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Units of Dental Business
UDB I’ve been playing around with “units of dental business” and have started to construct a simple spreadsheet to show the effect of...
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Chris Barrow
- May 5, 2010
How do you intend to vote this week?
Why not give the guys at Smilepod the benefit of your vote? I’ve already registered mine. Here’s an email I just received: “Dear friends...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 26, 2010
Taking the initiative
I love the way Paul Mandon-Gassman takes the lead every time there is a special day in the calendar.
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 21, 2010
The new CEO at IDH
After creating a bit of a tease on Monday, I can now report on the appointment of a new CEO for Integrated Dental Holdings from July...
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Chris Barrow
- Apr 14, 2010
Ask me about it
Here is a great blog post from the team at Blueapple – really using their initiative and thinking like professional retailers. ‘I have a...
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Chris Barrow
- Mar 23, 2010
The Amnesty Letter
I know I’ve mentioned it before – but I get a great sense of job satisfaction when somebody actually tries out an idea I’ve thrown...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 26, 2010
Tooth+
Here’s a formula to open a brand new private squat and recruit 218 new patients in the first 6 weeks (during a recession and in the...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 17, 2010
Smilexpress
My friend Iqbal Kathrada writes to me on Facebook this morning: Hi Chris I visited West field Mall on the day of your seminar and lo and...
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Chris Barrow
- Nov 7, 2009
Just back from The Private Dentistry Awards
Where my biggest thrill was the announcement that Ollie and Darsh had been voted “most attractive practice”. The team have worked so hard...
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Chris Barrow
- Oct 13, 2009
Are whistle blowers good or bad?
Client emails me overnight as follows: “Anonymous letter to the GDC, about our recent ad in XYZ Magazine, where the phrase – “ABC Dental...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 29, 2009
Private Dentistry Awards 2009
How happy am I that the following current or former clients have been short-listed: Most Attractive Practice Ollie and Darsh The...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 25, 2009
The right margin
Dentists spend too much time thinking about one type of margin. The margins that are associated with teeth. And not enough time thinking...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 23, 2009
What makes for a good workshop?
As soon as I arrived at the Exeter Chiefs rugby stadium yesterday morning, I somehow knew that the day would be a good one. I’ve been...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 18, 2009
Price increases
Dear Chris, I am just feeling a little unsure as October approaches. This is when Denplan write to all the patients to inform them of our...
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Chris Barrow
- Sep 7, 2009
I want it when I want it…..
…and not when you want me to have it. I was writing this week’s ezine earlier today – and reflecting (as you will see) on television...
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Chris Barrow
- Jul 17, 2009
You get what you pay for
My post yesterday about the rapping flight attendant brought a raft of responses – my favourite of which was a pointer at some the...
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Chris Barrow
- May 9, 2006
Wearing your fat pants
My favourite comment of the day – from a new client attending our Manchester workshop: “Up until last November I was an associate in a...
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Chris Barrow
- Feb 21, 2006
Zizzis
Dinner with a client last night in Farnham and, for a change, we decided to walk past Pizza Express and through the door of their sister...
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Chris Barrow
- Dec 1, 2005
Making the effort
I had a haircut today. Nothing unusual in that – I still have hair on the majority of the top of my head (a big enough majority to win)....
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