In an era where the internet has become a primary marketing medium for many, some have the idea that direct-mail marketing campaigns are “old-school” and less than workable. While it is true that a well-rounded digital campaign is a must, it by no means rules out print marketing as a major form of dental office marketing. Many dentists still see…
When I started in the industry 25 years ago, it was generally considered “taboo” or “unbecoming” for a dentist to market their practice. Well, as all things do, times have changed. Now, dentists, by and large, have come to terms with the reality of the business side of dentistry and it’s rare to find a doctor who hasn’t at least…
I have been a partner at MGE: Management Experts for the past 21 years. MGE is a training company; we don’t sell or really do consulting, so some may view this article as a self-serving attack on consultants to get more business for MGE. It’s not. Naturally, I’d love to have more clients (who wouldn’t), but the reason I’m writing…
Many offices have a “morning huddle.” And what’s covered at this meeting varies from office to office. And while many offices coordinate the day’s treatment—very few coordinate how the office will actually achieve their production goals for that day or week. To that end, one of the first things MGE clients implement in their practices is a “Morning Production Meeting.”…
Q: Any suggestions on how to increase new patient referrals? Believe it or not, the most effective way that I’ve seen to get more referrals is to increase case acceptance! Why? MGE’s COO Jeff Blumberg explains in this blog post on New Patient Acquisition, Part III. Now, assuming you have no problem in the case acceptance department, what can you…
Traditionally, dental marketing has one target: new patients. While this is of course needful, limiting themselves to this single objective is where the majority of dentists miss the marketing “boat.” With all of their marketing resources stretched in an effort to bring new people in, patients of record get nothing more than recall reminders or (if they’re lucky) an occasional…
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