Toothbrushes are a perfect patient giveaway for any dental practice, but have you recognized the promotional power of personalized toothbrushes?

Your practice information is kept at hand while encouraging proper oral hygiene. Sharper has a great line of personalized toothbrushes to do just that.

Toothbrushes are a staple item for every welcome package and dental patient acquisition plan. They are a great addition to dental tote bags and you can also include welcome postcards, dental magnets, personalized lip balm and other great dental promotional items.

Are you a veterinary practice?

The kids sparkle toothbrushes function as effective veterinary toothbrushes to give away to new and existing pet owners!

Let’s face it…no matter how much dentists educate their patients on the risks of tooth decay, Halloween is a time when sugary treats are sometimes too tempting to resist! So, instead of advocating total candy avoidance, dentists should take this as an opportunity to instill good oral health practices:

1) Add Kids Sparkle personalized toothbrushes to dental tote bags

2) Dental recall cards are not just for reminding patients about upcoming appointments! Use the back of the cards to highlight how kids can protect their teeth and gums and include as a give-away.
Messages could include tips such as
- Be careful when eating hard candy to avoid tooth chips
- Remember to brush and floss
- Ensure parents inspect all treats before consumption

3) Include sugarless gum as a give-away, as it’s a fun alternative to candy and it reduces the amount of bacteria in the mouth

4) Use Halloween themed reusable dental supply bags so that kids can use them for trick or treating.

Whether you are a Hygienist or a Dentist, informing your patients of regular brushing and flossing is a part of your every day job. Patients do not always listen, however an excellent way to promote great oral health and to promote your practice is by purchasing Sharper™’s Personalized Toothbrushes.

Personalized Toothbrushes are a fantastic way to advertise your Doctor’s name, address and phone number. You can even personalize them with the Doctor’s name, phone number and then add a unique fact such as “Did You Know that the first nylon bristle toothbrush was invented in 1938?”

What are the benefits of Personalized Toothbrushes?

• An Excellent Promotional Tool
Halloween is quickly approaching. This means a lot of candy. Why not send the kids home with some personalized toothbrushes to clean their teeth with after eating all that candy? Also, with the personalization on the toothbrush it is a great tool for parents to have the number to the office to make an appointment for their child.

• Promotes Good Oral Health
Sending patients home with a Personalized Toothbrush reminds the patient that good oral health is extremely important, and by seeing your information on the toothbrush it will remind them that continued dental care is necessary in overall health.

• A Practical Gift
Gifts are great, but the best gift of all is one that can be used. Personalized Toothbrushes are perfect for patients. They will definitely use them and the personalization is a reminder to them that they need to call you to book their next appointment.

As Jack Nicholson said in A Few Good Men, “You can’t handle the truth”. Well the same applies to your patients…”You can’t handle the tooth” , unless you have tried a toothbrush personalized with your clinics information. Right now at Sharper™ we are offering a Personalized Toothbrushes Introductory Promotion. Buy 3 Boxes and Get 1 FREE. Simply quote promo code P0809B. And check out our website for all of the different toothbrushes we have available!

Being Team Lead of the Sharper™ Customer Development Team is a great job. It allows me to talk to customers and hear the interesting and unique ways they use to market their practice or business.

Our customers love using our reuseable tote bags and plastic supply bags as a way to keep their business or practice in the front of their patients and clients mind!

Our dental customers use them on a daily basis as a part of their dental practice marketing (see below for a sample of what to put in your bag). Our veterinarians will use them as treat bags or as a promotional tool at community events. Optometrists think they are just the right thing for patients to take their new glasses home in!

Since the bags are reuseable they become a constant source of advertising for them.

Personalized practice building ideas to include in dental tote bags:

• Sharper Toothbrushes™
• Dental Floss
• Sharper Lip Balm™
• Sharper Magnets™
• Patient Education Pamphlets
• and the all important Dental Appointment Card

Reusable tote bags have a variety of uses for increasing traffic to your practice or business, building loyalty with your patients or clients and even welcoming new ones!

Here are a couple of ways to use plastic supply bags to increase your marketing efforts.

‘Tis the season, so why not start planning a holiday giveaway as a thank you to your patients or clients! We have a variety of great designs and you can include products such as business holiday cards, promotional calendars, personalized magnets and a host of promotional products such as personalized lip balm and personalized toothbrushes!

Check out some of our great holiday tote bags.

We also have a great selection of reusable tote bags specific to every market, that you can use all year around to welcome new patients or clients! Check out our reusable tote bag selection for the dental, contemporary health, vision & hearing and pet care markets.

There are very few people that aren’t animal lovers, or at some time in their lives haven’t been blessed with a cute and cuddly furry friend. Traditionally we see them on all types of personalized reminder cards, appointment cards, business greeting cards, and they always bring a smile to an otherwise hectic day. That’s why I am so excited about this new line of Sharper™ postcards called Hugs & Kisses. Sharper™ has recently partnered with talented photographer, Gregg Cuddiford who presents the joy of animals through his charming collection of animal portraits. The detailed imagery of each portrayed animal character is visually strong on its own, so when the design team at Sharper™ began to work on these postcards, it was decided that “a picture was worth a thousand words”…no need to embellish with headings and overpowering typeface.

Enjoy this light-hearted approach to your marketing initiatives. Use them as appointment reminder postcards, recall cards or to thank patients or clients for their referrals. Couldn’t we all use a hug, maybe even a kiss, especially when it comes to busy schedules and often missed appointments? With no words on the front of the postcard, you are free to include your message in more detail on the back when you personalize the postcard. As a bonus, Sharper™ has also introduced reusable tote bags, gift certificates and magnets featuring these lovable friends. Your patients or clients will love to keep them to reuse when they take them home. Hugs & Kisses images are the perfect way to brand your practice or business and to “seal your message with a kiss”.

The powerful visual appeal combined with year-long marketing power make personalized magnet calendars a successful tool to keep patients or clients coming back. Include a personalized magnet calendar in a reusable tote bag as a giveaway for patients or clients to take home. You can even include a personalized magnet calendar with your business thank you cards or holiday cards as a token of your appreciation.

See a magnet calendar design you like? Look for coordinated images of your favorite designs with products such as plastic supply bags, peel And stick appointment cards, and appointment reminder postcards to build your brand while saving your money!

Keep your contact information in front of your patients or clients all year round. Your contact information will always be visible and top of mind. magnetic business cards are a great addition to business thank you cards, business greeting cards, reusable tote bags, or hand them out to visitors of your practice or business. Magnetic business cards combine the contact information of a business card with the longevity of magnets.

Business Promotional Calendars are a practical gift that will last all year long! Available with or without envelopes, they can be personalized with your name, address and phone number on the front of the design. The standard back of every Business Promotional Calendar features a schedule of 2010 holidays and a complete 2011 calendar. Or, you can customize it with your own message!

Include a Business Promotional Calendar in a Reusable Tote Bag as a giveaway to every patient or client that leaves your office or simply mail them as a continuing reminder of your appreciation.

Our 2010 Bookmark Calendars are a daily reminder of your commitment to your patients and clients. With a curved notch to keep it in place, these Bookmark Calendars can have long-lasting value.

Bookmark Calendars are available in a wide variety of designs and can be personalized with your practice or business information. Include them as giveaways in Plastic Supply Bags or mail them with your Business Greeting Cards as an additional token of your appreciation.