All Blog Posts Tagged 'social' (10)

Whether or not you’ve heard of Google+, you have definitely heard of Google. As the number one online search engine in the world, Google has designed a suite of companion services, which includes everything from email to online calendars to social networking tools. Due to the sheer dominance of Google regarding online search, a dental practice cannot afford to ignore its social networking site,…

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By Rachel Cunningham

A well-thought out online marketing strategy should save you time and money. While staying on the cutting-edge is important to reach new patients and connect with existing patients, diving in without planning will cost you. In the online marketing world, advancements and updates are made practically every day. For instance, Facebook and other social networks recently made a lot of changes and Google revises its search algorithm daily. So how is it possible for a…

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Written by Rachel Cunningham

Your next patient is on Facebook, are you? If you have been debating about whether to engage in social media for your dental practice, the statistics regarding Facebook and other social sites may surprise you. Facebook has over a billion users, Twitter has 517 million users, Google+ has 400 million users, and LinkedIn has 175 million users (MediaBistro, Jan 2013).

Patients in your community are using Facebook, Twitter and Google+ everyday to follow…

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Avinash Kaushik, described as an influential and respected voice who puts a common sense framework around the chaotic world of web analytics, recently spoke to the Dental Trade Alliance gathering in Napa, Calif., on "Reinventing your digital existence." Following are some of his comments he shared with the audience...



There are three things I am very interested in. The first is influence. How do you get customers to buy? You used to buy influence by buying ads in newspapers. However,… Continue

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We all know that a Facebook business page is a great marketing tool for any practice. A call to action is also an important part of any online presence. I always suggest adding a "Make an appointment now" link to any website.

This is a quick tutorial showing you how to add a "Make and appointment now" button to your Facebook page that links to your online appointment scheduler.



We will be using FBML which is short for Facebook Markup… Continue

Mayo is doing a fantastic job of leveraging social and traditional media efforts to communicate with doctors, patients, the public and researchers. Here is the first of two blog posts I am writing about their successes. (The second is coming soon). http://bit.ly/d0DxOj

Dwitter = Twitter for Dentistry



Have tried to Dweet?

On NewDocs.com you find the Dwitter. It works like twitter but it's for dentistry. So go ahead Dweet away! Let the dental profession know what you are doing or what's on your mind. The benefits of Dweeting are that it short, sweet, and to the point. It's an easy way to keep current and see what's going on in the dental world at the moment. What do you have to share and let people know about?

It's Web 2.0 for… Continue

The professional social network for dentistry gets BETTER!



I wanted to give everyone an update:

At NewDocs we are actively listening to you and feedback in order to make NewDocs even better. With some great feedback, we took the steps to add some new powerful features:

1. TWITTERING on your home page. We call it "The buzz", however, if you have a better name, we are taking suggestions. Just type what you’re doing in the blank space.

2. The DENTAL NEWS… Continue