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Google Just Changed the Rules on GBP Posts. Is Your Practice at Risk?

Google's automated systems have gotten stricter, and promotional GBP posts are now a liability. Here's what changed, why it matters, and what to do instead. If you've been using Google Business Profile (GBP) posts to promote special offers, new patient events, or seasonal deals, it's time to pause that strategy. Our team has been closely monitoring […]

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Marcus Biggs

29 March 2016

SEO Considerations For Multi-Location Dental Practices

Local search is like the Wild West. You have countless businesses battling over who will get the top spots in search results. But SEO isn’t always easy for dental practices with multiple offices. It requires a strategic blueprint – one that should be established from the start.

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Marcus Biggs

15 March 2016

Are You Truly Invested in Your Online Dental Marketing?

Investments aren’t always about how much money you sink into a particular venture. Oftentimes, the mindset you have and the time you sacrifice is equally, if not more, important. This is especially true when it comes to online dental marketing expectations.

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Randi Grant

26 February 2016

Google AdWords Update: No More Sidebar Ads in Search Results

Google recently rolled out a major update to their AdWords pay-per-click service. They will no longer show ads in the right-hand sidebar of the search results page. In addition to eliminating sidebar ads, they have added a fourth spot to the ad listings at the top of the page.

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Randi Grant

23 February 2016

Dentists Need SEO. Great Website Design is Not Enough.

As a dentist, SEO (search engine optimization) probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about website design. But if you’re considering getting a new practice website, and you want it to be a source of new patients, SEO needs to be on your mind. A new patient-producing website is a […]

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Randi Grant

18 February 2016

Traditional Advertising vs. Digital Marketing

Have you ever considered the difference between dental marketing and advertising? While they may sound like the same thing, there are actually many differences between the two. It’s important to know the differences between old-school advertising and online marketing so that you can create the most effective plan possible for getting more new patients into your dental practice.

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Randi Grant

10 February 2016

Four Ways to Keep Your Dental Website “Alive”

Subscribing to a ‘set it and forget it’ thought process can be great when it comes to creating a tasty crockpot dinner – but not when it comes to your dental website. Why? Because launching a practice website is only half the battle.

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