Gary Bird, SMC National (Dental Business Radio, Episode 38)
Gary Bird, Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of SMC National, and host Patrick O’Rourke discussed marketing and business culture. Gary talked extensively about being a leader, building culture as a leader, and then talked specifics about dental marketing. The conversation also covered the cost of marketing, cost per acquisition, how SMC measures the patient journey, the need for “top of funnel” data, how they diagnose and address the practice issues in the patient journey, the nuances of structuring the practice, and much more.
Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
SMC National
SMC uses clear, actionable data to give your dental group or DSO a predictable stream of new patients that can be adjusted monthly to meet your needs.
The team at SMC is composed of thoughtfully selected professionals who have a strong work ethic and embody their company’s core values. You’ve never met a team like theirs, and they can promise that you won’t find one as dedicated and committed to growth anywhere else.
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Gary Bird, Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of SMC National
Gary runs a marketing company called SMC National and loves to share everything he’s learned while growing his agency from nothing to $20M in revenue. He is committed to helping driven marketing entrepreneurs build on his success. Gary will show you how to make it BIG — by always giving more.
When Gary isn’t working, he dedicates his energy to serving his family and his church. He loves spending time with those he cares about most and helping fellow members of his church community to thrive.
About Dental Business Radio
Dental Business Radio covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a complete show archive is here.
Practice Quotient
Dental Business Radio is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
