{"id":32,"date":"2009-02-01T23:37:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T04:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.privatepracticemarketingroundtable.com\/ppmr-members\/?p=32"},"modified":"2009-02-01T23:37:10","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T04:37:10","slug":"creating-a-wow-practice-three-secrets-to-succes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatepracticemarketingroundtable.com\/ppmr-members\/archives\/creating-a-wow-practice-three-secrets-to-succes","title":{"rendered":"Creating a &#8220;Wow! Practice&#8221; &#8211; Three Secrets to Success&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: x-small; color: #000080; font-family: Arial;\">Carefully blend three ingredients to create an experience that will have your clients spreading the word about your practice &#8211; and returning to experience it again and again.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Like most professionals in private practice, you know all to well that the services you provide are very similar to what your competitors are providing.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve been using the materials here at The Private Practice Marketing Roundtable, you&#8217;ve been working to differentiate yourself.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are just looking on the surface, it&#8217;s hard to find that much difference.<\/p>\n<p>But clients do have a reason for choosing you over your competitors. In this busy world we live in, where everything seems to be &#8220;rush n&#8217; go&#8221;, a service professional providing that little something extra is a welcome experience, one that clients are glad to return for again &#8211; and will gladly boast about to all their friends and associates. And all that sharing can translate into referrals and repeat visits for you!<\/p>\n<p>So, you <strong>can<\/strong> differentiate yourself!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why: Differentiation doesn&#8217;t mean that you are doing something that absolutely no one else is doing. It means that you become known for that &#8220;something&#8221; as no-one else is known.<\/p>\n<p>Remember those old Folgers Coffee ads? They differentiated the coffee as being the &#8220;<span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">mountain<\/span> grown&#8221;. Would it surprise you to learn that all coffee is mountain grown &#8211; that&#8217;s the only place it will grow!<\/p>\n<p>So, being &#8220;mountain grown&#8221; isn&#8217;t different from any other coffee &#8211; but it is the difference in the consumer&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the difference in your client&#8217;s mind?<\/p>\n<p>Going back to the earlier point about client&#8217;s having a reason for choosing you over your competitors, here&#8217;s a secret you can effectively employ:<\/p>\n<p>Create a <strong>&#8220;Wow! Practice&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Value<\/li>\n<li>Be Memorable<\/li>\n<li>Celebrate Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Add Value<br \/>\n<\/strong>Simply put, it&#8217;s getting more than you pay for, whether real or perceived.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Memorable<br \/>\n<\/strong>Do what you do in a special way, do the unexpected, add a surprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrate Innovation<\/strong><br \/>\nYou hear it everywhere &#8211; think outside of the box. Make some aspect of your service totally different from what&#8217;s usual in your industry. Whether technology driven, or simply a new service or a shift in approach, the opportunities for innovation abound. And it&#8217;s this innovation that can mark your practice as the place to go for the services you provide.<\/p>\n<p>When done well, adding value, creating a memorable experience and being innovative will overlap, creating an even better experience for your client.<\/p>\n<p>The added bonus for you, in addition to referrals and repeat business, is a staff that is invigorated by the energy created in your practice &#8211; and invigorated by all that positive feedback from clients.<\/p>\n<p>On a personal level, the sense of pride, accomplishment, and deeper sense of reward in the work you are doing becomes the norm &#8211; all in a day&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wow!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clients can&#8217;t always assess your professional skills, but they do know when they&#8217;re receiving a &#8220;Wow! service &#8211; and they don&#8217;t just simply return for it again &#8211; they tell all their friends and associates about you, too. 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