Send me a message, I’d love to hear from you! In this episode of Straight Up With Steph, I sit down with Gary Bird, founder and CEO of SMC National, to talk all things marketing in dentistry. Gary shares eye-opening insights on where dental practices lose potential patients, how to track what’s actually working, and all about AI being used in marketing. We cover: The #1 marketing metric most practices ignore (and how it’s costing you new patients)Why 35% of dental calls go unanswered —...
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Send me a message, I’d love to hear from you! In this episode of Straight Up With Steph, I sit down with Gary Bird, founder and CEO of SMC National, to talk all things marketing in dentistry. Gary shares eye-opening insights on where dental practices lose potential patients, how to track what’s actually working, and all about AI being used in marketing. We cover: The #1 marketing metric most practices ignore (and how it’s costing you new patients)Why 35% of dental calls go unanswered —...
Ep 66: Social Media and the Brain: Doom Scrolling, Dopamine, and Digital Detox
Straight Up With Steph
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2 months ago
Ep 66: Social Media and the Brain: Doom Scrolling, Dopamine, and Digital Detox
Send me a message, I’d love to hear from you! Is social media shaping our brains more than we realize? In this episode of Straight Up With Steph, I sit down with Kent Howard—educator, researcher, and wellness speaker—to explore the science behind social media use, doom scrolling, attention spans, sleep disruption, and the impact on kids and adults alike. We talk about dopamine, FOMO, and how algorithms are literally rewiring how we think, focus, and even socialize. Most importantly, Ke...
Straight Up With Steph
Send me a message, I’d love to hear from you! In this episode of Straight Up With Steph, I sit down with Gary Bird, founder and CEO of SMC National, to talk all things marketing in dentistry. Gary shares eye-opening insights on where dental practices lose potential patients, how to track what’s actually working, and all about AI being used in marketing. We cover: The #1 marketing metric most practices ignore (and how it’s costing you new patients)Why 35% of dental calls go unanswered —...
