The essential components your website needs to stay relevant for 2020. It is important to view your website as a dynamic marketing tool. Technology changes quickly and your website can begin to feel out of touch over time. New features and styles are unveiled all the time, and the digital world moves FAST…very FAST. The […]
Digital Marketing: A Decade in Review
Over the past 10 years, digital marketing has radically transformed how eyecare practitioners develop and execute marketing strategies. The days where you could effectively reach your patients through print, radio, billboards, word-of-mouth, and direct mail are long gone. Today, and for the future, your emphasis should be on reaching new patients through the digital world. […]
Why Patient Care Is Essential to Your Marketing
Patient care has always been important, but now it’s becoming a key differentiator for businesses. Over 50% of consumers have canceled a transaction because of bad service. If you don’t have the customer service standards to back up your marketing, your marketing dollars are probably going to waste. How Important is Patient Care? Patient care […]
click: How to Transform Your Business through Digital Marketing
So, I wrote a book. Aptly named click the book is 196 pages of digital marketing resources. As the president of 4ECPS and as a marketing professional, I’ve come to understand the difficulties many eye care professionals face. I’ve taken my experience and created a comprehensive resource that will not only help you better understand […]
Does YouTube PreRoll Advertising Increase Brand Awareness?
Spoiler: we wouldn’t be writing this blog if it didn’t. How Should I Spend My Marketing Dollars? Clients ask us this every day, in almost every strategy session. It’s the elusive question that every optometrist has asked at some point. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to give an answer that works for every optometry practice. Every practice […]
How to Market Your Eye Care Business on a Limited Budget
Owning an optometry practice requires you to be an expert in almost everything– in addition to practicing optometry, you’re probably hiring, budgeting, and of course, marketing. Entering the world of marketing can be a bit daunting, even for those with experience in the area. With so many marketing options to choose from, it can be […]
How to Engage Optometry Patients Through Email Marketing
Chances are if you’re thinking about your marketing strategy, you’ve thought about email marketing. It’s also pretty likely you’ve been on the receiving end of some pretty spammy marketing emails. There are definitely ways to do email marketing wrong, but there are also ways to do email marketing right in order to reach and engage […]
The Optometrist’s Guide to Understanding Your Ideal Patient
It can be easy to fall into the trap of “marketing to more patients means more revenue”, but the majority of the time that is not the case. This is especially true for optometry. After all, everyone needs to see an optometrist at some point, right? While everybody requires eye care, not everyone can visit […]
Pay-Per-Click, Display, Video, & More: Understanding What Each Type of Ad Medium Does for Your Business
30 years ago, businesses were already trying to decide which method of advertising would be best for them. Billboards, print, radio, television… these options were overwhelming in their own right. But today, with the advent of digital media and all the advertising opportunities that come with it, this decision is even more difficult. It’s tempting […]
How Much is Too Much to Pay for Google Ads?
One of the internet’s most effective marketing tools is Google Ads (formerly known as Google Adwords), but determining how much you should be paying for your ads depends on several factors. In this blog post, we will be discussing what Google Ads are, the competitive advantages they offer, and how they work. We will also […]