Marketing

Marketing Toolkit - 11/07/2024

Two important parts of many physicians’ business are marketing and advertising to attract new patients to the practice. This toolkit may be of assistance to Texas physicians in preparing a marketing vision and plan for their practice.

Four Reasons Your Practice Should Start an Online Store - 12/01/2020

Online shopping continues to grow in popularity, aided in large part this year by the COVID-19 pandemic. That makes your website a prime location to highlight not only your practice’s services, but its products as well.

Six Ways to Improve Your Practice Marketing - 10/02/2020

The Texas Medical Association has created a webinar that provides easy-to-follow steps to create and implement marketing strategies that fit your practice.

Why Now Might Be a Good Time to Focus on Marketing - 07/09/2020

In order to rebuild under these challenging circumstances, practices must not let their marketing strategies take a backseat. Here are three strategies practices can use to stay top of patients’ minds, courtesy of the Texas Medical Association-endorsed website service provider Officite.

Want to Build Your Referral Base? Connect With Staff, Too - 05/13/2020

If you depend on physician referrals for new patients, will your colleagues — and their staff — remember you?

Modern Websites for Health Care Practices - 11/01/2019

Physicians spend many years in medical school, and marketing probably wasn’t a part of the curriculum. However, there’s a good chance your next potential patient will be looking for a physician with a search engine or on Facebook. So what’s a savvy practice to do?

Four Tips For Creating An Effective Online Presence - 03/13/2019

Patients (and Google) expect your website to be more than an online business card. To reach as many potential patients as possible, your site should be mobile-friendly, contain high-quality educational content, and show up at the top of search results. Check out these suggestions to make sure your practice doesn’t get lost online.

How to Make Patients (and Google) Fall In Love With Your Site - 02/15/2019

If you want to learn what it takes to keep your practice on Google’s front page, join TMA-endorsed vendor Officite for a free online workshop starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 21.

What Does Your Online Presence Say About You? - 09/27/2018

If you don’t already monitor your online reputation, now is a good time to start. Join TMA-endorsed vendor, Officite, for a free, 45-minute webinar at 2 pm Thursday, Oct. 18 to discover how to take control of your brand across the internet.   

How to Strengthen Your Online Reputation - 09/11/2018

You can use social proof online to help your practice make a strong first impression, improve search rankings, and build trust with potential patients.

The Right Lighting Can Help Keep Your Practice in the Black - 07/17/2018

Switching to longer-lasting, more energy-efficient LED lighting could help your practice save money over the long term. Demand Lighting, a TMA-approved group discount program that specializes in LED lighting, offers TMA members an exclusive 20-percent discount.

You, Too, Can Become a Web Content Expert - 04/20/2018

Wouldn’t it be great if your patients and potential patients regarded you as the go-to health authority? You can establish a reputation as such on your own practice website.

Curate Content on Your Website to Engage, Get New Patients - 12/07/2016

Your website can be a powerful tool for promoting your practice in your community. Without a whole lot of time and effort, you can make it a font of valuable information for patients.

Four Signs It’s Time to Update Your Website - 12/06/2016

An old, outdated site can drive users away before they even get a chance to look at your services. Don’t risk losing potential patients. Instead, keep an eye out for these signs that your website needs updated functionality and a new look.

Seven Ways a Practice Newsletter Can Work for You - 12/05/2016

Many physicians balk at the notion of “marketing” their practice; nonetheless, promotion is what it may take to build a young practice or stand out in a competitive specialty field.

Simple Ways to Keep Your Website Fresh - 11/29/2016

A regularly updated website not only creates a good impression of your practice but also can make your website easier to find.

Four Ways to Increase Physician Referrals - 10/31/2016

Although you may excel in your specialty, referrals from other physicians are not something you can take for granted. Here are four ways to stand out as the go-to physician in your field.

Ten Must-Haves for Every Medical Website - 06/23/2016

The website you build for your practice is the face you present to the world.

Online Review Sites: Your Powerful Marketing Tool - 06/23/2016

Concerned about online review sites like Yelp and Citysearch, where patients can post comments about their experience with you or your practice? You can turn on online review site into a marketing tool for your practice — here’s how.

CMS Issues New Medicare Marketing Rules - 06/23/2016

Responding to concerns about marketing and sales of Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued rules to prevent abuses and protect patients.