Like any other business, the success of medical practices (especially private ones) relies on its patients and their positive outcomes. In a perfect world, doctors would advertise in whichever way would reach the greatest volume of potential patients.
However, the most common medium for marketing is via print ads or TV commercial, but the problem with these is that they can be very expensive. The rise in access to online marketing has allowed more cost-effective marketing strategies to emerge.
Social Media Networking
Social media networking is a cost-effective way to market a medical practice. Practices can utilize Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to both attract new patients and strengthen relationships and interact with current patients.
Email Campaign
Looking for a cost-effective marketing tool? Look no further than email marketing. It costs almost nothing to set up and execute an effective campaign. You can compile your database of contacts from your list of patient appointments, social media followers and patient register. A successful email campaign can be as simple as a newsletter.
Question-Answer Sessions
Physicians participating in question-answer sessions online can not only gain popularity with their current and potential patients, but they can also build trust. Many people are wary of doctors (either because they don’t trust them or they’re afraid) but a doctor who is willing to take the time to answer patient questions can help to quell a lot of these fears.
Building a SEO Website
When building a website your first move is to ensure your practice’s website will actually reach the patients you’re targeting. SEO is an effective way to achieve this goal.
Today’s internet heavily relies on the results from search engines. Therefore, it’s important that practices optimize their keywords properly so that their practice’s website comes up on the first page, otherwise, they may not bring in as many patients as they could.
YouTube
YouTube has evolved into an incredible marketing tool. For one reason, viewership has grown to more than 4 billion videos watched per day. Creating a video for YouTube doesn’t have to be difficult—they can be as easy as a conversation-style video talking directly to patients.