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15 Jul 2015 • Practice Management

Take the Lead from Blue Peter

Can you remember all those Blue Peter charity appeals from when you were a child?

5 Jun 2015 • Practice Management

Communication is Key to a Successful Move From NHS to Private Dentistry

As the finer details of the proposed NHS contract reform become clearer, many dentists, faced with a limited scope for increasing income and a growing administrative burden, are starting to seriously consider a move to…

27 Feb 2015 • Marketing and Design

Why it’s Worth Investing in Marketing Your Practice and Your Patient Membership Plan…

Les Jones explains the importance of marketing your practice, and your patient membership plan to help you to attract new patients and retain existing ones.

2 Jan 2015 • Practice Management

What’s Your Vision For The Year Ahead?

Whenever I visit dental practices, I’m always surprised by the fact that so few have a clearly defined picture of where they would like to be in the future; which, of course, means that it’s…

15 Oct 2014 • Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Create Some Buzz Agents

Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some top tips on various business topics from our consultants and colleagues in the industry. And who best to start with than our very own Les Jones!

19 Sep 2014 • Marketing and Design, Practice Management, Our News

How to Market Your Dental Practice

Practice Marketing Coordinator, Becky Lawrence, shares her experience of heading over to Solihull to hear Les Jones impart his wise words of marketing wisdom!

29 Aug 2014 • Marketing and Design, Our News

How To Market Your Dental Practice

Events and Marketing Coordinator Danielle Quigley explains why Practice Plan’s latest marketing events will have you bouncing back to your dental practice, bursting with new ideas.

1 Aug 2014 • Marketing and Design

Five Top Tips From Marketing Expert Les Jones.

Les Jones, The Business of Dentistry Magazine’s Editor and Marketing Director of Practice Plan, will be touring the UK in September, delivering a series of one-day marketing masterclasses entitled ‘How to Market Your Dental Practice’.…

23 May 2014 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Low Cost Ideas For Attracting New Patients

Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, shares some low-cost ideas on how to attract new patients to your dental practice. 1. Networking The first thing you need to do is ‘get out there!’ and…

21 Mar 2014 • Marketing and Design

Some People Think About Design As Putting Lipstick On A Gorilla!

Here, Marketing Director Les Jones talks us through exactly what he means… What I mean is that design is sometimes used to put a bit of surface gloss onto something that is fundamentally not that…

7 Mar 2014 • Our News

Phew – What A Show That Was!

This week, guest blogger Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator at Practice Plan, joins us for a catch-up on the goings-on at The Dentistry Show. Well I wasn’t joking when I said in my pre-show…

14 Feb 2014 • Practice Management

If Everything’s Going Great… Change NOW!

Practice Plan Marketing Director Les Jones explains why it’s best to invest in change when your practice is doing well, and how by doing so, it can build on your positive state. There’s no such…

8 Nov 2013 • Marketing and Design, Practice Management

When 2 Become 1 – We’re Having a Spice Girls Moment!

It’s an exciting time in the Practice Plan Design and Marketing Team at the moment (isn’t it always?). Not only have we just launched our fantastic new website – the result of many months of…

25 Oct 2013 • Practice Management

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Offer Patient Finance!

Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, explains why patient finance has vast potential in these difficult financial times. Which of these two questions is the most relevant to you when buying a house? Is…

27 Sep 2013 • Marketing and Design

It’s Marketing Time… And This Time It’s Personal!

Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, takes a moment to explain why a personal touch can go a long way when it comes to marketing your practice. When a friend asks if you could…

30 Aug 2013 • Practice Management

Transparency Equals Trust

Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, explains why it’s every dentist’s responsibility to make sure patients are well-informed. I recently stopped off at a well-known tyre chain to get my car tyres checked. On the…

26 Jul 2013 • Practice Management

The Importance Of Communication – Do You Have A Learn And Act Culture?

Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, takes a moment to explain why having a ‘learn and act culture’ is so vital within the dental practice. Not so long ago I met a business colleague…

5 Jul 2013 • Practice Management

RABBITRABBITYAPYAPJABBERJABBER BUNNYBUNNY! – More Talking Means More Ideas!

The title doesn’t really give much away, right? Les Jones, Marketing Director at Practice Plan, shares how stimulating debates and discussions with your teams can stimulate ideas to help your practice grow. How do you…