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How does your team communicate with each other in the office? Do they shout across the lobby? Do they walk back and forth between the front and back office? Or do they send each other emails or text messages, hoping that the recipient sees it promptly? Tony Robbins said, “The quality of your communication is Read More...

You’ve probably heard these stats before: 9 out of 10 customers read online reviews before making a buying decision. Nearly 80% of customers trust online reviews as much as they trust a personal recommendation from a friend. 73% of customers say that online reviews make them trust a business more. You already know that reviews Read More...

Did you know that 90% of customers read online reviews before visiting a business?¹ Not only that, but most of them trust and value these third-party opinions as much as if they were a personal recommendation from a friend. While reviews are a valuable tool for building your reputation and establishing trust in your community, Read More...

You might have heard the story about a young girl who came home from school to find her mom cutting the ends off the pot roast before cooking it. When the girl asked her mom why she cut the ends off, her mom responded that she didn’t know why– it was just the way that Read More...

Automation is no longer reserved for large corporate enterprises, and it’s more common than you think. From the follow-up emails you get after you ditch your cart online to annual birthday messages from your favorite restaurant, automation has become an efficient and effective way to correspond with customers. When the principles of automation are applied Read More...

You’ve probably already heard the stats about how costly missed appointments are for a medical practice and how they can also derail a patient’s treatment plan. No business is immune to people missing their appointments, whether it’s a surgeon or a personal trainer. These missed appointments can hurt both medical practices and patients alike. Offices Read More...

Everyone is busy, and convincing your patients to keep appointments, especially for routine and non-urgent office visits can be a challenge. Looming work deadlines, family obligations, and social commitments can all seem more important in your patients’ minds than a routine oral hygiene appointment or an eye exam. However, missed appointments can be detrimental to Read More...

Congratulations! You’ve decided to implement a system that uses text messages to remind your customers about their appointments! As you’ll see, this is a huge step toward reducing missed appointments, last-minute cancellations, and no-shows, and it’ll take a lot of mundane busywork off the workload of your team. To get the most out of a Read More...

Getting customers to make and keep appointments is vital to any business that operates on an appointment basis. Broken appointments lead to downtime and decreased productivity. So what do you do to help your customers keep their appointments? You send them reminders. You remind them several times, and often through several different methods (email, text Read More...

No-shows and missed appointments not only cost your practice revenue, but they also add to the workload and frustration of your office staff. Patients who don’t make it to their appointments end up delaying care, which can negatively impact their overall health and treatment outcomes. While there are numerous reasons that patients miss appointments, including Read More...

Google reviews can be one of your business’s most valuable assets. According to a survey by Yeah Local, 91% of people read online reviews before deciding to contact a company. Because Google reviews are so prominently displayed, many potential customers are turning here first. However, if you only have a handful of reviews, you’re going Read More...

Have you heard the saying, “What happens on the Internet, stays on the Internet”? It sounds scary, and it’s enough to make most reasonable people think twice about what to post and what to share online. As a business owner, you already know not to get caught on camera yelling at the referee at your Read More...