Call to action: ebooks and newsletters are so 1980’s
If you’re not familiar with Modern Aesthetics magazine, it’s an online and print magazine that provides a great source of marketing ideas for aesthetic practices. A recent article discussed ways to improve your inbound marketing. Basically, how to generate leads from visitors to your website. To be clear, we’re not talking about how to generate more […]
Dr. Kaplan speaking at OAASC today!
The OAASC (Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers) has invited the BuildMyBod Health Founder and CEO, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, to present at their annual multi-disciplinary conference on Thursday September 20th at 2:30pm. The OAASC The mission of the Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is to: Enhance the quality of care in Ohio ambulatory […]
Do people get plastic surgery in San Francisco?
The other day I was in a Lyft going somewhere awesome I’m sure! The driver asked what I did and I explained that I’m a plastic surgeon. Their first comment was, “do people get plastic surgery in San Francisco?” This was her thought process: she simply thinks of San Francisco as a city of residents […]
Put the swimming bitmoji on the liposuction canister. Wait, what?!
The language spawned by social media is bizarre to say the least. Snaps, posts, likes, tags, giphys, stickers and the almighty bitmoji. We’re not talking about just lingo or coined terms within social media. It’s the combination of lingo with normal everyday speech that make for very strange, surreal conversations. So many bitmoji, so […]
To BBL or not to BBL?
For the uninitiated, BBL is short for Brazilian Butt Lift. Some think it’s only an operation for those starring in a J. Lo or Pitbull video. “Butt” it can be appropriate for more patients than you’d expect. Who’s a candidate for a BBL? Due to popular culture, it’s not surprising most people think a BBL […]
Dr. Kaplan aka Dr. Bae on social media (@realdrbae)
Dr. Kaplan aka Dr. Bae on social media (@realdrbae). The Real Dr. Bae moniker started in August/September of 2016. Snapchat was taking off. Dr. Miami (Michael Salzhauer) started the craze that brought social media into the operating room. It was decried as inappropriate by aging doctors stomping their canes. What they didn’t realize was the […]
How fast to follow up with a lead – the paradigm is shifting (and that’s good!)
When it comes to following up with leads, it seems like you can’t follow up with a lead fast enough! Every article providing advice recommends a quicker response time. But that paradigm is changing. How fast to follow up with a lead This article states that responding to a lead 5 minutes after receiving […]
Dr. Kaplan speaking during FFAS Webinar
BuildMyBod Health founder Dr. Jonathan Kaplan will be participating in the Foundation for Facial Aesthetic Surgery – FFAS webinar – on Wednesday, August 15th. The webinar, which is invite only, will also host Candace Crowe and Catherine Maley. What’s on the agenda? The titles for each speaker are listed above. Dr. Kaplan will discuss the […]
Get to know your potential patients before your competition does!
Aside from passive word of mouth and referrals, most practices rely on proactive lead generation to build their patient base. Let’s assume everyone promotes their practice through social media or more traditional advertising. How would a doctor stand out among the competition such that a patient finds one practice over another? Maybe it’s not so […]
Price should be part of the customer service package in healthcare
Customer service, customer service, customer service! If you’re in the service industry this is hammered into every employee and manager. While this is obviously critical in say, a restaurant or department store, it wasn’t always the focus in healthcare. That’s been changing over the last decade but even within healthcare, there’s a critical piece missing […]
Dr. Kaplan speaking at Becker’s 16th Annual Spine Conference
BuildMyBod Health founder, Dr. Jonathan Kaplan will speak at Becker’s 16th annual spine conference in Chicago. As one of the largest industry meetings that help hospitals and ambulatory surgery center’s (ASC’s) achieve first-in-class best practices, this is recognition of the new-found importance of price transparency in healthcare. Becker’s Conference Agenda BuildMyBod Health founder and plastic surgeon, […]
Price is irrelevant, until it’s not!
I recently attended the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeon’s meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a great meeting organized by the then-current President of the OVSPS, Steve Bernard and the meeting coordinator, Darlene Lyons. One of the highlights of the meeting was a presentation on customer service by President of The DiJulius Group, John […]
