Social media
Dentists: Are You Making These Common Hashtag Mistakes?
Hashtags are everywhere, and for good reason. They’re one of the best tools for harnessing the power of trending topics to spark engagement and deliver content to people who will care about it. But using them effectively is a balancing act: too many, and your posts look spammy and cluttered, too few, and you miss … Read more
Dentists’ Guide: Hosting a Twitter Party
Twitter may be less popular than Facebook, but with 68 million active users in the USA, it is not to be ignored. However, many dentists find it difficult to build a following. How do you engage your audience and communicate an important message in 140 characters? One of the best answers is hosting a Twitter … Read more
Ignored Secret to Kickstarting Your Dental Practice’s Social Media Growth
Getting consistent engagement is crucial to helping new patients find you on social media, but it can be difficult for practices just starting out on Facebook or Instagram. Don’t ignore your greatest resource in this situation — your team members. We talk a lot about turning patients into advocates for your dental practice, but just … Read more
5 Reasons You Need Social Video
People are watching more online videos than ever before, and smart dental practice marketers are finding that video sparks more social media engagement and sharing than just about everything else. So what’s the key to harnessing the power of video in growing your thriving practice? It’s the smartphone in your pocket. Do you still watch … Read more
Highlight the Human Side of Your Dental Practice on Social Media
Patients and fans follow your practice on social media not just for dental content, but to get to know you better. Build a more compelling social media presence by focusing on the needs, interests, and personalities of your patients and team members! A common concern we hear from dental teams just starting out on social … Read more
Short on Time? 5 Quick Facebook Post Ideas for Dentists
Posting daily to your practice’s Facebook page is important to your online presence, but on some days you just don’t feel like you have the time. Check out these 5 Facebook post ideas for dentists you can do in 10 minutes or less! Providing great content on a regular basis is a crucial part of … Read more
5 Twitter Tricks That Don’t Actually Work (and Why)
We live in a society where everyone is increasingly seeking the quickest route to their goal, whether that is getting rich, losing weight, or gaining Twitter followers. This is why the internet is full of ‘advice’ to reach any one of the aforementioned results in a shorter space of time, when in actual fact the … Read more
Everyone Needs a Crisis Plan… Yes, Even Dentists
If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve seen some high-profile public relations nightmares unfold. And while your dental practice may not get the attention a major airline does, you still need a plan to deal with crises when they inevitably happen. In this new age of social media, the public relations industry has had … Read more
4 Ways to Make an Effective Social Media Marketing Plan
When it comes to using social media for personal use, we don’t really think about the overall effect or goal, because there isn’t one, it’s all just a bit of fun really. However, this is a very different story when it is used for business purposes, and it requires a different approach entirely. You can’t … Read more
What’s Your Dental Social Media ROI?
All dental marketing efforts are built on the bottom line question: “How will this help my practice be more profitable?” In the social media marketing space, new tools and trends allow us to show ROI more accurately than ever. Social media return on investment is one of the most heavily debated topics in the marketing … Read more
The Dentist’s Starter Guide to Twitter
Curious about how you can use Twitter to grow your dental practice? These simple guidelines will help you see how it differs from other platforms and its value for your business. For information junkies, Twitter has become an indispensable tool. It’s a micro-blogging platform made up of bite-size, 140-character posts called “tweets” which stream constantly … Read more
Effective Dental Social Media Begins in Your Practice
With all the slick features of social media, we sometimes risk becoming focused solely on the “digital” side of digital marketing. What you post online should be a reflection of what happens in your practice: face-to-face interactions that build relationships with patients and team members. We understand the concerns that many people have about social … Read more
Afraid of Annoying Followers with Daily Posts? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be
What do Disney, Zara, and Tastemade have in common? They have Facebook pages with over 20 million fans and they share more than one post per weekday. Posting often isn’t annoying when it’s done right. A common concern we hear from dental practices looking into our service is “You want us to post to Facebook … Read more
Don’t Know What to Post on Social Media? Follow These 5 Simple Guidelines
What’s the No. 1 roadblock preventing dental teams from building an active, vibrant social media presence? They simply don’t know what to post! Learn the basics of how to create social media content that builds relationships and grows your dental practice. Here’s a typical scenario: A dentist decides it’s time to get their practice on … Read more
Addressing Changing Patient Preferences & Expectations
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Differentiate Your Dental Website Content to Improve Search Rankings
The Internet offers thousands of websites dealing with the same subject, and in many cases, offering very similar information. It can be difficult to distinguish one website from another when so many of them are addressing the same issues in the same manner and hardly providing any unique and differentiated value to the readers. Merely … Read more