, healthcare marketing presents an ever-changing landscape of possibilities. The best marketing strategies from yesterday may not be the best options for today or in the future, especially when it comes to what healthcare marketing companies like to … Continue reading
Consider a situation: A mental health practice decides to use digital marketing to grow its brand and engage with existing and potential patients. The staff sets up social media accounts, writes a few blog posts, sends emails, and waits for … Continue reading
Do you wish more of your patients would stay devoted to your medical practice? If yes, then you are not alone! The easiest (and surest) way to grow your medical practice is by retaining patients. Doing so may be easier … Continue reading
Without leads, your dental practice will most certainly collapse. Dental marketers rely on a variety of channels to drive leads and boost conversion rates. However, often these tactics do not yield the desired results. Spending hours creating informative content, hoping … Continue reading
Did you know that 61% of marketers cite lead generation as their biggest challenge? This is because leads are getting harder to come by using traditional marketing techniques like newspaper ads and trade shows. Whether you’re running an individual medical … Continue reading
“Content marketing is the only healthcare marketing that’s left.” These words of Seth Godin (spoken over 11 years ago) look more prophetic with each passing year. In 2020, a higher number of medical practices are seeing the light and embracing … Continue reading
The evolution of social networks is a story filled with awe and, to some extent, disbelief. It seems like yesterday when people were using Orkut, sending frivolous messages and sharing pictures with friends. And then Facebook happened. The world changed. … Continue reading
Does this situation sound familiar to you? You have been successfully growing your medical practice through word-of-mouth referrals and retaining existing patients; you have a healthy online reputation, experienced staff and things are going very well. However, you have lately … Continue reading
Ideally, healthcare marketers should have a hunter’s mentality. This means they must be quick and shrewd enough to attract and retain new patients in order to successfully compete in this challenging medical practice marketing landscape. Medical practice owners spend hundreds … Continue reading
As a healthcare marketer, it is inevitable that you will have competition. However, competition can be healthy and make you a better practitioner than you already are. You must allow the prospect of competition to inspire you rather than derail … Continue reading
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
Medical practices are built around their patients. Attracting more patients and understanding their value is by far the most important thing that impacts a practice’s viability and sustainability. While driving traffic to your practice website is essential, only a handful … Continue reading
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
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
For plastic surgeons, their practice website serves as their storefront. Potential patients will not casually drop by your office to witness treatments or surgeries as if they are shopping for gadgets or furniture. Instead, today’s tech-savvy patients search online. When … Continue reading
In an age where research for physicians and healthcare facilities is done primarily online, the way your medical practice is represented online is of utmost importance to your growth and profitability. As a medical practice owner, it is more important … Continue reading
With the rise of the Internet, medical practices have to change the way they manage their online reputation. A massive amount of information gets shared on the Internet every day, which makes it very difficult to monitor what is being … Continue reading
There was a time when developing and implementing marketing campaigns meant running ads on radio and placing print ads in newspapers. However, as the world moves toward a digital marketplace, practices are expanding their reach through digital marketing tactics. Any … Continue reading
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
Instagram’s exceedingly visual interface has taken the social media marketplace by storm since its launch in 2010. The recent addition of a stories feature has crossed 100 million daily active users in just a matter of months. Not only has … Continue reading
To start with, here are the key stats you must know about the importance of including visual content in your healthcare marketing plan in 2018: Nearly 37 percent of marketers said visual marketing was important for their business, second only … Continue reading
When you are running an orthopedic practice, you are no longer just a doctor – you are also a business owner. And every thriving business needs to market its services in the marketplace. In short, promoting and marketing your orthopedic … Continue reading
Healthcare marketers understand just how crucial it is to market their private practice in order to gain online visibility and reach their target audience. Marketing is an important way for you to show your skills to your target audiences. As … Continue reading
Did you know that more than 67 percent of new business owners fail within their first year? And of the 33 percent of business owners who somehow survive their first year, only 5 percent manage to survive in business after … Continue reading
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
Over the last few years, digital marketing trends have emerged that have had a significant influence on how dental practices collaborate, communicate, evolve and innovate. As healthcare marketers, we live in a fast-paced digital world where the rules of the … Continue reading
“How do I drive more traffic to my dental practice website?” That thought crosses the mind of every dental practitioner at some point. Maybe you too have sunk time and effort into setting up your office, only to open up … Continue reading
With competition in the medical field intensifying, it is important for medical practices to come up with sophisticated marketing strategies to help reach potential patients. One of the best ways for medical practices to do this is by using content … Continue reading
Patient reviews are powerful. They are quite influential. Patient reviews are the cornerstones for building a strong online reputation for dentists. Simply put, online reviews tell the world what your patients think of your dental practice. If the online reviews … Continue reading
If you are a healthcare marketer, the odds are that web analytics is an important part of your toolkit. With its immense adoption in the market, chances are very bright that the tool you are using is Google Analytics. Undoubtedly, … Continue reading
Social media can be intimidating to many dentists. However, the truth is, it can also be a significant and cost-effective marketing asset. Social media is ripe with opportunities for growing your practice, improving your reputation and spreading the word about … Continue reading
If you are a medical practitioner, your goal is to make your practice grow, and growth means attracting new patients and retaining existing ones. Marketing and advertising tactics may prove time-consuming and expensive. Enter patient referrals. While you can use … Continue reading
For any medical practice with an online presence, the goal is to rank high in search engine results. If your website lands anywhere past the second page of Google, potential customers are unlikely to find it in their search. So, … Continue reading
Online reputation management is an essential part of your dental practice’s success. What your patients say about your practice online has a substantial impact on your bottom line. Consider these stats: 88 percent of patients read reviews to determine the … Continue reading
Most medical practice owners usually think of hiring a marketing agency when their practice hits a fork in the road, and they need to make a decision. They could be facing one of the following scenarios: 1. They are either … Continue reading
Let us accept this. Email is not going anywhere anytime soon. Just check out these facts: According to McKinsey, email is 40 times more effective than Facebook and Twitter combined in helping your practice attract new patients. For 89 percent … Continue reading
When you are working hard to increase your website’s search performance, one of the things that you should do is to reduce a high bounce rate. Bounce rate is the percentage of all visitors who enter and exit on the … Continue reading
Do you know that dental practices that take on a structured approach toward patient conversion are twice as likely to see an increase in profits? Here are a few compelling stats to get you thinking: You have less than eight … Continue reading
Google’s latest local search update has highlighted the importance of online reviews in a customer’s decision-making process. Your practice’s online reviews are one of the most reliable ways for potential patients to determine whether your practice is good or not. … Continue reading
As a marketer, you must have invested a lot in marketing strategies in order to boost your website traffic. After tremendous amounts of content creation, social engagement and paid media, you think of celebrating because your website is finally able … Continue reading
Every time the phone rings at your practice, you get a brand-new chance to delight your caller with great customer service. Each call that comes in to your medical practice is also a chance to build revenue by helping a … Continue reading
As a medical practitioner, your ultimate goal of having a website is to provide patients the information to learn more about your practice and services. Hopefully, those informed patients will make an appointment or contact your practice, resulting in a … Continue reading
Just as we set goals in our personal life to improve our health, pay more attention to finances or devote more time to our relationships, a medical practice should focus on short- and long-term goals in order to be successful. … Continue reading
How can you market your hospital clients and increase your patient base more effectively? There isn’t one single way to answer this question. While marketing hospitals requires brand-building or sales support, it also takes more, much more. It should also … Continue reading
When you are running a medical practice, you are no longer just a physician – you are also a businessperson. And any business needs a way to promote itself, find new customers and make your brand known in the marketplace. … Continue reading
Most of the choices we make as customers are based on effective branding. In most cases, we tend to go with brands we can relate to or associate with quality. Developing your brand is a critical component of your healthcare … Continue reading
Marketing your medical practice is an art as well as a science. This is because marketing requires inventing innovative strategies, and artistically executing them, and effectively connecting with target audiences. However, some strategies may yield better outcomes, depending on how … Continue reading
So, your waiting room. With almost every aspect of healthcare transforming, the traditional waiting room is changing, too. Forward-thinking medical practices are introducing newer concepts and tools to make patients more productive, educated and engaged even when they are sitting … Continue reading
Doctors and specialists are constantly looking for more referrals. This is probably their biggest marketing goal. But not many medical practitioners put a plan in place to ensure a steady stream of referrals through their doors. The most simple and … Continue reading
Reviews are influential. They are powerful. Online reviews are the foundation for building your reputation. Simply put, reviews tell the world what your patients think of your practice. If online reviews of your practice are mostly positive and patients are … Continue reading
When it comes to healthcare marketing, content is the most critical component. Similar to other businesses trying to establish their brand in the digital marketplace, your medical practice can boost its reach and credibility by publishing high-quality content that is … Continue reading
Business marketing books are often aimed at MBAs who understand marketing jargon, not busy medical practitioners. As a result, you may not fully understand the steps necessary for growing your medical practice and attracting new patients. You may have survived … Continue reading
Effective marketing is powerful. Successful medical practices understand the value of having an integrated marketing strategy that includes traditional and online marketing to reach, attract and retain patients. Having an effective strategy and knowing your target audience is imperative for … Continue reading
Many healthcare practices see a lull in business around the holidays, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit around and wait for things to pick back up. The holiday season is a perfect opportunity to send well-wishes to your … Continue reading
An email marketing campaign is a great opportunity for healthcare practices, but to make your campaigns successful, you need to pay attention to how it does after you hit “send.” Tracking the success of your emails helps you make your … Continue reading
Creating and posting content online is one of the hallmarks of a healthcare marketing plan in 2016. If you’ve been doing it for a while, it may feel harder and harder to come up with new and engaging content ideas. … Continue reading
You might never have considered how your activities outside your practice can impact your professional reputation. That is, if it weren’t for a Minnesota dentist who went big-game hunting in Africa and killed the world’s most famous lion, a beloved … Continue reading
The Internet and social media have profoundly altered your relationship with patients, regardless of how you feel about it. If you ignore this change, you risk losing your influence over patient care and behavior. Unlike in years past, today you … Continue reading
In response to the ongoing dramatic increase in the number of Americans who now do most of their web searching from mobile devices, Google announced last month that, starting on April 21, 2015, it is expanding the use of mobile-friendliness … Continue reading
We already know that 80 percent of American adults regularly search for health and doctor, dentist or veterinarian information online. But how many use the Internet to diagnose their own health conditions or those of a family member, friend or … Continue reading
If you are a physician, dentist, veterinarian or other healthcare provider, you have likely arrived at the proverbial fork in the road between embracing social media or ignoring it, and accepting change or avoiding it. No matter which choice you … Continue reading
How do health practices (doctors, dentists, veterinarians, therapists) differentiate themselves and cut through increasing online content clutter? According to a recent report by the Aberdeen Group (aberdeen.com), 95% of best-in-class marketers use video to stand out from the crowd and … Continue reading
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, American doctors are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their profession. It’s not surprising considering how much the healthcare landscape in America has changed. Today, doctors are reeling from decreased reimbursements, controversial … Continue reading
New strategies are attracting veterinary clients and referrals online, and they are less intrusive and less costly to you. If you are like most veterinarians, you want to know how you can take advantage of online social media, mobile web … Continue reading
Ten years ago, only the most forward-thinking doctors and dentists had their own practice websites. Most of these were templates, self-created or based on printed materials such as brochures already being used by their practices. But times have changed, and … Continue reading
Last year, a new index that gauges the financial and operational health of physician practices forecast a downward trend in profitability for 2014. The Practice Profitability Index, or PPI, revealed that two out of three practices polled anticipate reduced profitability … Continue reading
Commonly known as QR codes, Quick Response codes are this generation’s barcodes. These square-shaped cryptograms are optically readable labels that are usually seen in advertisements. By scanning the QR code with your mobile device, you can obtain information regarding the … Continue reading
Did you know that the healthcare industries in the U.S. and Europe are actively pursuing social media outlets in promoting their business? While many doctors and dentists are somewhat cautious about joining the trend, it can’t be denied that social … Continue reading
The power of online video is unmatched and still growing by leaps and bounds. People love watching videos for entertainment, insight and instruction. YouTube now gets well over 3 billion video views every day. And virtually anyone can make a … Continue reading
Often overlooked by healthcare practitioners and healthcare marketers is the power of public relations. Unlike advertising, public relations provides you with credible marketing messages that make your service benefits more believable to your target audience than anything they might read … Continue reading
Can Your Patients Fire You? A Special Three-Part Series Yes. Your patients have the right to choose their own healthcare provider. They approach their relationship with you as they would with anyone else. With their health on the line, patients … Continue reading
Having a Facebook “Like” page can help grow your practice by giving people a place to come where they can learn more about your practice and connect with you, often before they’ve ever even set foot in your office. And … Continue reading
Make sure your website is true SEO compatible. You may not know that SEO, or search engine optimization, has grown into a true science in recent years. Yet most SEO practitioners are still performing basic keyword, competitive and site structure … Continue reading
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Your location may have more to do with how effectively you market your practice today than ever before. Though the Web is the number-one resource used by American consumers to gather health-related information, there are areas where … Continue reading
Five things to avoid on your website Now that over 90% of Internet users are looking for healthcare information on the Web, just having a website is not enough. To make your website work for you, avoid these five common … Continue reading
How Social Media Sites Can Help Your Practice There are hundreds of social media sites and new ones are being created all the time. With well over 650 million members worldwide, Facebook sits atop the current social media universe. But … Continue reading
We make it easy: Attend our webinar to find out about our new and affordable social media solutions for your healthcare practice. You want more patients and professional referrals online. But you don’t have the time or resources to write … Continue reading
What does the new health law mean for your practice? House Bill 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law focuses on reform of the private … Continue reading
Practice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Marketing Workshop in New Orleans! Don’t miss your chance to get the strategies that are working–even in this tough economy–at thePractice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Marketing Workshop coming to New Orleans on February 25-26, 2011. Plus, … Continue reading
Knowing who your marketing messages should be aimed at (and tailoring your messages accordingly) is going to be critical to your marketing success. For example: A client recently asked us for an assessment of his self-created print ad. This ad … Continue reading
The Three Most Important Words in Marketing Test. Track. Adjust. They are the three most important words because they summarize neatly and succinctly what marketing is really about. Let’s take a closer look at what they mean in marketing terms. Test – … Continue reading
Don’t miss your chance to get the strategies that are working–even in this tough economy–at the Practice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Marketing Workshop coming to San Diego February 18-19, 2011. When you register by February 11th, you will pay only $795 … Continue reading
Don’t miss your chance to get the strategies that are working–even in this tough economy–at the Practice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Marketing Workshop coming to Orlando on February 18-19, 2011. When you register by February 11th, you will pay only $795 … Continue reading
Webinar: 7 Ways Social Media Can Bring Awareness To Your Practice REGISTER NOW! Social networks and blogs are changing how potential patients find your practice, how and where they share their experiences and, eventually, where they will spend their time and … Continue reading
According to the American Medical Association’s subcommittee on health literacy, only 35% of physicians know anything about literacy in America. Which means that nearly two-thirds of doctors don’t know that 22% of adult Americans are functionally illiterate and another 27.5% … Continue reading
Healthcare Practice Marketing Using the Internet to Market Your Practice How do you effectively use the Internet to market your healthcare practice? Do you need just a website, or do you need a web strategy? Jonathan Vidal, Senior Director of … Continue reading
Don’t miss your chance to get the strategies that are working–even in this tough economy–at the Practice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Marketing Workshop coming to Raleigh, NC on February 11-12, 2011. When you register by February 7th, you will pay … Continue reading
Look at Your Practice Through Your Patients’ Eyes Has your practice experienced a decline in patient visits, new patients and new patient inquiries? Have you seen an increase in cancellations and no-shows? Would you like to know how some practitioners … Continue reading
Don’t miss your chance to get the strategies that are working–even in this tough economy–at the Practice Builders’ Strategic Growth and Success Workshop coming to Philadelphia February 4-5, 2011. When you register by January 31st, you will pay only $795 … Continue reading
How to Market to American Healthcare Consumers The average American consumer reads at a 5th-6th grade level. Yet most doctors and medical staff write to them at a 10th-12th grade level… and that’s just half of the communication problem. The … Continue reading
Market Online With Effective, Inexpensive Email One of the most effective and inexpensive ways to reach patients and referrers is through email. Many marketing savvy physicians are now using email blasts with excellent results. You can too. If you are … Continue reading
Referrals and Relationships Behind every professional referral, there is a relationship between someone at your practice and someone at the referring practice. It’s a relationship based on trust. From cardiac surgeons to gastroenterologists, from endodontists to podiatrists, many healthcare providers … Continue reading
If healthcare reform and America’s bleak economic picture have added more anxiety and fear to your professional life and stalled your practice growth, then you must attend this complimentary dinner event. During this event, you will learn how to: Attract … Continue reading
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guLl7FJxbCU] Converting the highest possible percentage of new patient inquiries and tracking where those calls are coming from is especially imperative in a tough economy. Lori Waltz, Practice Builders Training Program Consultant, discusses how to overcome objections, answering the “Why … Continue reading
How Staff Training Can Increase Your Revenue The Value of 200 Lost Phone Inquiry Calls Even the American Medical Association (AMA) has weighed in on this issue. A recent AMA study shows that the average practice loses over 200 inquiry … Continue reading
Webinar: Top Ten Successful Practice Marketing Secrets Register now: http://bit.ly/eIbsqp Cost: FREE Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:00 PM- 6:00 PM Pacific Stand Time (Q & A session at the end of the webinar) Presenter: Jonathan Vidal Whether your practice is … Continue reading
