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A Guest Blog from Terry Quinlan at Pilot Media – Why invest in Video Marketing?
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
Nov 14, 20192 min read
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Another leap forward in the world of wearable tech, how people consume news (and what it might mean
Two items of news stand out for me this morning and give us a brief glimpse of a possible future in the delivery of dentistry. Item #1 –...
Chris Barrow
Sep 27, 20192 min read
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Shoppers, kickers, hunters and wasters
Price-shoppers. Tyre-kickers. Bargain-hunters. Time-wasters. All people to be avoided if you want to build a profitable business. They...
Chris Barrow
Sep 26, 20191 min read
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3 things to aim for – 3 ways to get there – 27 things to get right
Sometimes, it can be a good idea to remind ourselves of the obvious and then ask “how does the obvious happen?” There are three obvious...
Chris Barrow
Sep 10, 20192 min read
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Why you should never spend more than £10,000 per annum on marketing if you want your business to gro
I’m working on a new project that has emerged (as these things normally do) out of conversations with clients and observation. What would...
Chris Barrow
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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10 steps that the top 5% of practices use to massively improve their new patient conversion rate and
The treatment planning experience for the patient nowadays has to be visual if you want to maintain a consistently good conversion rate...
Chris Barrow
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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What the “FaceApp” phenomenon tells us about today’s dental patients
There can’t be many of you who haven’t succumbed in recent days to the opportunity of a sneaky peek at what you might look like when you...
Chris Barrow
Jul 30, 20192 min read
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The Complete Marketing Course – everything you and your team need to know in one place –
Let me start this post backwards by telling you that, for a one-time investment of £260 (or the equivalent in your own currency) you can...
Chris Barrow
Jun 7, 20193 min read
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It seems we are primarily damaging ourselves – the world’s most popular brands in 2019
According to the latest statistical evidence, here are the world’s most popular brands It is astonishing that Coca-Cola is still there...
Chris Barrow
Jun 4, 20191 min read
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The purpose of your web site has changed – is your web site still fit for purpose?
Some important things to understand. Point One Let’s assume two kinds of healthcare consumer. The first group are looking for the lowest...
Chris Barrow
May 16, 20192 min read
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The growing importance of patient reviews
Before contacting you I read all of your lovely reviews My clients are hearing that from patients every week nowadays. I’m not sure who...
Chris Barrow
May 1, 20192 min read
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Using social media to sell your house – whatever next?
There has been much controversy over the last 24 hours after a Sydney, Australia estate agent broadcast a video on Twitter to sell a...
Chris Barrow
Apr 17, 20191 min read
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The world’s most succinct marketing plan – just three steps
There are three steps to follow in building your marketing strategy. Audience Your audience starts with existing patients who regularly...
Chris Barrow
Mar 20, 20192 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Do you want 30% growth in 2019? Simply understand the three different types of marketing.
When you are marketing, it’s important to understand exactly what type of marketing you are doing: Direct marketing – talking to...
Chris Barrow
Dec 6, 20182 min read
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