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Attract New Patients With a Community Health Fair

As a healthcare professional, you are in a unique position to help the people in your community achieve better health--and simultaneously help grow your practice...READ»

Make Potential New Patients Offers They Cannot Refuse

Now more than ever, consumers of healthcare are looking for money-saving offers that will take some of the sting out of their family healthcare budget. To attract them to your practice, you need...READ»

Reduce Your Receivables -- Gain Respect and Good Will

As the American economy struggles to regain health and stability, patients are having a difficult time keeping up with their dental co-pays and other balances due. Instead of suffering losses, here's a way you can reduce your receivables while maintaining or even increasing good will from your patients...READ»

Results from December 2009 Economic Survey Reveal Pessimism About 2010

Results from Practice Builders’ December 2009 Economic Survey are now available, and you will find some revealing information on how you and your fellow practitioners view the current economy and the prospects for 2010...READ»

Healthcare Practices Are Shifting to E-Marketing

Wondering how you should market your practice on the Internet? According to the October 2009 Practice Builders survey, a significant shift is occurring in practice marketing, with many practices increasing the amount of marketing they do on the Web... READ»

Familiarity Breeds Credibility

Use familiarity and credibility to gain patients and grow your practice.READ»

Find Your Market Niche

The best way to survive and thrive in a competitive market is to identify your market niche, then go narrow and deep rather than wide and shallow in terms of your marketing.READ»

Do You Know Your Target Audience?

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...READ»

How to Communicate More Effectively Through Marketing

The prevailing attitude of the American consumer is, “So what? Who cares? What’s in it for me?” Once you understand this, you can begin to communicate with consumers in a way that appeals to their “what’s in it for me” attitude...READ»

How to Present Your Practice on YouTube

Before you laugh, consider that YouTube is the 4th most visited website on the Internet with millions of visitors every day. Consider that you can give exposure to your practice and services for very little cost as part of a more comprehensive online marketing strategy. Consider that savvy marketers are already discovering value on YouTube...READ»

The Real Power of Patient Testimonials

You’re probably not surprised to learn that advice from a friend is more believable than the advice of an ad in the local paper. What’s surprising is how much more believable. READ»

How to Avoid Some Sure Losers of Marketing

For every effective marketing program, there are probably ten ineffective ones. For example, the local high school wants you to buy advertising space in its football game program or some other printed piece to show your support of the school. The school art staff will create an “ad” with your logo and phone number and some kind of warm-fuzzy support message. There’s a reason why these ads are called “tombstones”...READ»