Marketing 'My #1 Strategy

Savvy laboratory marketers share their top strategies for making contact with dentists and turning them into clients.

  • Making In-Person Sales Calls

    Throughout my 30-year career, I’ve always had at least one salesperson on staff to help drive our business via in-person sales calls. Our current salesperson, Dan Porter, visits about 200 potential and active accounts per month within a 75-mile radius.

    Since many labs no longer have salespeople...

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    James Gorgol

    May 15, 2023 at 10:59am

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  • Participating in Dental Study Clubs

    Being a member of a dental study club has gotten me more clients than any other marketing strategy I’ve ever tried—by a landslide. Collectively over the last 10 years, I’ve probably gotten about 40 clients this way and, while this method may take a bit more time than others, the clients...

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    JR Dutton

    May 15, 2023 at 10:55am

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  • Hosting In-Lab Dentist Seminars

    We are a quality-driven lab focused on custom full-arch cases that require a high level of technical expertise and collaboration with the doctor, so relationships are critical for us. Hosting in-house seminars works well because it allows us to highlight our knowledge and connect face-to-face with like-minded...

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    Beth Wiand

    May 15, 2023 at 10:52am

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  • Staying Active on Social Media

    Social media is the direct mail of 2023. The young dentists graduating from dental school today don’t want direct mail and, since many of them will work for a DSO, they’ll hardly ever see the mail in that type of business. This generation buys in when they’re comfortable with you, so...

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    Jay Collins

    May 15, 2023 at 10:30am

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