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PPC · for healthcare

Healthcare PPC that books appointments, not just clicks.

We pay your organization in front of high-intent searches and turn more ad clicks into qualified inquiries. Work with a healthcare PPC agency that has expertise in campaign strategy, landing page alignment, tracking, and optimization.

Engagement
Google Ads · Microsoft · Meta
Typical timeline
Month-to-month after 90 days
Investment from
$1,200/mo
// engagement spec FLAT-FEE
Account audit + plan
Wk 1–2
Build + launch
Wk 2–4
Optimization cadence
Weekly
Senior buyer dedicated
Always
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What healthcare PPC actually does

PPC services for healthcare organizations that need more patients.

Many healthcare PPC campaigns underperform due to issues such as a lack of focused target audiences, weak landing page alignment, insufficient use of negative keywords, attribution issues, and an absence of post-launch optimization. We solve these issues with a generic PPC advertising. Plus, our solid testing routine, and ad-creative experimenting, marks the most experienced.

Our healthcare PPC campaigns go beyond setting up ads. We use strategic decisions, targeted keyword selection, prioritized service lines, and a budget that supports your goals — landing page strategy, web design, reliable tracking methods, and continuous structure improvement of every quality and spending efficient PPC sequence, to keep adding new layers, and to take a regulatory approach.

See client outcomes

$22–$48 typical CPL

Cost-per-booked-inquiry range across active healthcare accounts. Specialty services trend higher.

Hyper-local targeting

Radius targeting tuned to your actual patient draw — usually 3–10 miles. National keyword strategies don't work in healthcare.

Senior buyers, not interns

Average buyer has spent $40M+ across categories. The agency is small for a reason — we won't dilute the team.

What's included

What's in a healthcare PPC retainer.

Five disciplines run as one program. Same buyer on your account in week one as in month twelve.

Strategy before spend.

We create a strategic, targeted PPC structure designed to put your healthcare practice in front of the right people at the right moment. We build a campaign matched to your service-lines, available offerings, advertising budget, and growth goals to maximize the most reasonable ad spend efficiency.

Phase duration
Weeks 1–2
Output
Written 30-page plan
// deliverables
  • Keyword research focused on services
    Patient-intent keywords mapped to service lines.
  • Match-type planning + Negative keyword strategy
    Negatives prevent waste from day one.
  • Match offers and Compelling ad copy
    Ad copy rooted in patient decision-making.
  • Budget allocation by prioritized service
    Spend goes where it returns.
  • Attribution Analysis based on Source/Term
    Multi-touch where it matters.

Build the foundation right.

We set up the foundation correctly the first time — campaign structure, conversion tracking, audience definitions, ad creative production, and landing page alignment. The first 30 days of a campaign live without proper setup are usually wasted spend.

Phase duration
Weeks 2–4
Conversions tracked
Server-side + offline
// deliverables
  • Campaign + ad group structure
    Granular structure aligned to service lines and intent stages.
  • Conversion tracking setup
    Pixel firing, server-side events, offline conversion imports.
  • Ad creative production
    RSA copy, display banners, ad extensions — written, not generated.
  • Landing page alignment
    Existing landing pages reviewed; new ones built when needed.

Copy that earns the click.

Generic healthcare ad copy is a tax on your budget. Our writers research your patients, your local competitors, and your actual practice positioning. Every ad maps to a buyer-stage problem — symptom-driven searches read differently from research-stage searches.

Output
20–40 ads/month
Creative format
Static · video · RSA
// deliverables
  • Ad copywriting
    RSA headlines, descriptions, ad extensions — written by senior healthcare writers.
  • Static + video creative
    Display banners, Meta static, short-form video for paid social.
  • Offer testing
    Offer architecture (free consult, $X off first visit) tested for CVR + economics.
  • Creative testing program
    Statistical creative testing — what wins, why, what to scale.

Smart bidding fed real signals.

Smart bidding only works if the conversion signals are real. We feed Google your booked appointments (not just form fills) and your call data through call tracking. The dashboard your team sees is the same dashboard we use to optimize.

Tracking model
Server-side + call tracking + offline
Update cadence
Real-time
// deliverables
  • Call tracking setup
    CallRail or similar. Calls attributed to keyword, ad, landing page.
  • Booking-system integration
    Booked appointments fed back to Google as conversions.
  • Server-side tracking
    GA4 server-side, Conversions API for Meta. Resilient to ad blockers.
  • Live ROAS dashboard
    Looker Studio. By campaign, by audience, by service.

Reported against pipeline, not vanity.

Open rates and click rates are vanity metrics. We report against patient pipeline progression — which campaigns produce booked inquiries, which audiences close, which service lines have the cheapest CPL.

Dashboard
Live · always-on
Strategy review
Monthly call
// deliverables
  • Live dashboard
    Looker Studio. Spend → inquiry → booked, by everything.
  • Weekly performance review
    Same dashboard, reviewed weekly with your account lead.
  • Monthly written report
    What moved, why, what to do next. Plain English.
  • Quarterly business review
    Half-day deep dive on program performance.
Our process

How we run a healthcare PPC program.

Same operating cadence on every account — auditable, time-boxed, dashboard-transparent.

STAGE 01 — AUDIT

Find the leaks.

Account audit, tracking audit, creative review, competitive positioning. Output: a written 90-day plan signed off before we spend.

Weeks 1–2
STAGE 02 — POSITION

Build the foundation.

Account restructure, tracking rebuild, creative production, landing pages built. Approved before launch.

Weeks 2–4
STAGE 03 — BUILD

Launch + iterate weekly.

Campaigns live by week 5. Weekly creative testing, weekly bid review, monthly strategy session.

Month 2+
STAGE 04 — SCALE

Compound the wins.

Once unit economics prove out, scale spend at controlled velocity.

Month 4+
Why teams pick us

Why healthcare leaders pick us over generalist PPC agencies.

Three reasons that come up in every reference call.

$22–$48
Typical CPL · booked inquiry

Healthcare-specific buyer.

We've spent millions on healthcare PPC across 120+ practices. Generalist agencies treat healthcare as 'local services' — wrong.

Vertical-native
Flat
Fee model · not % of spend

Aligned incentives.

We bill flat. We make the same whether you spend $2,500 or $50,000 — so we recommend the spend that actually works.

No spend conflict
30d
Cancel notice · always

No long-term lock-in.

After the 90-day initial term, we run month-to-month. 30 days notice. Retention is from delivery, not contracts.

Month-to-month
By the numbers

What rigorous healthcare PPC actually delivers.

Median CPL · booked inquiry
$32
Across active healthcare accounts in trailing 12 months. Specialty services trend higher.
Source: Internal benchmarks · 2025
Avg. CPL reduction Y1
-38%
Median cost-per-booked-inquiry reduction in first 12 months of a program.
Source: Aggregate accounts · 2025
Avg. spend efficiency unlocked
$0.30/$
Median wasted-spend reduction in first 90 days of an account audit + restructure.
Source: Audit findings · 2025
Transparent monthly pricing

Healthcare PPC pricing that fits your stage.

Four monthly retainers. Flat management fees — ad spend billed separately to your account. Most growing healthcare practices choose Growth at $799/mo with $1,500–$3,000 monthly ad spend. Minimum 90-day commitment for the data to settle.

01 — Launch
$399/mo

Single-channel campaigns for practices new to paid acquisition.

Best for
First-time paid advertisers
  • Google Ads management
  • 1–2 campaign types
  • Call tracking setup
  • Single landing page
  • Monthly performance review
  • $500–$1,500/mo ad spend
  • Meta & LinkedIn
  • Creative refresh
Start with Launch
03 — Scale
$1,499/mo

Full-funnel paid program for multi-location practices.

Best for
Multi-location groups
  • Everything in Growth
  • Multi-channel (Google + Meta + LinkedIn)
  • Per-location campaign structure
  • Custom landing-page system
  • Senior PPC strategist
  • Lifecycle automation
  • Custom Looker dashboards
  • $3,000–$10,000/mo ad spend
Start with Scale
04 — Enterprise
Custom

DSO and enterprise paid programs with dedicated team and SLA.

Best for
Enterprise & DSOs
  • Everything in Scale
  • Dedicated paid media pod
  • Quarterly executive reviews
  • Custom attribution modeling
  • SLA-backed response
  • Per-location P&L dashboards
  • Annual scope rebid
  • $10,000+/mo ad spend
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SMB-friendly
PPC pays back fastest, but we won’t take you on if the math doesn’t work. Below ~$500/mo ad spend the management fee eats the budget. If you’re smaller than that, we’ll point you at our SEO program or website work first — honestly. Growth ($799/mo) is where most healthcare practices see the strongest blended ROAS.
FAQ

Common questions about healthcare PPC.

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What types of healthcare PPC services will you provide?

Five disciplines: campaign strategy + targeting, account/campaign setup, ads copy + offer development, tracking + optimization, and reporting + growth. All run by senior buyers, billed flat-fee.

Is PPC a viable option for healthcare organizations?

Yes — for most healthcare organizations, PPC produces appointments faster than any other channel. The exception is heavily regulated specialties (some pharmaceutical or device-related work) where ad approval is restrictive. We'll know on the strategy call which applies to your practice.

Do you specialize in things like ad campaigns?

Yes — campaign-level work is the heart of what we do. Account structure, ad group design, keyword research, creative testing, bid management, and landing page alignment all run as one workflow.

Will you target your ad campaigns to healthcare consumers?

Yes — and we layer ICP signals on top of keyword targeting. Demographic, geographic, time-of-day, device, and audience signals (custom intent, in-market, customer match) are all available depending on what's allowed by Google Ads policy for your specialty.

How will you measure the success of healthcare PPC campaigns?

Booked inquiries — measured via call tracking, form attribution, and offline conversion imports back from your CRM. Vanity metrics (impressions, CTR, click count) are visible on the dashboard but they're not the optimization target.

How do you track conversions?

Server-side tracking via GA4 server containers, Conversions API for Meta, call tracking via CallRail or similar, and offline conversion imports from your CRM. Most healthcare accounts we audit have leaky tracking — we rebuild it within the first 30 days.

Will you optimize PPC campaigns for maximum returns on investment (ROI)?

Yes — that's the entire point of the engagement. Weekly bid optimization, monthly creative tests, quarterly account reviews. We measure ROI as cost-per-booked-inquiry and as marginal efficiency on the next dollar of spend.

Can you recommend budget allocation and bidding strategies for PPC campaigns?

Yes — and we'll model it on the strategy call. Most single-location healthcare practices need $2,500–$5,000/month minimum ad spend; multi-location practices and specialty services run higher. Below the minimum, smart bidding doesn't have enough conversion data.

Do you offer ad creative design services for PPC campaigns?

Yes — both static and motion creative produced in-house. Most clients have brand assets we adapt; some need original photography or video, which we can shoot or commission.

How will you handle A/B testing to improve PPC campaign performance?

Statistical A/B testing with proper sample-size calculations and significance thresholds. We don't call winners on small samples. Most ad groups run 3–5 active variants at any time, with new variants introduced weekly.

What's your process for adjusting PPC campaigns based on performance?

Weekly bid + budget review, bi-weekly creative review, monthly account-level optimization. The dashboard updates in real-time so we catch anomalies between scheduled reviews.

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Our prior PPC agency had us at $87 per booked inquiry and we couldn't tell if it was working. Redefine restructured the account in three weeks, built dedicated landing pages, and now we're at $32 per inquiry with double the booking volume. Same ad spend, three times the result.
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Benjamin Sänger
Presales Director · Mendix Health
★★★★★ Verified · Trustpilot
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