My head is spinning with “bright shiny objects” – opportunities in the market: building private sales within the existing IDH portfolio building private sales within the existing IDH orthodontic business looking for selective acquisitions encouraging the use of technology to facilitate good conversations and a strong brand developing strategic alliances to fill the vacuum that
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The results are here CLICK and I have to say a genuinely warm-hearted “thank you” to all those who cast a vote. I was chatting to Annie about the poll last week and mentioned that I had zero expectations this year, because I have not made one single mention of the Top 50 in any
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Justin writes: Cut a long story short, I just ordered a few bits from Viking direct, when I got the order it came in a box, but with the box came a “New customer” pack. It was just a postal bag and in it was a letter of introduction a product catalogue and a few
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Here’s a sound bite of the “give-away” offer that Liverpool’s independent radio station were offering a few weeks ago. An example of how to get yourself noticed! aintreegiveawaymonday

If you do enjoy referral business, its more important than ever to keep your referrers entertained, educated and informed. If you don’t, your referrals will dry up as the principals become ever more inward focused. James Hamill at Blue Apple in Northern Ireland knows this, which is why he and Sonya have created a year-long
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Sound quality isn’t brilliant – but it’s a nice little chat about his BNI intro and his experience at the show on Friday. 2:45 by the way.

Conversation with a dentist the other day who is opening a brand new private squat in a few months time. Should I invest £43,000 plus VAT in a laser drill? I listened as he extolled the virtues of “pain free dentistry” – he and his partner had even gone to the trouble of canvassing opinion
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…is now more popular than email. I sat with a group of IDH colleagues over dinner last night, attempting to explain why I use blogging, and ezine and Twitter to maintain my network and visibility. There were some “blank looks” from the inexperienced, who see Social Networking as just a time-waster for teenagers and adults.
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Just about to pack and go for 6 days on the road. IDH meetings tonight and tomorrow in Southampton, practice visit in Liverpool on Wednesday, more IDH meetings on Thursday around Birmingham and then two days at The Dentistry Show to finish the week on Saturday evening. Big football week, of course. Hoping to watch
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Here’s a challenge. What do you think are best business opportunities in UK dentistry this year? Let me know and I’ll create a PowerPoint and set the slides up here. Either reply to this blog post or email me.