Everything a patient needs to connect with care can now be accessed through a smartphone: information about medical issues, healthcare directories, and more. Consequently, digital marketing tools are needed to engage patients online. Because the patient journey is now driven by the digital experience, the online presence of medical practices has been put into focus…
Does it matter if a medical practice actively participates in social media? Platforms like Facebook and TikTok are predominantly viewed as a source of entertainment, but there is more to it. For many, social media is a primary source for information, creating an opportunity for healthcare organizations of all kinds to be a source of credible…
Doctors and medical practice managers in crowded markets soon realize how hard it can be to stand out from the pack and attract new patients. Meanwhile, some practices don’t yet realize how much they could grow their patient base if they would only invest in building an online presence. With digital marketing, you can grow…
Some medical practices will survey new patients to learn how they found them. With direct referrals on the decline and patients finding online care options on the rise, having “Google search” selected on the patient survey is a positive sign of a strong online presence. Practice managers who have asked how to be found in…
Google is a monster digital marketing tool, and its power cannot be denied – when looking at paid vs organic search, which is better for your practice? Research confirms that: Google processes more than 100,000 search queries per second More than 8.5 billion Google searches happen every day, while Bing has just over a billion…
Everything a patient needs to find a new healthcare provider fits in the palm of their hand. Growth-minded medical practices are conscious of how patients search online and what they see when they do. Where your practice isn’t showing up in healthcare local search results, you can be sure the competition is, and claiming market…
If you Google terms like “dental services” or “dentist near me” what do you see? If you notice that other dentists in the area show up but not your practice, this is probably not by chance. These dental practices are likely to have measures in place to win Google’s favor in search. To show up in…
Blogging is an effective medical online marketing tool and an important part of a medical practice website. Blog posts will not only expand your online presence and promote your practice, but they can also raise your placement in organic search rankings. If done properly, effective blogs will get your healthcare website noticed by propelling your…
Search Engine Optimization (or SEO) is the process of optimizing your website so that it shows up on the first page of Google for the keywords specific to your specialty and business. When it comes to Google, if you are on the second page, you don’t exist; and if you don’t exist, your patients can’t…
What is it? SEO = Search Engine Optimization. Google is a search engine, arguably the preferred search engine of most internet users. Bing and Yahoo! follow behind but are also very credible search engines. Search engine optimization, or SEO, ensures a website can be found easily in search engines for words and phrases relevant to…
