Episode 337

How the Metaphor of the ‘Last Pistachio’ can Radically Improve the Patient Experience in Your Dental Practice’ with Fred Joyal

Host: Gary Takacs | Published Date: July 4, 2018 | Listening Time: 0:57:02

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This is a fun and insightful interview with Gary’s long time friend, Fred Joyal.

Running time: 57:02

In this interview Gary and Fred discuss; What Fred has learned from spending over $500 Million in advertising to encourage patients to go to the Dentist, Some great tips from Fred’s two books; Everything is Marketing and Becoming Remarkable, the concept of book club and how this is a great team building exercise, why expressing appreciation to your team members is so very powerful, how everything you do either increases or decreases case acceptance, the story of Fred participating in Richard Branson’s upcoming ‘Strive Challenge’ and throughout the interview Fred shares the amazing metaphor of ‘The Last Pistachio’ and how this concept can radically improve the patient experience in your practice! You will totally LOVE this conversation between Fred and Gary!

Links for ‘Let’s Ask David’ segment with Dr. David Hornbrook:
http://www.davidhornbrook.com

http://www.utahvalleydentallab.com

Link to Fred’s books:
http://www.goaskfred.net/Store/Buybook?promo=Enter%20promo%20code
Enter: TAKACS (all caps) in the promo code to get a Special Price on Fred’s Books at $10 each!

Contact information to book Fred as a speaker:
Call Kim Fuller at 310-215-6406


Gary Takacs

Gary Takacs Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe.

As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.

More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!
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