Power Point Ethical Effective Marketing
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Power Point slides of 90 minute presentation of Ethical, Effective Marketing for your Private Practice. Originally presented to Mass Psych Assoc. 11/14/09
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- 1. Susan M. Giurleo,PhD http://www.bizsavvytherapist.com
- 2. Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com Private
Practice Marketing?
- 3. Todays Outline
- Why is Marketing Important?
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 4. Is it Ethical?
- Advertising and Other Public Statements
- 5.01: Avoidance of False or Deceptive Statements
- Training, Experience, Competence
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 5. Is it Ethical?
- 5.01: Avoidance of False or Deceptive Statements
- Scientific/clinical basis for, or results or degree of success
of, services
- Publication/research findings
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 6. Is it Ethical?
- 5.02: Statements by Others
- You retain responsibility for statements made by contracted
others on your behalf.
- You do not pay media to publicize your work as a news
item.
- Paid advertisements must be identified as such.
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 7. Is it Ethical?
- 5.03: Descriptions of Workshops & Educational Programs
- All presentations must be accurately described in terms of
intended audience educational objectives, presenters and fees.
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 8. Is it Ethical?
- 5.04: Media Presentations
- When providing public advice of comment via print, Internet,
electronic transmission, take precautions to ensure statements
are:
- Based on professional knowledge, training, expertise
- Do not indicate professional relationship w/ recipient
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 9. Is it Ethical?
- Do not solicit testimonials from current therapy clients or
others vulnerable to undo influence.
- Susans take: Dont ask for testimonials.
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 10. Is it Ethical?
- 5.06: In-person solicitation
- Psychologists do not engage in uninvited in-person solicitation
of business from actual or potential clients.
- Does not preclude:1) implementation of appropriate collateral
contacts to benefit current client, or 2) providing disaster or
community outreach services.
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 11. Is it Ethical?
- Say what you do, honestly
- Respect your position in therapeutic relationship
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- 12. Is it Ethical? Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
YES
- 13. Why is Marketing Important?
- Can they find accurate information and resources?
- 1. Marketing allows people to have access to quality
information and care
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 14. Why is Marketing Important?
- Other professionals need our expertise and support.
[Physicians, attorneys, educators, etc]
- How do they know how psychology improves the quality of life
for their patients/clients?
- 2. Marketing allows us to be a resource for colleagues &
community
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- 15. Why is Marketing Important?
- Via your role as resource and expert people come to
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 16. Why is Marketing Important?
- People want to work with those they Know, Like and Trust.
- Building a community based on information, content and informed
support means when people have a problem you can solve
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 17. Why is Marketing Important?
- Since so many people can benefit from psychology, marketing
allows MORE people to call you first.
- Help more people, benefit your community
- This means you will quickly have a FULL practice
- Which results in FINANCIAL SUCCESS
- 3. Financial success is important
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 18. Why is Marketing Important?
- Financial Success: Dont be squeamish
- Empowers you as a business person (no more worrying about
managed care shenanigans)
- Empowers our profession (more financially successful
psychologists can fund more advocacy and political clout).
- Helps more of those without financial means
- Avoid burnout. Ethical obligation to those who depend on
us.
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 19. Marketing: Where to Start?
- What pain do you help minimize or alleviate?
- What problems do you help people solve?
- What is keeping potential clients up and night and why are YOU
the person to help them?
- What are you trained to do well?
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 20. Marketing: Where to Start?
- Its not about what you want! Its about what THEY want and
need.
- Want a full practice? Meet a need.
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- 21. Pull Marketing
- Pulls people toward you and your services
- Taps into targets wants and needs
- Ready to engage in services people pay for when they are
ready
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- 22. Pull Marketing
- Target market parents of kids with ADHD
- Does your child struggle with completing homework? Is his room
a total mess? Is it hard to get her to complete chores?
- Does your child have ADHD?
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- 23. Pull Marketing
- Volunteer for local community group
- Free workshops for target market
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- 24. Pull Marketing
- Pink spoon, (Andrea Lee, www.pinkspoon.com) or free cookie
(Sonia Simone, www.remarkable-communication.com)
- A taste of who you are, how you work-very powerful
- Complimentary consulttime limited, scheduled, phone
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- 25. Content Marketing
- Lots of *free* content that is useful and valuable.
- We have HUGE amounts of this info because we understand people
and behavior.
- Dont keep expertise a secret!!!!
Susan Giurleo, PhD www.BizSavvyTherapist.com
- 26. Content Marketing
- Blog, blog, blog (FREE: wordpress.com, typepad.com,
blogger.com)
- BTW: static websites are pass, dont get picked up by
Google
- Articles: local papers, magazines, online article directories
(ezinearticles.com)
- Twitter (one of my favorites!)
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- 27. Content Marketing
- Where to get fresh content?
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- 28.
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- 29. Putting It All Together
- Speak to what keeps them up at night
- Ask questions & give valuable content
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- 30. Pulling It All Together
- Add another when comfortable
- You will make mistakes and hit dead ends
- Be consistent! Dont give up!
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