by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Oct 30, 2021 | Advertising, Business matters, Marketing, Social media
Posting on social media should be part of your marketing plan. But first, a disclaimer: No one is going to contact you for an appointment based on a single tweet. Social media marketing doesn't work that way. You need to earn your reputation as an expert over time, by...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Sep 11, 2021 | Advertising, Blogging, Marketing, Presentations, Writing
Educating the general public about mental health via writing and speaking are ethical and effective marketing strategies. They provide helpful information that people can apply in their daily lives. They don't feel like sales pitches, either to you or to your...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jul 3, 2020 | Advertising, Business matters, Marketing
Image by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images If you want to increase referrals, you need to be visible in your community, both online and in the physical world. Here's a brief summary of how potential clients and referral sources learn about you and your...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jul 6, 2019 | Advertising, Ethics, Marketing
Are you overly cautious in marketing your practice? Of course, you don't want to do anything unethical, but in your cautiousness, you may be undermining your ability to compete in the marketplace. None of the ethics codes of the major mental health professions...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Feb 2, 2019 | Advertising, Blogging, Business matters, Marketing, searching
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. Simply put, it's a strategy for getting your website or blog noticed by search engines, and getting ranked higher in the search results when people type in certain keywords. To get noticed by search engines... First, know how...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2018 | Advertising, Marketing
In the field of marketing there's a saying that everyone's favorite radio station is WII-FM: "What's in it For Me?" "Me" refers to each person who receives your marketing or advertising message. People pay closer attention to what they read, hear or see, when the...
