Jul 20, 2019 | Marketing, Public education, Public speaking
Giving free presentations to various groups in your community is one of the best forms of marketing. For each talk, you have the attention of a self-selected audience of people who are interested in what you have to say. Some of them may later contact you for...
Mar 21, 2019 | Ideas, Public education, Research, searching
You know that your local public library has books. But you may not be aware of the myriad other resources and services offered - all free for cardholders. Most public libraries have websites where you can borrow ebooks and audiobooks - including current bestsellers -...
Feb 19, 2019 | Marketing, Practice development, Presentations, Public education
With all the talk these days about marketing via social media, community presentations may seem outmoded. After all, why go through hours of preparation and give up an evening of your time to talk to 30 people, when you could simply post a tweet to hundreds or...
Jan 5, 2019 | Marketing, Public education, Writing
We welcome referrals from physicians, attorneys, clergy and other professionals. To make it convenient for them to refer others, we give them a few business cards or brochures about our practice, which they can pass on to people who might need our services. But what...
Apr 11, 2018 | Blogging, Marketing, Networking, Presentations, Public education, Social media, Writing
Every May since 1949, the US has observed Mental Health Awareness month. You will probably read and hear public service announcements about it, and your local community may sponsor events such as screenings, 10k runs and walks. This is an ideal time for you to blog...
Feb 15, 2017 | Blogging, Marketing, Presentations, Public education, Writing
Part of your outreach and marketing should include public education in the form of articles, blog posts, fact sheets, tips sheets and presentations. Of course, you want them to be accurate and current. If you apply a few advanced search techniques, it's not hard to...