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You might have heard the story about a young girl who came home from school to find her mom cutting the ends off of the pot roast prior to 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 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...

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...

As a dentist or medical practitioner, schedule management is imperative. If you had the power to see which of your patients were going to make it to their appointment, and which ones weren’t, your production and profitability would skyrocket. You could fill every appointment, every day, and drastically boost profitability. This is the reason that Read More...

If you are a small business owner, there is a very high likelihood that someone has told you about the value of getting Google Reviews from customers. The person who told you this is right. There is significant value in getting Google Reviews. What they most likely didn’t tell you (probably because they didn’t know) Read More...

As a dentist, medical practitioner, or other health professional you are definitely out of the norm if practice growth is not something that you think about on a daily basis. When we talk about practice growth, it is important to clarify that successful practice growth can look different to different doctors. For some, practice growth Read More...

Running a veterinary clinic means you are constantly on the lookout for solutions that will simplify processes and make your hospital succeed. Utilizing appointment reminders is an approach that serves multiple purposes including boosting your clinic’s revenue, saving time, improving engagement with your customers and building your brand. Let’s take a detailed look at why Read More...

Believe it or not, even in this digital age, some people still want a personal phone call rather than a text message to remind them of an appointment. While the majority of people love the convenience of getting a text message or two confirming appointments, nothing beats a chat with a live human. Though automation Read More...

Many businesses rely on the customer’s prompt confirmation of appointments to ensure a smooth workday. This is especially true in the healthcare industry; medical practitioners and other small business owners usually see dozens of clients go in and out of their offices every day. Staying on top of those appointments can be a difficult task, Read More...