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Profitable Chiropractic Marketing on Social Networks
Chiropractors have long been deficient when it comes to innovative marketing. Most fail to learn or apply the important lessons of business management when it comes to their practice. They have a great deal of technical knowledge, but lack common business sense. Times are changing, however, and those who are willing to open their minds to new ideas will see themselves pull ahead quickly from the pack. A slowing economy doesn’t need to be a threat when you have the tools to effectively market your business in today’s digital world.
Are you wasting thousands of dollars every year on postcards, newspaper drops, and telemarketing? Do you spend time at the chamber of commerce, trade shows, and networking events trying to generate referrals with minimal results? You may be surprised to find out that the best form of marketing and advertising is absolutely free.
After three years of massive success, doctors have finally started calling to ask me about Web 2.0 and SEO marketing strategies. I was the first Chiropractor to bring social networking as a marketing tool to others in our profession, and many were shocked when I told them I was generating massive amounts of new clients from using Myspace, Facebook and YouTube.
When I first starting using social networks, I knew that they held unlimited potential for generating tons of new patients and creating more interest in my business. I spent countless hours working on and perfecting a system that would consistently give me positive results.
As I observed other chiropractors on these sites, I noticed that their first instinct was to spam other people with basic advertising. The problem with this, of course, is that people hate spam. Not only that but spamming is actually against the user agreement on most of these sites, and when you are caught, you’ll be booted off their network. The best thing to do is find a marketing mentor who is already skilled at navigating Web 2.0. Very few people do this, either because they already think they know it all, or because they really don’t understand how important it is.
The key to marketing in social networks comes down to credibility. If people perceive you as trustworthy, normal, and friendly you will be welcomed as a ‘friend’. If however, you attack your contacts with a traditional marketing campaign, you will fail miserably. You must be able to give your contacts and friends something of value. Serious thought needs to be put in to the design of your profile page, and the kind of information you place on it. To compete in Web 2.0 your pages must be interesting, informative, and most importantly-fun
Video marketing on YouTube is the same way. You absolutely must provide a fortune in value for your audience or have content that makes people want to listen to you regularly. Begin to brainstorm today about what types of videos that you can make and how you will capture attention with the messages your provide.
This is going to be a new language for most doctors since we live in more technologically advanced times. You have a choice though. You can either take a year out of your schedule to learn everything you need to know about social media marketing or you can find a mentor who’s been there and done that. The latter will reduce your learning curve by about a year while the first one will cost you an arm and leg in money and mistakes.
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