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How Much Should Your Medical Practice Spend on Marketing?

How Much Should Your Medical Practice Spend on Marketing?

by Chris Anderson | Feb 24, 2018 | BoxenMD, Marketing, Medical Marketing

How Much Should Your Medical Practice Spend on Marketing? In today’s competitive environment, you need marketing if you’re going to attract new patients and grow your practice. You have to spend money to make money. But how much money do you need to spend? Spend...

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