As many doctors and dentists already know, cultivating positive patient reviews has become a critical aspect of building trust and legitimacy online. Authentic experiences provided by real patients are highly valued by individuals seeking an elective healthcare practitioner. Google Local listings, Yelp!, RealSelf, and Facebook are generally regarded as being…
Posted on October 27, 2020
In Content Marketing, Google Ads, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Website Design
by Katie Nagel
Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. When it feels like a curse has been placed upon your website, mix up a magical potion to conjure higher rankings in search engines. We know it can be tempting to use dark methods to get ahead of competitors, but…
Posted on July 28, 2020
In Industry Terms, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing
by Cassie Fowler
Achieving a high-ranking position on Google Local listings relies not only on your practice’s Google reviews, but also on how your practice’s contact information is displayed on various third-party directory sites. These listings are often referred to as “business citations” or “NAP” (business name, address, phone number). With the number…
Posted on June 3, 2020
In Dentists, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing, Surgeons
by Cassie Fowler
When stay-at-home orders were enacted throughout the country (and world), many businesses were forced to shut down or reduce staff for a while, including most elective healthcare practices. In response to this, Google temporarily disabled reviews from being published, stating: “During the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, we are taking steps to…
Posted on May 5, 2020
In Content Marketing, Dentists, Email Marketing, Google Ads, Reviews & Reputation, RM News, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Surgeons
by John Lewis
As more and more states begin to lighten COVID-19 restrictions, now is an ideal time to start implementing—or, at the very least, begin considering how to implement—strategies for ramping business back up at your medical or dental practice. To assist you in doing so, Rosemont Media has put together nine…
The term “review gating” is used to describe the act of soliciting feedback from customers and ushering them down a particular channel of action based on the overall sentiment of their response. For example, let’s say you treated two patients today, and the first expressed complete satisfaction with her experience…
Posted on September 17, 2019
In Dentists, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing, Surgeons
by John Lewis
So you want to rank higher on Yelp? The key to increasing your organic prominence and exposure on the popular business directory is to employ various optimization tactics known to boost rankings for searches related to your medical or dental practice. Essentially, it’s SEO for Yelp, as the directory has…
Posted on February 12, 2019
In Dentists, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing, Surgeons
by admin
Testimonials are more important than ever to a business’s reputation. Acquiring them can seem like a chore at times, but that’s not where the responsibility ends. Once dentists and surgeons receive online patient reviews, it’s in the best interest of the practice to respond to them—good and bad. This process…
Posted on July 31, 2018
In Dentists, Reviews & Reputation, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Surgeons
by Tom Hall
Have you noticed a recent drop in the total number of your Google reviews? There are reasons for this, and while it can be understandably disconcerting to realize you may have fewer patient reviews on Google My Business this month as opposed to last month, it’s ultimately not something to…
When you are searching for a specific good or service, how do you approach this process? Do you call your friends and ask for their opinion? Do you speak with your coworkers? Perhaps even look online to see what type of information you can find? It’s no different for individuals…
