Why we Developed Our Custom Magazines

April 4, 2023
by Keith Gilleard

When we formed our dental marketing company in 2007, we knew we needed a marketing medium that would reach all the target demographics for larger cases. Like all other dental marketing companies we made websites and did digital marketing.

However, we wanted something unique, a marketing medium that would make our clients stand out from the crowd. We wanted to do proactive marketing that didn't wait for people to search and arrive on the client's website.

Pew Research study chart titled Who’s not online? It reads: percent of U.S. adults who say they do not use the internet. Ages 18-29: 1%. 30-49: 2%. 50-64: 4%. 65+: 25% There are so many types of audiences that are difficult to reach online, such as the older demographic, the procrastinators, and people who just have no idea of the solutions there are for their dental situation, or that there is a dental office they can trust.

According to a Pew Research study conducted in April 2021, a whopping 27% of older US adults say they do not use the internet at all, and look to other sources for information on services they need.

Direct Mail Isn’t Dead!

The most obvious medium was direct mail. One of the most common questions we get from dentists is “Isn’t direct mail dead?” The simple answer is “no” (which is why you see it in your mailbox all the time). However, most direct mail such as postcards, brochures and coupons won’t work for dentists unless they give large discounts or offer free services.

My partner and I are from corporate and agency marketing backgrounds. We studied and researched what would work for dentists, and developed our custom magazine program. We took the successful disciplines of large corporate marketing and adapted them for dental marketing.

Our custom magazines are designed to get your target demographics motivated to get the procedures they need and to get them at your practice. The magazines look, feel and have the authority of commercial magazines. Above all, they can get you the high-value cases you want, including implants, full-arch, cosmetic, ortho, full-mouth rehabilitation, periodontics, one-visit dentistry, and more.

We have been doing this for 15+ years and have helped many dentists take their practices to the next level. We’d like to do that for you.

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About the Author

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Keith Gilleard
Keith Gilleard is President of Gilleard Dental Marketing. Gilleard has been providing effective and unique marketing programs for dentists since 2007.

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