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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
4 HIPAA-Friendly Ways to Respond to Online Reviews
Online reviews are important. They make your practice seem more genuine, and they give potential patients an (ideally) objective idea of what they can expect from you. Responding to reviews, especially negative reviews is just as important because it shows that you care about your patients, even after they’ve paid you. When readers see your […]
Three Key Metrics Evaluating Your Eye Care Marketing
Most business and practice owners understand that marketing efforts are an important investment, and are a key factor that will help them grow their customer or patient base and their profits. However, savvy business owners also know that money is something they should avoid wasting. Today small businesses and big businesses alike can access vast […]
How to Run a Promotion With Digital Marketing
The truth is there are a lot of eye care practices out there, and you need to give potential patients a reason to choose you over the other guys. Running a promotion means that someone who’s looking for services like yours is more likely to choose you. And for those who aren’t on the hunt […]
Understanding the Privacy Act and How to Build Your Database
Leveraging your patient list for your marketing efforts is a great way to keep patients involved, interested, and coming back to see you when it’s time for another eye exam, specialty service, or a new pair of eyeglasses. But with today’s complicated privacy laws, how do you use text or email campaigns without accidentally crossing […]
Determining Your Marketing Budget for Your Practice
Since 4ECPs works with optometry and eye care practices across North America clients frequently ask us how much money they should be dedicating to their practice’s marketing efforts, and we have found that the answer is consistently inconsistent. Each practice is unique, with different goals and needs. The purpose of this blog is to help […]
Why Does Social Media Matter in Business and How Can I Use It?
The invention of the printing press in the mid-19th century marked the beginning of advertising as we know it today. Suddenly the world was at your fingertips as newspapers and magazines, stuffed with new and exciting stories, proliferated. These easily printed and mass-produced mediums presented a new opportunity for businesses that wanted to reach potential […]