title: Reaching out for patients: public relations and events with real results.
abstract: In today's market, the aesthetic physician needs to connect with patients using methods that are personal, educational, and that will glean the interest of prospective patients whose attention and dollars are sought by countless facial plastic surgery competitors near and far. Public relations, or reaching your prospective patient without a direct solicitation (advertising) for services, are traditional means that include media relations and charitable and social events. With the added component of social media, today the opportunities to reach out for new patients and garner real results are more varied and more affordable than ever before.
authors.affiliation: Czenko Kuechel Consulting, Chicago, Illinois, USA. info@czenkokuechel.com
authors.forename: Marie Czenko
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kuechel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011641:Public Relations; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000191:economics*