Archive for 'Social Media'

FBML for Dentists

Starting a social media strategy is a major step in the right direction.  As we have shown before, social media is taking over marketing in a big way.  Dentists are starting to embrace the platform, and using its tools to get the word out.  If you are like me, once you start a profile and [...]

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Social Media Marketing – A Real Life Example Of What (Not) To Do

Social marketing is not for everyone. There are some individuals and businesses who don’t like Facebook and “don’t get” Twitter. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.  However should a business still participate in social marketing even if they don’t like it? If you don’t like Facebook and you think Twitter is a waste of time, [...]

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Big changes in social media

Social Media for Dentists will host a live question and answer chat board on the Social Media Dentist Facebook page Wednesday May 5 at 8:00 PM Eastern.  You must “Like” the page in order to join in the conversation.  Visit the page at http://facebook.com/socialmediadentist to join in the conversation! This is a wonderful time for [...]

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Are You Pretending Social Media Is Free?

It’s often said that time is money.  Whether you, your team, or a trusted service provider manages your social media efforts, it’s important to understand that social media does require time, effort, and therefore money.  Be prepared to set aside a budget before diving into social media.  Many dental practices have already made the decision [...]

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Choosing the Right custom URL

Ok, so social media is the new buzz word right now.  Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.  All of the major brands are endorsing placement on Twitter an Facebook, and spending millions on their presence there. Many dentists are following suit but, many others are reticent to join in.  Dentists are often called slow adapters, [...]

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Real world duties for social media

Chances are by now most of you know a little bit about social media.  Hundreds of dentists are jumping on board every day.  We receive dozens of invites to dental pages each day.  You have tackled the first virtual obstacle, but it will take real world actions to keep things moving.  You must spread the [...]

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