Marketing
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E-Blast Off to Enhanced Communication with Patients
By Steve Vargo, OD, MBARegular e-mail blasts tell your patients about new products and services and keep your practice top-of-mind.
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Patient Testimonials: Your Best Advertisement
By April Jasper, OD, FAAOPromote your practice and educate your community about your products and services with patient testimonials--on video and in...
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Analyze Patient Demographics and Lifestyles–then Tailor Your Services
By Gregory D. Foley, ODCommunities change—and you need to change with yours or perish. Assess the demographics and lifestyles of your patient...
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Make Your Mark: Brand Yourself a Winning OD
By Nathan Bonilla-Warford, ODDo you know what your practice brand looks like? Consistent branding across communication channels--from printed marketing materials to e-blasts...
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Key Marketing Tool: Local Media Appearances
By Gina Wesley, OD, MS, FAAOGo local! Appearances on your hometown television station plus quotes in newspapers or local magazines spotlight your...
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Your Practice’s Best Advertisement? You.
By Sherin George, ODPosters and brochures are good selling tools but when the doctor wears a product that is being suggested to...
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The Relentless OD: Which Recall and Rescheduling Methods Work?
By Cheryl Murphy, ODConsider how best to reach your patients for recall, and then be persistent about it!
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My Winning Marketing Strategy–Play-by-Play for a New Practice
By Ally Stoeger, ODLaunching a new practice requires an effective plan to quickly build a patient base. Here is a play-by-play of...
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Your Practice Improvement Guidepost: Patient Satisfaction Surveys
By Brian Chou, OD, FAAO, and Ronald Krefman, OD, FAAOSurvey patients regularly on everything from wait time at reception to shopping in...
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Help Patients Get the Picture with Video Marketing
By Steve Vargo, OD, MBAPost videos on your practice web site and social media sites to educate while promoting your services. Create...
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Show Patients How to Use their Flex-Spending Dollars
By Ryan C. Wineinger, ODMore and more consumers say they want to get information via phone or tablet. Use texting to promote...
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Understand Cultures to Build a Multicultural Practice
By Peter Bae, OD, MSCommunities across the country are becoming more culturally diverse. By responding to your changing patient base—and understanding cultural...
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Mobile Marketing: Text Messaging is Hot
By Steve Vargo, OD, MBAMore and more consumers say they want to get information via phone or tablet. Use texting to promote...
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Creative Marketing Concept: Signature Windows
By Rachael Click, ODEnhance your practice brand--and attract new patients--with catchy window designs that become the talk of the town. Here are...
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Love Letters to Your Patients: Show Patients You Care
By Nathan Bonilla-Warford, ODValentine’s Day week is a good time to review how you can best show patients you value them.
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Automated Recall Drives Practice Growth
An effective recall system is a lifeline to practice success. Automated recall notices can keep your exam chairs filled.
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Use Optometric Alumni Networks as a Practice-Building Resource
Networking begins in optometry school--where you create bonds that help to build and guide your practice through your entire career. Here are...
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Use Multichannel Marketing for Greatest Impact
The attention span of today's consumer is split between a myriad of media. Using varied channels--online, print and broadcast--is your best bet to reach the greatest number...
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Giving Back is Good–and Good for Business, Too
December is the right time to think about giving back. Even in tough financial times it is important to help others and...
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Calculate Cost of Taking Patient from Knowing You…to Referring You
There are seven steps in taking a prospective patient from awareness of your practice to becoming a loyal patient who refers you...
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Put Butts in Exam Chairs: Ask Existing Patients about Family Members Needing Exams
Existing patients are a top source for keeping your exam chairs filled. When patients present for exams, use your electronic health records...
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Motivating Consumers to Choose Your Private Practice
Consider what you, as an independent eye doctor, can provide to patients that corporate ODs cannot. Then work a plan to market...
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Segment Your Patient Base and Target Your Most Profitable Patients
Determine which patients yield the best ROI for your marketing efforts--and put your dollars there.
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Increase Patient Visits with “Think About Your Eyes”
Participating in the Think About Your Eyes consumer eye health awareness campaign can educate patients about your practice, and why regularly visiting...
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Most Consumers View Eyeglasses as “Medical Necessity”
During the 12-month period ending December 2010 there were 66.6 million pairs of Rx eyeglasses sold in the U.S. at the...
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How to Succeed with a Trunk Show
By organizing a well-marketed trunk show, you can create local buzz about your practice and generate thousands of dollars in dispensary...
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Create a Multicultural Practice to Expand Your Patient Base
By creating a practice that caters to patients of diverse cultures you can improve the patient experience, and broaden your practice's reach...
