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LITTLE OVER A DECADE AGO, social media marketing started its rapid ascent, and companies began going online in earnest. Social media was becoming the new word-of-mouth, and not participating in the conversation meant not being able to control it.
IF YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE IS ON FACEBOOK, you’ve taken that all-important first step to social media marketing. If you’ve laid out a posting calendar and are creating and sourcing content to fill each date, you’re two steps ahead of most of your competition. But to really succeed, you have to stay abreast of the trends— and right now, the trend is video.
IN 2010, 97% of dentists who used social media said they used Facebook, while 38% said they used LinkedIn, and 32% said they used Twitter.1 In 2018, social has become massively visual, and Instagram is now attracting the attention of savvy dentists seeking to showcase their work.
When it comes to social media marketing, Facebook and twitter are the obvious choices, followed closely (and in ever-increasing numbers) by Instagram. But where does LinkedIn fit into your dental practice marketing strategy?
MORE THAN TWO BILLION PEOPLE use social media every day. Facebook holds the largest market share at just over 18%.1 If your practice is active on Facebook, you’re probably already familiar with its organic and paid marketing options.
FROM A DENTAL MARKETING PERSPECTIVE, dental practices need to achieve two goals: patient acquisition and patient retention. Social media can help with both goals but only if it’s properly set up and managed with recognizable goals and a plan for measuring returns.
SOCIAL MEDIA isn’t a standalone solution for online dental practice marketing. Social media should be part of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Expecting to watch your practice take off after you begin using social media is unrealistic, but you can make it a big part of your overall marketing program’s success.
MANY DENTISTS are initially attracted to social media because they get the impression that it is free. But nothing is really free, and it’s important to remember that there are two forms of currency when it comes to marketing: time and money.
IT’S EXCITING TO SEE a dental practice’s social media marketing begin to take shape. But it’s all too easy to allow your overall branding and messaging strategies to become disjointed and fragmented, as social media diverges from what you might have already established for other content channels. How can you ensure your message is clear and consistent?