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Hello Friends,

For the month of January I am going to share ideas to help you grow your practice via your office social media platforms. (You’ll find that many of the ideas can easily be used to exceed your patients expectations during their visits to the office as well as to engage with local businesses in your community.)

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Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google My Business, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Tik Tok, Blogs, Online Community News Pages, YouTube, and more help to build your dental practice. Even if you’re not a fan of social media, please remember that most likely many of your patients and potential patients are using these platforms regularly. You want to be where they are and since first impressions matter – you want to make sure that your office is making a positive impression. Just like with reviews on your Google listing you want reviews/recommendations from your patients on your office Facebook page too.

How Can Social Media Help Your Practice? Here are just a few ways…

Build relationships between your office team and potential new patients
Stay in Touch with your Active and Inactive Patients
Increase your Online Presence
Learn what your patients/potential patients want
Improve Community Involvement
Manage and Increase your Online Reputation
Great Way to Advertise Special Events, Office Specials, and feature Dental Products/Services
Excellent Dental Education Tool

Surely, you can see that in order to be effective and successful with your use of social media, it’s not a case of “if you build it they will come”. Yes, you must build it; however, you must also develop and nurture it. It takes time and effort to build relationships. The key is engagement. Just sporadically posting to your sites will not effectively engage your audience.

Do you find the tips & ideas that I share helpful to your practice? It would make my day to hear from you! Please take a second to leave a review/recommendation for me on GOOGLE and/or FACEBOOK Thank you!!

Here are several social media content ideas for you to use during the month of January to help encourage engagement…

(Note: If you struggle with regularly posting content to your office social media platforms – I can help you with that.)

The Golden Globes and the Grammy’s are in January: Do a “match the famous smile to the celebrity” contest on Facebook and/or Instagram for your patients and the community for a chance to win a gift card or gift basket.

I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day: Jan. 7th – Help your patients to see that they don’t have to take their Crowded Teeth, Yellow Teeth, Bad Breath, Sensitive Teeth, Snoring, Or Headaches, anymore! You can help them!

National Hot Tea Month

National Soup Month

National Cheese Lovers Day: 2

Cigarettes Are Hazardous to Your Health Day: 11

National Bagel Day: 15

Belly Laugh Day: 24

National Peanut Butter Day: 24

Dental Drill Appreciation Day: 26

Fun at Work Day: 28

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day: 31

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Wishing you the very best January!

Yours for Greater Success,

~Betty (Dental Coach)

Hello Friends,

December is a great time to find and create opportunities for growth in the New Year. Make your to-do list for any wanted and needed improvements to your office including setting your production, collection, treatment, continuing education, and new patient goals for the new year. Do include your team in this plan, ask them what their ideas are to make 2019 a more productive and happier year for all! Remember, people are more likely to support that which they help to create. Don’t let another year slip by without you obtaining the practice of your dreams!

“Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.” ~ Michael Josephson

Before I share my marketing ideas with you, here are a few Practice Management Tips and Reminders…

Hygiene Continuing Care & Incomplete Treatment:

Insurance Renewals: Many of your patients’ dental insurance maximums renew on January 1. Phone your patients with a friendly reminder of their renewed benefits and make a reservation for them to come in for their hygiene visit or incomplete treatment with the doctor. Include reminders on your social media pages.

Hygiene Patients: Are you pre-appointing hygiene visits? If not, January is a good time to make this a goal for the office. While you have the hygiene patient in the office, schedule their next 3, 4, or 6-month visit. Avoid saying “would you like to schedule your next appointment?” Some will say no. So instead, say this: “Let’s go ahead and schedule your next visit.” Assume they want to schedule their next visit. By the way, your entire team needs to be on board with pre-appointing your patients. It can be done!

If you’re struggling to have a productive and effective hygiene department – I can help you with this.

Office Appearance:

National Clean Off Your Desk Day: Jan. 8^th ~ Clutter represents indecision. Make the decision to get rid of the clutter! That includes any sticky notes attached to computer monitors, coats/sweaters hanging on the backs of chairs, and fast-food drink containers sitting out on the counters. While you’re at it, go ahead and attack the cabinets & closets. Say goodbye to the clutter!

Boost Team Morale:

National Compliment Day: Jan. 24th ~ Compliment a fellow team member when you catch them doing something “right”. (Tip: You don’t need a special day to do this, everyday compliment & reward the behavior and actions that you want to see more of. )

What are your plans to exceed your current patients’ expectations and engage with your potential patients in the community?

Here are a few Marketing ideas to get you started…

Community Involvement: Be a donation drop off location for collecting items for families in need. Such as; Winter Gear (mittens & scarves) or Food (non-perishable food items.)

In office marketing ideas…

Patient Give Away/Gift: January is National Hot Tea Month. Give away packets of tea that have a label on them saying “Our Patients are TEA-riffic!”

An inexpensive and simple way to make their day!

Reminder: Make sure that all of your patient give-away/gifts labelings include your office name.

Treatment & Educational Opportunities:

I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day: Jan. 7th –

Help your patients to see that they don’t have to take their Crowded Teeth, Yellow Teeth, Bad Breath, Sensitive Teeth, Snoring, Or Headaches, anymore! You can help them!

Sugar Awareness Week: Jan. 20-26 – This week share blog and social media posts all about sugar and dental health. Excellent educational opportunity.

Social Media Post Ideas to Improve Engagement during the month of January:

National Soup Month

International Quality of Life Month

Drinking Straw Day: 3

Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day: 11

Dress Up Your Pet Day: 14

Popeye Day: 17

National Cheese Lovers Day: 20

Dental Drill Appreciation Day: 26

There you have it, dental practice management and marketing tips and ideas for January. I hope that you find them helpful!

If you did, I would love and truly appreciate for you to please leave a review/recommendation for me on GOOGLE and/or FACEBOOK.

What are your goals for 2019? I would love the opportunity to work along with you and your team to help you set and exceed your practice goals. If you would like to set up a complimentary telephone consultation to learn how our coaching program works, please email me at bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com.

Are you receiving my complimentary Dental Practice Management and Marketing Ideas in your email inbox each month? If not, please follow today or send me (bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com) your email address and I will send you an invitation to follow. This way, you won’t miss a single idea. Feel free to tell your dental friends all about this website so they can start benefiting from these dental ideas too.

Yours for Greater Success,

~Betty

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