How to attract high value patients who are ready to book now

Natalie Sawford Smith

Written by Natalie Sawford Smith

Category: Marketing strategy and tactics Sector: Healthcare

Getting enquiries isn’t hard. Getting the right ones – from patients who are ready to book now – is where the challenge lies.

“Private healthcare marketing has never been trickier,” says Faye Thomassen, Head of Marketing at Mediahawk. “Patients are doing hours of research before they make a decision. If you don’t understand what drives that intent, you’ll end up wasting budget on the wrong audience.”

That’s exactly what our new eBook, Attract, convert, and retain high value patients, is designed to help you solve. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find inside.

Attract high-intent patients

Some people are browsing for ‘someday’. Others are ready to book today. Discover how to tell the difference – and how to target your campaigns so you’re reaching people who are actively looking for treatment now.

You’ll learn:

  • What high-intent behaviour really looks like
  • How to keep future prospects in your orbit without losing focus on immediate conversions
  • Why it’s a mistake to chase enquiry volume over enquiry quality

Know the journey

If you don’t know how patients find and choose you, you can’t attract more of the right ones.

We’ll walk you through how to use call tracking, marketing attribution, Speech Analytics, and User Journey tracking to uncover:

  • The channels that actually drive booked appointments
  • The patterns that separate quick converters from slow decision-makers
  • How to join the dots between online and offline journeys for a complete view
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Attract, convert, and retain high value patients

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Get patients’ attention

Once you know where high-value patients come from, the next step is catching their attention at the right time.

You’ll see how to:

  • Use marketing attribution data to see which campaigns and keywords deliver real results
  • Track offline calls alongside digital activity for the full picture
  • Spot where potential patients drop off, and how to bring them back

Use PPC to target high-intent patients

Want your paid ads to bring in better-quality leads? There’s a full use case showing how to build custom audiences in GA4 and Google Ads to reach people showing strong buying signals – like repeat visits to your procedure pages or pricing information.

You’ll see how clinics are:

  • Feeding real conversion data into GA4 for smarter targeting
  • Creating lookalike audiences based on booked appointments
  • Retargeting visitors with messaging that converts interest into action

The takeaway

“Attracting high-intent patients isn’t about luck,” says Faye. “It’s about using data to focus on what actually brings people through your doors.”

The guide goes beyond theory. It includes practical steps, data examples, and campaign tactics you can put into action right away.

Attract, convert, retain high-value patients ebook.
Attract high value patients who are ready to book now

Download ‘Attract, convert, and retain high value patients’ for the full guide to identifying intent, refining your marketing spend, and boosting your ROI.

Natalie Sawford Smith

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Natalie Sawford Smith

Client Success Manager

Natalie is the driving force behind our Client Excellence Programme. With a strong background looking after customers, Natalie ensures our clients are getting the most out of Mediahawk to understand their customer journey, improve ROI, and make every marketing pound count.

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