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  • WHO WE HELP
    • ORTHOPEDICS
    • PRACTICES AND CLINICS
    • SENIOR CARE
    • PUBLIC HEALTH
  • HOW WE HELP
    • BRANDING
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    • REFERRALS
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  • INSIGHTS
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insights from Eric Hultgren

National Director of Content, Advance Local

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  • How Healthcare Marketers Can Use Google Business Profile to Bring More Patients Through the Door for General Practitioners

    If you're a healthcare marketer working with general practitioners, you already know this truth: patients shop for primary care the same way they shop for [...]

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  • Orthopedic Marketing Insights: Lessons from Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic Journey

    As healthcare marketers, we’re always on the lookout for stories that not only inspire but also illuminate the real impact of medical care. Lindsey Vonn’s [...]

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  • The 5 Moves That Will Separate Ortho Winners from Everyone Else

    Traditional SEO is fading. AI summaries and patient expectations are rising. The practices that adapt now will own the next wave. Our whitepaper boils it down to five moves that matter most.

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  • The Small Frictions Quietly Killing Your Ortho Volume

    Lack of pricing information, difficulty reaching staff, incomplete website content...these are deal breakers for a potential patient. This practical checklist will help you identify and remove these friction points before they impact your patient acquisition.

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  • Stop Guessing. Build Content on What Patients Actually Ask For.

    Patients aren’t just looking for “education.” They’re looking for the specific details that reduce risk, uncertainty, and financial anxiety. This means putting provider information, services offered and procedure information front and center.

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  • Social Isn’t Where Patients Find You. It’s Where They Decide to Trust You.

    The AI shift in orthopedic marketing isn’t theoretical — it’s already here. Every generation is using AI to research conditions and treatments, find providers in their area, and to understand MRI and X-ray reports. If you’re not showing up in AI results, you’re invisible.

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  • If AI Can’t See You, Your Patients Can’t Either

    The AI shift in orthopedic marketing isn’t theoretical — it’s already here. Every generation is using AI to research conditions and treatments, find providers in their area, and to understand MRI and X-ray reports. If you’re not showing up in AI results, you’re invisible.

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  • Your Website Now Competes with Word of Mouth

    If your website still reads like a brochure, your referral strategy is doing more work than it should. At 59%, healthcare provider websites are the top source patients use to learn about orthopedic services. No matter the generation, the search for healthcare always begins online.

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  • Non-Surgical Demand Is Big. The Generational Detail Is Bigger.

    Our survey found more than half of orthopedic patients are coming in for non-surgical treatments and spine/back care. Joint replacements, rehab and recovery, sports medicine, and pediatrics all follow — but the mix changes dramatically by generation.

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