Opticians and Social Media: 3 Tips for Opticians on Social Media.

Opticians and Social Media in 3 Easy Steps:

When I think of all the things an optical practice can do to keep patients, the list is endless.

Top tips for keeping the patient are delivering a first-class service that mirrors what the patIent wants. The top tip for getting new patients is the word of mouth of a happy person. However, there’s just one problem with that. It’s slow.

“When it comes to building lasting relationships in an optical practice, the possibilities are endless!

The key to keeping your patients? Deliver a service that truly resonates with their needs. Happy patients are your best advocates—there’s nothing like a glowing recommendation! But, we all know that word of mouth can take time to spread.

Want to see your Optical Practice thrive? Follow these tips to create a seamless experience for your patients, and watch your practice flourish!

Follow the tips to get your Optical Practice running perfectly, and watch as it grows:

Tip 1. Get more Google reviews

Which practice is your new patient going to pick try a tap and trust card

The opticians with 5 reviews or the opticians with 50+ Google reviews?

For every year you are open, you should have 10 reviews.

Is that you? Or do you need to catch up? Patients Feedback Matters

Tip 2. Have an up-to-date website

This should include new frames, opening times, a blog, and the ability to book an appointment.

Keep your blog full of engaging content and great information.

Tip 3. Keep consistent with social media

Make sure the platforms you have build trust, are engaging and informative

Facebook, Instagram, Google My Business, YouTube.

No time to do this?

That’s okay, outsource to a social media company that knows optics!

Looking for the Best Social Media Company for Opticians?”

Your eyewear business deserves a social media partner that understands the industry, your audience, and the importance of clear vision—both online and off. The right social media company for opticians will:

Boost Your Brand Visibility: Stand out in a competitive market with engaging and eye-catching content tailored to your practice.

Attract New Clients: From frames to eye exams, showcase your expertise with campaigns that drive foot traffic and online appointments.

Deliver Results: Grow your followers, increase engagement, and track your success with transparent performance reports.

Understand Your Industry: With specialised experience in optometry, they’ll know how to highlight your unique offerings, whether it’s cutting-edge lenses, stylish frames, or advanced eye care technology.

Whether you’re an independent optician or part of a larger group, partnering with experts in social media marketing for opticians ensures your practice is seen, trusted, and remembered.

Ready to take your social media game to the next level? Comment below or send us a message to find out more!

Browsing through your Social Media pages, looking at reviews. Taking note of who is on the first page of Google and passing judgment before they have even taken a step inside the practice.

For every one person that enters your store, there are plenty who decided to visit a rival because they have a better Social Media presence.

Many Opticians have the basic set up – Facebook, Twitter, and the rare one with an Instagram account – but are they really utilizing it?

Done properly, you can increase the chances of introducing a practice to a wider demographic.

For example, if an optician in Stamford hill is utilizing social media properly, they can get their practice noticed across the whole of North London.

If you don’t have a Social Media strategy in place, it is likely that you won’t use it as much. You get busy with practice work and Social Media can begin to seem like a chore or at worst, a waste of time.

However, COVID or not, Social Media needs to become an optical staple like buying new frames, keeping on top of lens advancements or maintaining your C.E.T points.

What is Engaging Content?

A lot of Opticians are only posting maybe once or twice a month. For many of them, Social Media is still a tool they feel doesn’t apply to them or is maybe for the younger demographic alone. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Social media is a place where they can market their practice, a place where the world is your oyster. You can’t expect to post once a month and come back for the next month with 2,000 new likes and the phone ringing off the hook. You have to be posting engaging content consistently.

Having your audience talking and sharing your posts is the goal. The average Facebook user has 338 friends, so when a user shares one of your posts, everyone who is on their Friends List sees that post. It’s not only getting your posts seen by more people, but the user is recommending your page by sharing your content with their friends and family. When doing a collection of spectacles or an adjustment if you know the patient well, why not ask for a testimonial? Opticians and Social Media is easy if you have time, if not – call Loving Social Media for no obligation.

Over the past few years, Facebook Video has started to blow up. It’s now become the best type of post for pages on Facebook, and you can reach more of your audience with videos. There are other great platforms for you to use such as YouTube, Vine, Instagram and there’s also the rise in live-streaming with Periscope & Meerkat taking off in 2015. Using video is such a great option for your brand, you can show your followers behind the scenes of what goes on at your practice, testimonials from customers or showcase a new selection of frames, there’s a lot you can do that’ll create engagement. Info video really shows you as an expert. Especially true when it comes to progressives or complex lenses.

Spread The Word

If you’re providing outstanding service and making your patients feel happy, your customers are going to let people know about this. They’ll be on Facebook, Twitter, Yelp and Google leaving you 5* reviews. They’re telling all of their friends how great of a service they had to all of their friends and have just become your biggest advocate.

Having a personal endorsement is your single best marketing tool. If one of your friends/family members were praising a restaurant over and over again, why wouldn’t you try there? You trust them, and validate their opinion. When a customer is bragging to their friends over social, it’s even better. You’ve got to take notice of these customers who are constantly liking and sharing your stuff, make them feel noticed and that you appreciate their support. It shows that you care about the customer, and they feel valued that you are even responding to them.

You need to keep a tab of these recurring advocates, and offer them incentives. If you’re doing all of this and keeping your customer happy, they’ll stick with you. Dominos did something similar to this with their customers in 2012. For every user that tweeted with the hashtag ‘let’s do lunch’ between 9 am-11 am, they would knock off £0.01p off a large pepperoni pizza, but only for those who follow them on Facebook or Twitter. It was a great campaign, and got the Dominos brand more attention. Their customers were rewarded for being fans of them, and the consumer appreciated the company rewarding.

Create a competition to encourage people to like, share and comment on a post for a chance to win something. Not only will all of your customers be keen to enter, but their friends on Facebook will see the post and automatically enter. All that’s in it for them is just liking something and maybe winning a prize. For you, you’ve now got a direct link to push your practice directly to potential new clients.

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