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		<title>Dental Practice Marketing Through Local Business Organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Cunningham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business organizations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local business programs and events can offer great opportunities for you to market your dental practice to your community. Take advantage of the dentist marketing benefits that local business organizations like the BBB and Chamber of Commerce have to offer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Local business, social and educational programs and events can offer great opportunities for you to market your dental practice to your community. Here are a couple of ways to take advantage of the dentist marketing benefits that local business organizations have to offer.</p>
<h2>Join the Better Business Bureau</h2>
<p><img style="float: left; margin: .5em 20px .5em 0;" src="http://www.dentistmarketers.com/blog/images/BBB.gif" alt="Better Business Bureau" width="150" height="150" />If your dental practice has been in business for at least one year, you&#8217;re eligible to join the <a href="http://welcome.bbb.org/" target="_blank">Better Business Bureau</a> in your area. Once your practice is accredited, you&#8217;ll have permission to display the BBB&#8217;s logo at your dental office, on your website and in your print materials, offering your patients confidence that your business is both reputable and well established in your local community.</p>
<p>In addition to the benefit of displaying the BBB&#8217;s logo, your dental practice will also receive a listing in the Better Business Bureau&#8217;s Accredited Business Directory which offers both search engine marketing and offline marketing opportunities for your practice.</p>
<h2>Join Your Local Chamber Of Commerce</h2>
<p>Membership in your local <a href="http://www.uschamber.com/" target="_blank">Chamber of Commerce</a> offers benefits similar those available through the Better Business Bureau. Although marketing and networking opportunities vary from city to city, most chambers will list your dental practice on their website, provide you with a plaque to post in your reception area and provide you with the option of speaking at chamber events.</p>
<p>To gain influence in your business community and take full advantage of the dental marketing and networking opportunities offered by your local chamber of commerce, become a committee member.</p>
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