3 Easy Social Media Dental Practice Tips To Remember
ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR DENTAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM in place, it’s time to start building. Where do you begin?
Lead With One Of Your Very Greatest Strengths
If you’re like most social media dental practices one of your big advantages in gaining early traction with your social media for dentists efforts is obvious—so obvious in fact that you may not even be thinking about it. Your team!
Team members have close relationships with your patients. Team members live and work in your community. Team members love your practice. Team members understand your practice culture. Team members have friends, family members, gym buddies, their church congregation, online social networks, and neighbors who are all prospective patients for your practice. Team members are one of the keys to getting the early word out about your social media dental marketing efforts.
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Initially, Dental Social Media Platforms Don’t Grow From The Inside Out
Early on, there aren’t enough people inside your practice’s platform to create much of any viral effect. Shares, blog comments, Facebook likes, retweets, etc. are few and far between. Yes, you’re smart in celebrating every victory—no matter how small. But in the early weeks and months, you must build your platform from the outside in. And the best place to start is with your team.
Action Items:
Here are some specific tactics you can use to empower your team to help:
1. Make It Super Easy
Make it SUPER easy and comfortable for your team members to talk about social media with your patients. Be careful about making either team members or patients uncomfortable. One of the best ways to do this is to have a number of “ice breakers” available in your practice. Download this set of complimentary social media signs. Print them from your computer and use them to get great photographs with your team and patients.
2. Train And Role Play
Role play with team members during team meetings and practice the most comfortable ways to encourage patients to subscribe to your blog, Like your Facebook page, follow you Instagram or check in on Facebook. Practicing on each other will help your team members get more comfortable.
3. Make It Fun, And Consider Goals And Incentives
Everyone is more motivated when it’s fun and/or there are incentives. Here’s a recent training video we did with two great ideas for goals and incentives:
The beginning of a social media dental practice platform usually looks like this – not much going on. Shares, blog comments, Facebook likes, Instagram loves, are few and far between. It’s easy to celebrate small achievements in the early weeks but it is best practice to build from outside-in with team members first who can help spread word about your new digital marketing strategy that works!
Are You A Social Media Dental Practice?
How about your practice? Have you done things that have helped your team members spread the word about your social media platform? Please share your thoughts below, or on our Facebook page! Learn more about the benefits of social media for dentists.
Become An Effective Social Media Dental Practice
It’s easy to celebrate small achievements in the early weeks but it is best practice to build from outside-in with team members first who can help spread word about your new dental social media marketing strategy that works!
It’s important to create video content and post it on social media accounts so you can reach more people through different social networks. Don’t be afraid to experiment with what type of videos work best for you because there isn’t one answer that will fit all dental practices!
This post is part of a the series 26 Dental Social Media Marketing Truths.
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About the Author: Adrian Lefler is a dental marketing expert and a key member of the dental social media team at My Social Practice. My Social Practice is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Adrian is passionate about helping social media dental practices grow. Interested in learning more about the benefits of social media for dentists please schedule a complimentary consultation. And, don’t forget to read our Google My Business reviews.
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