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Marketing Your Business

We commonly hear the phrase, "If you build it they will come". Well, when it comes to your business we'd be foolish to allow that thought to guide our marketing.

Unless you are opening a practice in a town where you are the sole provider, you will have competition. If your business is non-clinical in nature, chances are, it's not the only one.

Our objective in this section is explore and discuss the many and varied approaches to marketing and promotional activities that can help you grow your business. Even better, we plan to give you some creative and cost effective(i.e., low cost and free) methods of marketing.

While marketing has blossomed into a science…it is still not exact. Why…because we are dealing with people...and while we are all somewhat predictable…we are also varied in our response and our patterns of obtaining health care. Though NP's have been around for over 30 years, we are still a "new" and often "untried" professional.

The most important aspect about marketing is to be consistent. Marketing is not a chore to be done only when we have some down time. Marketing never stops. Never that is, until you are ready to close up shop.

Progress Notes Issue 81: Customer Service as a Marketing Tool
Clinician Business Tip: Customer Service as a Marketing Tool . . . keep reading
Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit Learn how to integrate social media into your health communications. Not only will you get the word out about various health concerns, but you can market your business and practice as well. . . . keep reading
Getting Started With Wordpress
Getting Started With Wordpress VIDEO: Monthly Success Webinar: Getting Started with Wordpress. Having your own website is essential for any business today. Wordpress is a fairly "easy" platform that you can use to get your website up quickly. It's not just for blogs anymore. . . . keep reading
Smart Marketing Poster
Smart Marketing Poster Marketing is something that is essential to your practice. Here is a copy of the poster Smart Marketing to Build Your Practice, presented at the 2010 AANP Conference. . . . keep reading
Marketing Your Practice On A Budget, Part Two
Barbara C. Phillips, NP
Marketing Your Practice On A Budget, Part Two For any practice, the lifeblood comes from our patients. If we have no patients, we have no income and no business. We continue our list of ideas you can use to market your practice. . . . keep reading
Marketing Your Practice On A Budget, Part One
Barbara C. Phillips, NP
Marketing Your Practice On A Budget, Part One For any practice, the lifeblood comes from our patients. If we have no patients, we have no income and no business. Oftentimes when we think of marketing, we think of advertising which causes us to see dollar signs all over the place. But does marketing have to cost lots of money? Yes and no. . . . keep reading
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