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GDPR: To DPO or not to DPO – a guest post
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
May 14, 20182 min read


How to improve your new patient conversion by 400% from today
That’s a catchy title for a blog post (always a good idea) and yet the answer is quite simple – be careful who you ask. Yesterday we...

Chris Barrow
May 4, 20182 min read


The Social Media Evangelist – you need one in your team, so who should it be?
Marketing commentator Kent Lewis writes an interesting blog on all matters “marketing” and has been quoted as saying that you should sack...

Chris Barrow
May 3, 20183 min read


What makes a great team?
1. The Dance Over the years I have often been asked “can you fix my team?” and constantly reply with a Steve Covey quote – “if there is a...

Chris Barrow
May 2, 20185 min read


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


Feeling the pulse – what my clients told me yesterday
Extreme Business 2018 London workshop done and my 47 delegates are sent home with spreadsheets, handouts and their heads buzzing with...

Chris Barrow
Apr 17, 20182 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


British orthodontics is in meltdown – it’s wonderful – for some
Wonderful because those who take this “tide in the affairs of men” will have to reinvent themselves as private practitioners. Whatever...

Chris Barrow
Mar 14, 20181 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


What Tesla, Pareto and the 4% rule can tell us about the independent sector
1st March 1893 and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. Little did he...

Chris Barrow
Mar 1, 20182 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


The Spring Business Retreat – Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd April 2018 – London
I’m looking for a final 4 people (or 2 couples) to attend this total immersion in coaching. We now have dentists joining us from the UK,...

Chris Barrow
Feb 15, 20181 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
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