Benner & Townsend Dentistry Team

team@bennerandtownsenddentistry.com
PAYLOC: BTD-GA · Winder, GA
Prepared by Your Growth Team
Kelly Caldwell, PGP
kcaldwell@sgadental.com
Briefing date: May 22, 2026

★ Verify Your Google Business Profile Details

We pulled these from your Google Business Profile on May 22, 2026. Priority #1 for every office is making sure these match what's on your website — if anything is off, submit a Marketing Request and we'll correct it within one business day.

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Practice Name (DBA)Benner & Townsend Dentistry
Address212 E Broad St,
Winder, GA 30680, USA
Phone(770) 867-3275
Websitebennerandtownsenddentistry.com
StatusOperational
GMB NameRecommended Update   Submitted "Benner & Townsend Dentistry" — recommended GMB name correction. Confirm with OM and submit a Marketing Request.

Hours on Google

Monday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Confirm hours match what's published on the website and any third-party directories.

You're 3 gates away from unlocking new patient growth.
Here's where you stand — and what gets us there together.

Top 3 Priorities — In Order

  1. Verify NAP and hours match between website and GBP — and confirm the recommended GMB name update Always step one · OM confirms · Submit Marketing Request for any changes
  2. Wire up the Neurality online scheduling CTA + embed on the website Vendor confirmed · OM confirms placement · Growth deploys the embed
  3. Restore PeerLogic Phones + Analytics to establish a call-conversion baseline Phones in progress · Analytics to follow · Unlocks Gate 3
Your full 7-step Growth Sequence appears in "What We Need From You" below.
GATE 1
Digital Storefront Visibility
Yellow
GATE 2
New Patient Access
Yellow
GATE 3
Lead Response & Call Conversion
Pending
GATE 4
Patient Experience & Reputation
Yellow
GATE 5
Growth Acceleration Strategy
Recommendation

Your Growth Team

Your Growth Team is your dedicated marketing and growth partner. We handle the work outside your four walls — your Google profile, website, social media, reviews, and tracking — so your team can stay focused on patients. Everything we do is in service of one goal: filling your schedule with the right new patients.

Your Practice Growth Partner
Kelly Caldwell
Practice Growth Partner · Your day-to-day contact for everything in this report.
kcaldwell@sgadental.com
Growth Leadership
Sarah Alofs · Chief Growth Officer
Account Team
Amy McNeill · VP of Field Marketing Dakota Milner · VP of Advanced Care
Your Direct Partners
Parks Pace · Regional Operations Director (ROD)ppace@sgadental.com
The Studio (Creative + Digital)
Mike Fetrow · SGA Creative Director, VP of The Studio Sharley Hamm · Director, Brand Korinne Cummings · Manager, Digital Brand Wyatt West · Web Manager Don Clark · Web Manager
One simple rule: all marketing requests go through the Marketing Request Form. This keeps nothing slipping through the cracks and gives every request a clear owner.

Why Your Digital Storefront Matters

Before a new patient ever walks through your door, they meet you online. They check your Google listing, read your reviews, click through to your website, and sometimes look at your Instagram. That's your digital storefront — and if it isn't dialed in, the patient never calls.

Our job is to make sure that storefront is open, accurate, trusted, and easy to act on. Your job is to make sure the experience inside the four walls matches what we're showing the world.

83%
of patients check a Google Business Profile before booking an appointment
38%
of dental patients prefer to self-book online
4.5★
is the threshold patients trust on Google

Why We're Holding This Bar Now

Benner & Townsend is a General Dentistry practice, and SGA's foundational General Dentistry growth model is built on hygiene-led patient acquisition, strong phone conversion, organic visibility, and reactivation. Before we invest in any demand-generation spend, we make sure the practice can convert and retain the patients it already has access to.

Strong access, accurate listings, dependable phones, and a five-star patient experience are the prerequisites. They are what turn marketing spend into booked, kept, and reactivated appointments — and they are what keep CPA in a healthy place over time.

Before paid media is layered on, these foundational Growth Gates should be successfully completed so the practice is operationally prepared to support sustainable, profitable growth.

The Gates to Unlocking New Patient Growth

Most dental practices do not need paid media dollars immediately. Before discussing Google Ads, Facebook campaigns, or accelerated growth investments, we focus on strengthening the operational and digital foundation that supports sustainable growth.

Marketing does not fix operational gaps — it exposes them. These Growth Gates help identify where friction exists in the patient journey so we can improve access, conversion, patient experience, and long-term growth performance before scaling demand.

The Five Gates to Practice Growth — Foundation through Scale: each gate must hold before the next opens
01 Digital Storefront Visibility Awareness Layer Yellow

Can patients find and trust your practice online?

Your digital storefront is often the first impression a patient has of your practice. Before growth can happen, patients must be able to easily find accurate information, trust your brand, and confidently take the next step.

Why It Matters

Patients often decide whether to contact a practice before ever making a phone call. Inconsistent information, outdated branding, poor mobile experience, or weak visibility can create immediate drop-off.

Outcome

A strong, trustworthy digital presence that improves visibility, patient confidence, and conversion opportunity.

Your Digital Storefront — At a Glance

Website Yellow 61.3 / 100

The website has solid location info and a respectable services build-out, but the biggest drag right now is mobile performance (Lighthouse 37/100) and the lack of a true scheduling CTA. Doctor/team trust and patient resources are the weakest content areas.

SectionWeightScore
Location Information10%86 / 100 Green
Services15%80 / 100 Green
Technical Health15%75 / 100 Yellow
Security / Compliance5%70 / 100 Yellow
Conversion & Contact25%55 / 100 Yellow
Mobile / UX5%50 / 100 Yellow
Patient Resources10%43 / 100 Red
Social Proof5%42 / 100 Red
Doctor / Team Trust10%33 / 100 Red

Top Critical Fixes (In Order)

  1. Lighthouse mobile performance 37/100 — LCP 18.2s, Speed Index 11s. Compress and lazy-load images, defer JS, enable CDN.
  2. Mobile viewport disables zoom — remove maximum-scale / user-scalable=0 for accessibility.
  3. Lighthouse accessibility 75/100 + best practices 73/100 — remediate flagged findings.
  4. No "Schedule Appointment" CTA tied to a real booking flow in the markup — add CTA wired to true online scheduling.
  5. No true online scheduling vendor detected on the site — implement LocalMed / NexHealth (Neurality stack).
  6. No emergency dental CTA or dedicated emergency page.
  7. Provider credentials (DDS/DMD) not listed on the team/bio page.
  8. Privacy Policy missing from footer.
  9. Homepage title >65 characters and meta description off — tighten both for SEO.
SGA is currently evaluating website rebuilds and your ROD and Practice Growth Partner will work closely to ensure your site is evaluated.
Google Business Profile Yellow 88 / 100 · Grade B

GBP is in good shape overall — NAP, categories, and review velocity are strong. The biggest item is a recommended GMB name update: the submitted name "Benner & Townsend Dentistry" should be confirmed as the live GMB name. Photos and description also need a small refresh.

Sub-CategoryScore
Name, Address, Phone (NAP)26 / 30 (missing photos sub-item, 0/2)
Category Selection20 / 20 (100%)
Description8 / 10 (missing 2-pt services/keywords sub-item)
Photos12 / 15 (80%)
Appointment LinkDeferred (manual review — Neurality in progress)
Review Velocity13 reviews / month Green (>10 threshold)

What's Next on GBP

  • Recommended GMB name update — submitted "Benner & Townsend Dentistry"; OM confirms and Growth submits the correction.
  • Description refresh — add the missing services/keywords sub-item (worth 2 pts).
  • Photos sub-item under NAP — add team/exterior/interior photos that meet the spec.
  • Add appointment link once Neurality online scheduling is live on the website (ties to Gate 2).
Social Media Yellow Facebook only · 165 followers · dormant

The practice has a Facebook page with a history of strong organic content, but it has been dormant since May 2021. There is no Instagram account, and SGA does not currently have admin access to the Facebook page. Page name uses a "Dr.'s" prefix that is inconsistent with the website brand.

Current State

  • Facebook: facebook.com/drsbennerandtownsend · 165 followers · last post May 2021 (dormant)
  • Instagram: not yet established
  • Access: SGA does not have Facebook admin access — required before any refresh or posting
  • Branding: page name "Dr.'s Benner & Townsend" is inconsistent with website brand "Benner & Townsend Dentistry"
  • History: strong organic content track record — opportunity to relaunch with the same authenticity

What's Next on Social

  • Request Facebook admin access (OM → Growth)
  • Create a dedicated Instagram account (Growth-led with Korinne)
  • Refresh Facebook profile image, cover image, page name, and bio to match website branding
  • Resume a regular posting cadence on both platforms once access is in place
  • Promote the scheduling link on both platforms once Gate 2 is unlocked
02 New Patient Access Access Layer Yellow

Can patients easily schedule and be seen quickly?

Today's patients expect convenience, flexibility, and fast access to care. Even strong marketing cannot overcome limited availability or scheduling friction. This gate focuses on reducing barriers between patient intent and appointment availability.

Marketing should not drive demand into a scheduling bottleneck.

Success Metrics

  • 3rd Next Available NP Appointment ≤ 7 Days
  • Online Scheduling Enabled
  • Clear scheduling pathways on Website and GBP

What We Review

  • NP appointment availability
  • Online scheduling accessibility
  • Phone response pathways
  • Emergency and same-day availability
  • Office hours and accessibility
  • Schedule optimization

Where Benner & Townsend Stands

  • NP availability ≤ 7 days: Yes Green
  • Online scheduling vendor: Neurality — In progress (vendor confirmed in gates tracker)
  • Scheduling CTA on website: Not yet deployed — needs CTA + embed
  • Contact form on website: Live Green
  • GHL: Not yet active Red
  • Gap: Scheduling vendor is wired up at the vendor level, but the website CTA and embed are not yet deployed — that's the unlock for this gate.
03 Lead Response & Call Conversion Conversion Layer Pending Data

Does the practice successfully convert demand into booked appointments?

Generating demand is only valuable if the office can consistently capture and convert incoming opportunities. This gate evaluates how effectively the practice responds to calls, forms, and patient inquiries.

Every missed call is a missed growth opportunity.

Success Metrics

  • Missed Calls < 18%
  • New Patient Call Conversion ≥ 45%
  • Fast response time to web leads and forms

What We Review

  • Missed call percentage
  • Call conversion performance
  • Speed-to-lead processes
  • Form response workflows
  • AI answering and after-hours coverage
  • Front office scripting and consistency
  • Tracking and reporting visibility

Where Benner & Townsend Stands

  • PeerLogic Phones: In progress — onboarding underway
  • PeerLogic Analytics: Not yet live Red
  • Missed calls < 18%: Not yet measured — needs PeerLogic baseline
  • Call conversion ≥ 45%: Not yet measured — needs PeerLogic baseline

Growth is enrolling Benner & Townsend in call analytics to establish baseline performance — once PeerLogic Phones and Analytics are live and we have 30 days of data, this gate will move from Pending to a measured status.

04 Patient Experience & Reputation Experience Layer Yellow

Does the patient experience create trust, loyalty, and referrals?

Long-term growth is fueled by patient experience. Practices that consistently deliver exceptional experiences generate stronger reviews, higher retention, and more referrals. This gate focuses on the patient journey after the appointment is scheduled.

The best growth strategy is creating an experience patients want to talk about.

Success Metrics

  • ≥ 10 Google Reviews per month
  • ≥ 4.5 Star Rating
  • Strong review recency and engagement
  • ≥ 50% of new patients from referrals

What We Review

  • Review volume and recency
  • Patient communication workflows
  • Reputation management
  • Referral growth opportunities
  • Brand consistency and trust signals
  • Overall patient experience alignment

Where Benner & Townsend Stands

  • ≥ 10 Google reviews / month: 13 reviews/month Green — strong organic velocity
  • Formal referral program live: No Red
  • ≥ 50% NP from referrals: Unknown — needs measurement once PeerLogic + new patient form tracking is live
  • Live on Swell: Not yet enrolled — opportunity to formalize the review workflow
  • Strong existing review velocity is the win — the gap is a formal referral program and a structured review-ask workflow at checkout.
05 Growth Acceleration Strategy Scale Layer Recommendation

Is the practice operationally ready for accelerated growth?

Not every practice needs paid media or additional demand generation immediately. Sustainable growth begins by identifying the true constraint within the business and aligning growth investments appropriately.

We invest intentionally, not reactively.

Our Strategic Recommendation for Benner & Townsend Dentistry

Benner & Townsend is a General Dentistry practice supporting a newer implant-capable associate. Production is currently constrained by reduced implant support and crown work, while hygiene access remains available. Our recommendation is to pursue a foundational GP growth strategy — hygiene-led patient acquisition, phone conversion improvement, reactivation campaigns, and internal implant case development through mentorship — rather than direct-to-consumer implant paid media.

Action priorities for the next 90 days:

  1. Restore PeerLogic Phones + Analytics for call visibility
  2. Foundational hygiene patient acquisition (organic + reactivation focus)
  3. Rebooking / reactivation workflow
  4. Single-implant case development through associate mentorship
  5. Evaluate foundational GP marketing — not DTC implant campaigns

Strategic Growth Areas Reviewed

  • Capacity and provider availability (hygiene-led)
  • Revenue opportunity and service mix
  • Hygiene, GP, reactivation, and single-implant growth potential
  • Referral and reactivation opportunities
  • SEO and organic visibility
  • Paid media readiness
  • Community outreach and partnerships
  • ROI alignment and budget planning

What We're Doing Now

  • Standing up PeerLogic Phones + Analytics for call visibility
  • Confirming the Neurality online scheduling embed for the website
  • Building local search visibility (organic SEO + GBP optimization)
  • Preparing the reactivation campaign workflow
  • Holding DTC paid media spend until Gates 1–4 are green

What We Need From You

The work outside your four walls is on us. The work inside is on you. Here's the short list — tagged by who's best positioned to take it on. Nothing here is busywork; every item moves at least one gate toward green.

What Growth Is Handling

  • GMB name correction submission and ongoing GBP optimization
  • Website mobile-performance fixes and conversion-path remediation
  • Neurality scheduling CTA + embed deployment on the website
  • PeerLogic Phones + Analytics enrollment and integration
  • Facebook refresh and Instagram launch with Korinne (after access)
  • Reactivation campaign workflow setup
  • SEO and organic visibility work

What We Need From You

  • Confirm NAP, hours, and the recommended GMB name correction
  • Confirm scheduling CTA placement on the website (Neurality)
  • Provide Facebook admin access so we can refresh the page and launch IG
  • Formalize the review-ask at checkout (Zappy cards + QR codes)
  • Supply updated team photos and 3–5 testimonials
  • Approve referral program launch in Q3
  • Front desk team completes L&D phone training once PeerLogic is live

Your Office Growth Sequence

This is the priority order we work every General Dentistry practice through. Items completed move out of view; items in progress stay visible until they're green.

Step Priority Status Gate
★ Verify NAP, hours, and the recommended GMB name update between website and GBP. Submit a Marketing Request to correct anything that's off. Not started Gate 1
1 Online scheduling is live on both website and GBP — Neurality vendor wired up, website CTA + embed deployed. In progress Gate 2
2 10+ Google reviews per month — already 13/month organically. Formalize with Zappy cards and QR codes; add review-asks to morning huddle. On pace · formalize Gate 4
3 Neurality is live — online scheduling and patient communication wired up. Live Gate 2, 3
4 Referral program is live — target 50%+ of new patients from referrals. Not started · launch Q3 Gate 4, 5
5 Partnering with Korinne to refresh Facebook and launch Instagram — Facebook admin access required first. Access needed Gate 1
6 Front desk team has completed phone skills training through L&D Team — sequenced after PeerLogic Phones goes live. In progress (PeerLogic onboarding) Gate 3
7 Evaluate in-house membership plan for uninsured patients — sequenced after foundational items land. Future Gate 1

Detailed Action Items

Priority Action Owner Why It Matters Gate
P1 Verify NAP and hours match between website and GBP. Confirm the recommended GMB name correction to "Benner & Townsend Dentistry" and submit a Marketing Request to correct. OM Always the first step. The GMB name mismatch hurts local rank and brand recognition; small inconsistencies erode trust. 1
P1 Confirm Neurality scheduling CTA placement on the website and approve the embed deployment. OMDoctor Vendor is wired up — site CTA + embed is the last step to unlock Gate 2. 2
P1 Provide Facebook admin access so the Studio can refresh the page (name, cover, profile image, bio) and resume regular posting. OM The page is dormant since May 2021 and we cannot touch it without access. Required before Gate 1 social moves to Green. 1
P1 Complete PeerLogic Phones onboarding and enable PeerLogic Analytics to capture missed-call and conversion baselines. OM Establishes the data foundation for Gate 3 and recovers missed-call revenue. 3
P2 Formalize the review-ask at checkout — deploy Zappy cards + QR codes throughout the office and add a review-ask to the daily morning huddle. Front DeskOM Already at 13 reviews/month; formalizing protects the streak and lifts review consistency. 4
P2 Launch in-office referral program — target 50%+ of new patients from referrals. DoctorOM Highest-ROI new patient source; supports the foundational GP growth recommendation in Gate 5. 4, 5
P2 Launch reactivation campaign workflow for hygiene-eligible patients. OM Foundational GP lever — reactivation is lower-CPA than new-patient acquisition. 5
P2 Partner with Korinne (Studio) on Instagram launch and Facebook refresh (after admin access). OM Lifts social presence from Yellow toward Green; expands reach to Winder/Barrow County audience. 1
P2 Single-implant case development through associate mentorship — internal pipeline, not paid media. DoctorROD Builds implant volume sustainably while the associate ramps; avoids premature DTC implant spend. 5
P2 Supply updated team photos and 3–5 patient testimonials. OM Lifts the website's Doctor/Team Trust score (33) and refreshes GBP photos. 1, 4
P2 Add provider credentials (DDS/DMD) to the team/bio page and add Privacy Policy to footer. OM Quick wins on Doctor/Team Trust and Security/Compliance scores. 1
P2 OM selects top 3 FAQ topics for service pages — PGP delivers the copy. OM Improves Patient Resources score (currently 43); reduces price/procedure call volume. 1
P3 Front desk team completes L&D phone skills training once PeerLogic baseline is captured. Front DeskROD Improves call conversion once Gate 3 baseline data is in hand. 3
P3 Add emergency dental CTA + dedicated emergency page to the website. OM Captures urgent-care intent and protects against losing emergency patients to competitors. 1, 2
P3 Tighten homepage title (currently >65 chars) and rewrite the meta description. OM Improves CTR from organic search; small SEO lever, big trust signal. 1
P3 Refresh GBP description to include the missing services/keywords sub-item (worth 2 pts). OM Moves GBP score from 88 toward Green; supports local SEO. 1
P3 Add GBP photos sub-item (currently 0/2 under NAP) — team, exterior, interior. OM Closes the NAP photo gap on GBP audit. 1
P3 Enroll in Swell to formalize the review-request workflow once the basics are in place. OM Adds automation to the review pipeline and supports Gate 4. 4

Owner badges: Doctor Office Manager ROD Front Desk

Behind the Scenes: Growth Team Work

Your Growth Team has work underway on Benner & Townsend right now. Here's a snapshot of where things stand — we'll handle the execution; just know that every box on this list is something you don't have to think about.

18
Tasks identified
14
Ready to execute
2
Awaiting your input
2
Pending approval

Investments Growth Is Making on Your Behalf

The Growth Team funds and manages the technology stack that powers your visibility, scheduling, call tracking, and patient communication. Below are the current monthly investments tied to Benner & Townsend Dentistry.

Investment Category Monthly
Foundational Growth Techstack
GHL ($5) · PeerLogic Phones ($80) · Pulse / YEXT ($45)
$130.00
Optional Web
Cookie Plugin ($15) · ADA Plugin ($49) · SEO ($170)
$234.00
Total Monthly Investment $364.00

Work Categories In Flight

Category Tasks Status
Studio Backlog — Website + Creative 14 Open
Field Manager — GBP Name + NAP Sync 2 Awaiting office input
Marketing Approval Queue 2 Pending sign-off

19 tasks identified.

Your 90-Day Roadmap

Here's the order we recommend tackling everything in. Top of the list = biggest impact on getting you closer to unlocking new patient growth. Reach out to Kelly if you want to reshuffle.

Days 0–30 — Foundation

  • NAP cleanup + recommended GMB name update submitted and live
  • Neurality scheduling CTA + embed deployed on the website (Gate 2)
  • Facebook admin access secured from the office
  • PeerLogic Phones onboarding complete
  • Privacy Policy added to footer; provider credentials added to team page

Days 31–60 — Visibility & Reactivation

  • Reactivation campaign launched for hygiene-eligible patients
  • Instagram account live; Facebook refreshed (name, cover, profile, bio)
  • Hygiene visibility push — organic SEO + GBP photo refresh
  • Mobile performance fixes deployed (image compression, JS deferral, CDN)
  • Zappy cards + QR codes deployed in the office to formalize the review ask

Days 61–90 — Conversion & Referrals

  • Referral program pilot launched
  • PeerLogic Analytics live; 30-day baseline captured for Gate 3
  • L&D phone conversion training rolling for the front desk
  • Single-implant case development plan in motion through associate mentorship
  • Quarterly readiness review with Kelly and Parks

Future Paid Media Consideration

  • DTC implant paid media is not the recommended near-term lever
  • Foundational GP marketing evaluated after Gates 1–4 are green
  • Quarterly readiness review with Kelly and Parks