Problems we solve · Weight loss & GLP-1 clinics · Irvine, California
How to market a weight loss clinic when everyone offers the same shot
People search this as: “how to market a weight loss clinic”, “weight loss clinic marketing”, “medical weight loss marketing ideas”, “glp-1 clinic marketing”.
Sound familiar?
A physician-run weight loss clinic in Costa Mesa added semaglutide last year. Its marketing content is a page that says 'Semaglutide $299/month', the same as the four other clinics within ten miles and the telehealth company on every podcast. A 46-year-old searching 'semaglutide near me' at 10pm wants to know what the first month is like, what the side effects are, and whether this clinic is any different. The page doesn't say.
The right people mostly never see the clinic. Half its ads get rejected for weight loss claims. The creator videos it bought promise results, so they can't run. Nothing makes the 10pm searcher curious about this clinic over the others. Booking means calling in the morning; the telehealth company had a button.
The patients who do start are thrilled through month three. Then a plateau, a side effect, a missed refill, and they're gone, and nobody checked in. Reviews go unasked. The doctor can't say which ad or page produced the patients who stayed six months. Every month starts with the same page and the same price. The program was never the problem. The pipeline was, because there wasn't one.
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Longevity clinic physician
Clinic · Orange County
The pain points
Where the pipeline is broken today.
- 01
The page says the medication and the price, like everyone else's. Nothing explains the first month or why you.
- 02
Ads rejected, creator videos unusable, so the right people never see you.
- 03
Nothing makes the 10pm searcher curious about this clinic specifically.
- 04
Booking is a phone call in the morning; the telehealth competitor had a button.
- 05
Month four: plateau, side effect, missed refill, gone. No check-in.
- 06
Reviews unasked, retention unknown.
- 07
Every month starts with the same page and the same price.
The solution: our marketing pipeline
The same seven-step pipeline, built for this problem.
Questions people search
Answered plainly.
- Can we advertise semaglutide on Google and Meta?
- Yes, within their rules. Compounded medication has extra restrictions and platform certification requirements that we check before anything runs. Content that shows a routine, not a promised result, gets approved.
- What claims can we make?
- Only what the evidence and your provider support, stated carefully. We write 'patients report' where that's the truth and avoid promised outcomes. Every page is reviewed before it ships.
- How do you keep patients on the program?
- Refill reminders, a side-effect check at week two, and a plateau note from the provider around month four. All automatic, in the provider's voice.
- We're mostly telehealth. Does this work?
- Yes. Online booking and follow-up are the whole point of telehealth, and the pages work the same.
- What does it cost?
- A flat monthly fee, ad budget separate and yours. One patient who stays six months pays for a month of the fee.
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