I’ve been uncharacteristically quiet on social media these last few weeks – blog posts especially few and far between. Partly because of the sheer amount of travel and delivery – there have been many journeys and meetings with old friends and new. We are very busy working with clients at 7connections. Partly because I’ve been
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Question: "I’ve seen adverts for dental implants at £675 and you are quoting £1950. Why is there such a difference?" Answer: "We cannot explain how other dental practices arrive at their prices but can we suggest that you ask them the following questions before you proceed to treatment: Is that price for my implant fully
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Collection is about collecting names, addresses, smartphone numbers, email addresses and social media links. Data. Any individual or organisation can collect data. Many make it a bribe. Most often, if I want “free wifi” I have to deposit my data. To get a free download – data (even I do that). When you check in
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I keep on harping on about “operating costs per surgery per day” (OCPSPD) as being possibly THE most important number in private dentistry. Total running costs Less lab. Less materials. Less clinician’s fees. Which means we are looking at the costs of running your business, even if no patients or clinicians show up. Then –
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First point – what is a “pipeline”? It’s a term I originally heard back in my financial services days (the 80’s) to describe the period of time between first conversation with a prospective new (or existing) client and completion of the first (or additional) item of business The details will differ from business to business
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Anything is possible. But wishes don’t come true. Wants come true. A wish is something you would enjoy but you are not prepared to do what is necessary to get there. I wish I could summit Everest. I wish I could own a garage full of super-cars. I wish I had a body-builders physique. I
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At 7connections we are pleased to announce the arrival of our new Business Development Consultant, Sonia Rishi.           What’s in it for you?   Sonia’s role on the 7Connections team is to use her sales experience to drive a pipeline of new revenue opportunities for each of our clients.   We
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Nobody does it better than Ash – and I’m including below a list of his upcoming courses – simply because so many people ask and I so often recommend. Can I confirm here that I’m not on commission – there are no brown envelopes or free tickets for MUFC – I do this because he
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“Chris I want to talk about my team. A week ago the new supply of magazines for the patient lounge arrived. I decided to wait and see who would open the envelope, take the old magazines away and replace with the new ones. I’m still waiting. What should I do to motivate the team to
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From: Mike Clark <info@mikeclarkdental.com>Subject: Practice Sale Dear Chris, I have a unique practice for sale, a ‘lifestyle’ practice in Gibraltar.  It is 20yrs established,  general dentisty 100% FPI up front with zero credit/cashflow problems.  There are some significant tax / regulatory advantages to pratcising here,  eg no CQC, HTM or even GDC, as well as
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