Have you checked out our blog series The Art and Science of Digital Marketing yet?! You'll find tons of valuable information to help you identify problems with your digital marketing strategy and apply our proven solutions to fix them and get you back on track. Catch up with Chapters 1-5 and Chapters 6-10 or skim through Chapters 11-15 right here a...

Your website is the lynchpin of your marketing. So, when a disconnect occurs on your site, it undoes all the marketing efforts it takes to get visitors there. A disconnect on your site can have long-lasting negative effects, as well. If you don't take care of your website, it will create noise in your marketing. This is the worst kind of noise, bec...

Inflexibility. Stagnation. Resistance. These are terrible words to describe an approach to marketing a business. Unfortunately, many poor marketing decisions (and indecisions) are guided by inflexibility, stagnation and resistance. Some business owners find change difficult, but that doesn't mean marketing strategies and new media are going to wait...

Among the rich media on the Internet today, video is the richest form, hands down. It's got motion, sound and the best potential to create an emotional connection through humor, realism and storytelling. However, not all video is created equally. Metrics measuring video use on social media make it clear that certain types of video work better in ce...

Imagine never changing the oil in your car. It'll run for a long time before finally breaking down. As you reach the point of breakdown, you'll get less and less performance out of the vehicle. Cars need maintenance, and changing the oil is necessary to keep a car running properly. When you do nothing, decay sets in and eventually breaks the machin...

Google's mission has never been more clear, as shown by the newest algorithm update this month: prevent and eliminate the rise of sites with low-quality content so that searchers can find the most relevant and high-quality content when using Google. The No. 1 search engine in the world has never been shy about its commitment to user experience, so ...

If you haven't already checked out some of the blogs in our new series, the Art and Science of Digital Marketing, you should! Digital marketing is an ever-evolving industry that requires both art and science to keep up with changes and succeed. Read it from the beginning or skip to the chapter that may help you with a challenge you are struggling w...

Are you struggling to increase engagement rates on your social media pages? Do you feel like your website just isn't performing like it should? Here's a secret: Increasing social engagement and website performance go hand in hand. So many people try to tackle these issues separately without realizing that to truly increase engagement in a meaningfu...

Most business owners, including dentists and doctors, are familiar with the vital importance of listening to prospective customers. In the case of a medical or dental practice, these customers are both patients and prospective patients. In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey said it best: "Seek first to understand, then be understood...

  Although content marketing is one of the most affordable and valuable forms of digital marketing, it's still one that business owners have a hard time understanding. We totally get why. As a form of marketing that doesn't have an immediate return on your investment, it can be difficult to understand how it benefits your business without seei...

It’s that time of year when most doctors and dentists initiate their marketing plans in earnest. Every year, I see trends in buying that are influenced by the same factors.