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The email patient newsletter isn’t an option – and here are three of my favourites
The monthly email patient newsletter isn’t an optional marketing activity that you might get around to if anybody can find the time. The...

Chris Barrow
Mar 28, 20192 min read


Two Reds Are Better Than One Season 3 Episode 4 – From Opening Garage Doors to Opening the Doo
Given the choice between continuing her academic studies at university and getting into the workplace, Ali began her working life on the...

Chris Barrow
Mar 18, 20192 min read


Building GDP referrals – Part 5 – is it The Peer Group, The Study Club, The Academy R
So far we have looked at: responsible use of social media (public and private groups) your web site as seen by patients your web site as...

Chris Barrow
Mar 15, 20192 min read


Building GDP referrals – Part 4 – blogs, vlogs, podcasts and newsletters
Unless you have been living in a cave, you’ll know about Colin Campbell’s BLOG – you may also be aware of his podcast Incisive:Decisive....

Chris Barrow
Mar 14, 20192 min read


How and why your patient communication has changed forever
In any conversation with a patient there are two issues that must be covered: acknowledging what the patient wants; identifying what the...

Chris Barrow
Mar 5, 20191 min read


Reviews are growing in importance as part of your marketing plan
New patients often read your reviews before they make contact with you. Strangers will read your Google Reviews. Friends of friends will...

Chris Barrow
Feb 20, 20191 min read


The 4 important questions to ask a patient who agrees to a video testimonial
There are some questions asked so frequently that this blog becomes a way of creating a permanent record so that I can direct folks to...

Chris Barrow
Feb 19, 20191 min read


Adding Facebook Messenger to your web site home page – it’s time to take action
A simple enough question this morning: “Have you added a Facebook Messenger facility to the home page of your web site?” The technology...

Chris Barrow
Feb 6, 20191 min read


About making sure that what you have already paid to learn is actually being done
Friday’s Dublin workshop was the third in a series for a group of 7 independent orthodontic practices who have “clubbed together” to do...

Chris Barrow
Jan 21, 20192 min read


The 17 essential numbers that you need to stay on course with your internal marketing and new patien
What’s actually going on in your practice when it comes to internal marketing and new patient conversion? Here’s what your internal...

Chris Barrow
Dec 18, 20181 min read


What would we do about attracting new patients if the internet didn’t exist?
An interesting conversation this week with a 57-year old dentist who is opening a new private squat in his post code, having sold an...

Chris Barrow
Dec 14, 20183 min read


How and why Facebook Messenger might make your web site obsolete and improve your patient experience
Behind all the negative press on data security, the social media platforms owned by Mark Zuckerberg continue their influence in our day...

Chris Barrow
Dec 13, 20183 min read


SMARTER reviews for your practice – why a 95% failure rate is just what you need
Last July I attended the Stars of Dentistry conference and listened to an American dentist reveal to the London audience that 100...

Chris Barrow
Dec 10, 20182 min read


This is Marketing
I did write a Goodreads review of Seth Godin’s latest book “This is Marketing” but feel motivated to make further mention of this...

Chris Barrow
Nov 26, 20181 min read


We need an EOTC in our teams
There’s a need for the recognition of a new role in dental practice – the EOTC – End of Treatment Co-ordinator. I’ve said much about the...

Chris Barrow
Nov 9, 20181 min read


Pallant Orthodontics – getting it right
It’s rare that I single out individual practices for praise in this blog but I feel compelled so to do after my visit to Chichester...

Chris Barrow
Oct 24, 20181 min read


You need a scratched record to make your marketing effective
There’s a risk in confessing to an audience “I worry sometimes that, when I talk about marketing, I sound like a scratched record”. The...

Chris Barrow
Oct 16, 20182 min read


The dutiful husband and The CSR Club
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
Oct 12, 20182 min read


How to increase your productivity with one word
I was recently looking through one of my client’s average daily production figures and the change we have seen over the last 2 years. He...

Chris Barrow
Oct 11, 20182 min read


All may be fair in love and war but is it fair in social media marketing?
My client Aarti Kohli is the Principal of three practices in Hampshire and shared with me an unusual experience last week, which I can...

Chris Barrow
Oct 9, 20182 min read
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