by Chris Barnard | Oct 27, 2011 | Local Search for Dentists, Online Reputation Management
Local Search & Patient Reviews for Dentists No-See-Ums: tiny biting flies that often live near water. You often see many of them swarming together in a cloud. Keep your mouth shut or you might breathe some in or swallow them! (It won’t hurt you, but it will...
by Chris Barnard | Sep 28, 2011 | Social Media for Dentists
Statistics can really be skewed any way, and some sources are certainly questionable to say the least, but when it comes to integrating social media into the average dental practice marketing plan, dentists still seem to be in a holding pattern. Here’s a chart from a...
by Chris Barnard | Sep 20, 2011 | Digital Word of Mouth, Online Reputation Management
How Can Dentists Get Reviews Seen By More People? In this age of digital interconnectivity we often make purchasing decisions based on what other people say. From searching for a new dentist to buying a used car, the ubiquitous online review guides us toward a final...
by Chris Barnard | Jul 28, 2011 | Online Reputation Management
“…blind praise is worthless in the absence of fair criticism.” The preceding quote is credited to Bryant Gumble; it was enclosed in a wrap-up closing thoughts segment of a recent HBO® Real Sports with Bryant Gumble installment. The aforementioned host was examining...
by Chris Barnard | Jul 20, 2011 | Online Reputation Management
When it comes to dentists and online reputation management, fear is often the overwhelming emotion preventing most dental practices from capitalizing on what is already most likely their number one new patient acquisition source – word of mouth. Fear about what...