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People can be such bitches – a Friday rant
What happens is that an existing team member is given the job of leading and managing the internal marketing. That person is usually...

Chris Barrow
Apr 27, 20182 min read


GDPR – WTF? A free guide and a webinar this evening
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Apr 25, 20182 min read


On creativity and the best time to dig a well
You don’t dig a well in a drought because there’s a good chance that you will too late. You dig a well when it’s raining. You don’t slow...

Chris Barrow
Apr 24, 20181 min read


New Achievements, New Habits – the Coach Barrow Spring Retreat begins..
It’s important to understand the difference between achievements and habits when you are goal-setting. An achievement is a specific...

Chris Barrow
Apr 20, 20182 min read


How a 30-year old Italian clinic embraced patient video testimonials in just 16 days
I’ve recently started working with a 30-year old, 13-chair practice in central Milan, Italy, confusingly (for some readers) named Adec...

Chris Barrow
Apr 19, 20181 min read


Healthcare is a long game – you had better get used to it
Please don’t contact me if you want to grow a patient base quickly. I know how some people do that. They throw money at the problem. What...

Chris Barrow
Apr 11, 20181 min read


How to double your productivity in the next 36 months
I’ve recently been reviewing some client data that proves you can double the average daily production of a Principal over a 36-month...

Chris Barrow
Mar 19, 20182 min read


Baby Boomers, Technology and getting attention
Technically, the term “baby boomers” is used to describe those of us born between 1947 and 1957 (there’s me – right in the middle at...

Chris Barrow
Mar 13, 20182 min read


6 simple words that can galvanise your patient testimonials
My biggest take-away from this week’s podcast with Dr. Chris Bowman was his simple answer to the question “how do you get testimonials?”...

Chris Barrow
Mar 8, 20181 min read


How (and why) to get 1,000 fans for what you do
The new podcast from Seth Godin, “Akimbo” was launched just a few weeks ago and the first two episodes are available from the iTunes...

Chris Barrow
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Managing your expectations by measuring everything (and how gyms make their money)
You may have heard the urban myth that, when a new leisure club opens in your town, they will aim at 15,000 paid memberships on the basis...

Chris Barrow
Feb 2, 20182 min read


Bananadrama – why the steps to success in marketing have to be taken carefully
In the mid-19th century, a man named Carl B. Frank began importing Panamanian bananas to New York City. The fruit quickly became a...

Chris Barrow
Jan 31, 20182 min read


Just in case you were thinking that social media might not catch on
This latest chart from Statista really brings home the impact that social media is having on all of our lives. Let’s remind ourselves...

Chris Barrow
Jan 29, 20182 min read


The currency of advertising and marketing – a choice you can make
Advertising The currency of advertising is CASH. If you throw enough money at the problem, you will get a result. Do you want to be page...

Chris Barrow
Jan 23, 20182 min read


Investing at the top end in your practice video – example #3
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Jan 19, 20181 min read


Getting your practice video out there – example #2
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Jan 18, 20181 min read


White Paper marketing – Kavo getting it nearly right
An interesting email from Kavo this morning, offering me a free e-book on: “10 Reasons to use CBCT Scanners in Implantology” You can go...

Chris Barrow
Jan 15, 20182 min read


How Facebook dominates UK social media usage and what you have to do every day
In the UK alone, there are 42 million of us accessing Facebook every day and the majority via a mobile device. To understand just how...

Chris Barrow
Dec 19, 20172 min read


What a former Chinese premier teaches us about marketing ROI
Back in the day, I spent 25 years in financial services, ultimately becoming one of Britain’s first fee-based financial planners. When it...

Chris Barrow
Dec 8, 20173 min read


Why even the best practices are only getting 2 out of 3 steps right with their internal marketing
Initially, it seemed there were two phases to getting dental practices focused on internal human interest marketing (and weaning them off...

Chris Barrow
Nov 30, 20173 min read
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