Medical practice marketing that fills the schedule.
Practice marketing gets sold as websites, logos, and social calendars. None of those fill a Tuesday afternoon. This is what does, in the order to do it.
1. Fix the reply before spending a dollar
Request an appointment from your own website at 9 PM. If a human does not reply until the next morning, every marketing dollar is buying patients for the practice that replied that night. A text reply within 60 seconds with the insurance answer and two times is the highest-return change available. Grade yourself on the speed to lead grader.
2. Own local search
A complete, maintained Google Business Profile with accurate hours, services, insurance accepted, photos, and a steady flow of reviews. Then search ads on the phrases that matter: "[specialty] near me," "accepting new patients," and insurance-specific searches. High intent, captured before directories resell it.
3. Reactivate the list you own
Recalls, lapsed patients, and unbooked inquiries, re-engaged by text with one-tap booking. Zero ad spend, and usually the fastest volume available. Templates on patient reactivation examples.
4. Then new patient campaigns
Meta campaigns to the service area with a plain offer (accepting new patients, in network, this-week availability), and condition-first campaigns for specialty lines. Inside health advertising rules: describe situations, never the viewer.
5. Protect what you booked
Reminder ladders with one-tap rescheduling and near-term availability. See how to reduce patient no-shows.
What to skip
- A website redesign before the booking flow works.
- Social content calendars with no funnel behind them.
- Lead vendors that sell the same patient to three practices.
- Brand awareness campaigns for a single-location practice.
What to measure
New patients seen per month by source, cost per completed first visit, reply time, and show rate. Not website traffic.
Straight answers
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How do I get more patient reviews?
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