There’s a reason they call it the “art” of listening. Trying to ascertain what consumers want is definitely more of an art than a science and nowhere is that more true than in social media. As this infographic from NetBase.com suggests, such “social listening” is especially tricky, in large part, because consumers aren’t sure how [...]
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Infographic Friday: Generate Buzz with Brand Advocates (not Online “Celebrities”)
Imagine Jennifer Aniston standing on the red carpet thanking you for her new nose or Victoria Beckham telling Oprah about how delighted she is with her new breasts. Well, “imagining” pretty much sums it up. Even if you were the doctor who performed those procedures, the reality is that celebrity endorsements are not all they’re [...]
Infographic Friday: The Search for Health Info Goes SoLoMo
Not familiar with the term SoLoMo? You should be because it’s rapidly redefining how consumers get their healthcare information. Increasingly, people are turning to Social media for insights, searching for Local providers who can fill their needs and doing it all on their Mobile devices. SoLoMo. It’s the connective tissue that’s helping aesthetic consumers navigate [...]
Infographic Friday: Successful Social Media Starts with Strategy
“If everybody jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you jump off it too?” If you’re like us, you probably heard that line a lot when you were young and about to do something that was destined to have an unpleasant outcome. These days, it’s just as relevant for doctors who see their peers engaging with [...]
Infographic Friday: Don’t Get Canned for Sending Email Spam
How many emails do you get a day? 50? 100? Whatever the actual number, chances are you get so many that you make the decision whether to read them or delete them in a fraction of a second. The problem is that our daily email overload sometimes means that legitimate messages — newsletters you’ve subscribed [...]
Infographic Friday: Savvy Doctors Use Video to Engage, Inform and Educate
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you no doubt know that Google is the world’s largest search engine. But do you know which one is No. 2? (Hint: It’s not Bing, Yahoo! or Ask.com.) It’s YouTube, which among other things, is proof positive that consumers are increasingly turning to video to learn more about [...]
Infographic Friday: To Market Your Practice, Go Where the Patients Are
According to legend, the late bank robber Willie Sutton once answered a reporter’s question of “Why do you rob banks?” with the now-famous rejoinder “Because that’s where the money is.” In a way, it’s the same with social media marketing (although obviously without the criminal element): Why should you be marketing your practice on social [...]
Infographic Friday: It’s the Economy, Doctor!
Perhaps you heard the little news item earlier this week that the Dow topped the high it set in 2007 when it closed at 14,253 on Tuesday. Needless to say, the new record was welcome news from Wall Street to Main Street. Whether you’re invested in the market or not, it should be considered good [...]
Infographic Friday: To Net More Patients, It Pays to Nurture Internet Leads
The Web is a wonderful thing. It puts a wealth of information at consumers’ fingertips, introduces you to potential patients from around the world and can prompt them to contact your practice via phone or e-mail. But there’s one thing the Web can’t do and that’s convert those people — “leads” in marketing parlance — [...]
Infographic Friday: Achieve Great Internet Results with SEO, PPC and Social
To the uninitiated, the intricacies of Internet marketing can be a confusing alphabet soup of unfamiliar acronyms. SEO? PPC? Chances are you already know that they stand for search engine optimization and pay per click, respectively, but digging deeper into their meaning can leave you feeling overwhelmed and ready to give up. That’s why we [...]
Infographic Friday: Aesthetic Procedures through the Ages
It’s often said that true beauty is ageless but, let’s face it, we could all use a little help as the years add up. Likewise, as this infographic from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) suggests, the number of candles on patients’ personal birthday cakes plays a significant role in the types of [...]
Infographic Friday: Are You a Good Friend on Facebook?
With more than a billion users, Facebook is many things: A messaging service for keeping up with friends and family. A place to share photos and funny videos. A way to reach out to old flames and former classmates. For businesses, though, it can also be a minefield: Misunderstand how and why people use the [...]
Infographic Friday: Make Your Emails Impossible to Ignore
When it comes to researching a procedure and choosing a doctor, aesthetic consumers can take months or even years to make a decision. When it comes to receiving emails from the providers they’re considering, they often make their decisions — open or delete — in a fraction of a second. Come out on the wrong [...]
Infographic Friday: Content + Context = Smart Internet Marketing
You’ve probably heard marketers use the phrase “content is king” but what does it really mean? In the simplest terms, it means that providing content — words, images, video, etc. — is an excellent way to engage with consumers. In marketing terms, it’s a tool to let people know who you are, how your products [...]
Infographic Friday: Who Ya Gonna Trust? Peer Recommendations Rule the Influence Roost
Forget banner ads, billboards and the bevy of celebrities touting brands of every type. When it comes to influence, as in who people listen to when researching products and services, they turn to one source more than any other. Their peers. Check out the “wheel of influence” in this infographic from the influence marketing company [...]
Infographic Friday: Social Health Care Is Set to Soar
With 2012 now in the history books and 2013 just a few days old, it’s only natural to look to the future and contemplate what’s to come. Much, of course, is unknown but one thing is already clear: When it comes to health care, social media is poised to inform every aspect of how patients [...]
Infographic Friday: Allocating Internet Resources? Appropriate Attribution Is the Answer
It’s December 2012 — do you know where your Internet prospects are (coming from)? Unfortunately, too many doctors don’t, relying instead on a superficial look at their website analytics to determine what sites directly deliver visitors to their practice website. That technique is called the “last-click method” and it’s time to recognize that its time [...]
Infographic Friday: As PC Sales Dwindle, Going Mobile is Good for Business
Nexus 4s, iPhone 5s and Lumia 920s. Surfaces, Xperias and iPad Minis. With Christmas right around the corner and new devices crowding store shelves, it’s safe to say that the mobile Internet has arrived. Consider the infographic below, created by the web-hosting company, 34SP.com, which highlights the fact that 2012 will go down as the [...]
Infographic Friday: Search vs. Social. And the Winner Is…
Doctors who understand that utilizing both in tandem is a winning strategy in the rapidly changing arena of Internet marketing. That’s the gist of the following infographic from MDG Advertising. It may not be the prettiest image we’ve ever seen but it offers compelling evidence that betting your entire marketing budget on one strategy over [...]
Infographic Friday: Men Represent a Small but Growing Market for Doctors
Look around your waiting room these days and you might notice something surprising: More of your patients are sporting beards, baritone voices and well-developed biceps. In other words, they’re men and as this infographic from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) shows, they represent a small but growing percentage of aesthetic consumers. Sure, [...]
