Hello, this is Chris Barrow introducing you to October 2019’s “Two Reds” podcast with my friend Ashley Latter and I want to start with a bit of an apology to our guest. You see, Ashley came back from an Invisalign course recently and told me “I met this amazing dentist called Mark Hughes –
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I may have spotted a new benchmark in dentistry. It’s the average amount of time that visitors spend on your web site. Making it a habit to ask for a Google Analytics report from all coaching clients, I’m noticing that their visitors invest an average of 1 minute 45 seconds. Then I realised last week
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I received a WhatsApp message from a long-term friend Colin Lawson yesterday – he and I used to work together in financial services many years ago. Colin had been having a clear out and found a copy of my goals for 1997. A document printed by me on 22nd January 1997 (it was a Wednesday)
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The topic of leadership has been coming up recently in conversations with clients and at conferences and workshops. Sometimes it’s a straight question – “what are the characteristics of a good leader?” “How do I do that?” However, more often the questions are around a particular situation: I have a team member who has fallen
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After two consecutive workshop days I’m en route to Dublin for a client meeting today and then a further workshop on Friday. That’s the last series of workshop days before the end of the calendar year and, although I’ll still be working closely with the clients until the finish line in December, it has been
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During September 2019 I attended a meeting with the Front Desk and TCO team at Scottish Centre for Excellence in Dentistry and they asked me to guide them through “how to answer patient concerns and objections at the point of sale”. After our session, I was asked to create a permanent record for revision purpose
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The Extreme Business Academy is now fully functional on all smartphones, as well as your desktop, laptop and tablet. Our 200+ members can now register, enrol, view and complete all courses and membership content from their smartphone and tablet, making the Academy more accessible and easy to use than ever. With an impressive back catalogue
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The 24/48-hour cancellation policy for private dental appointments has about as much relevance to the modern world as does taking our shoes off at airport security (as mentioned by Seth Godin in a recent blog post). Security theatre is a rule requiring you to take off your shoes when you get to the airport. It doesn’t
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Before you say another word – The Two Reds Podcast with Ashley Latter will continue in its present format – no change there. A few months ago I was interviewed by Colin Campbell for his podcast “Incisive Decisive” and on meeting Colin outside the riverside pub in which I was about to lecture on his Implant
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Let me start this post backwards by telling you that, for a one-time investment of £260 (or the equivalent in your own currency) you can access The Complete Marketing Course FREE OF CHARGE as a bonus offer with membership of The Extreme Business Academy. That’s my sales pitch today – £260. Now let’s talk about
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