Med Spa Marketing Group Chat

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Med Spa Marketing Group Chat is your insider's guide to the ever-evolving world of medical spa marketing. Join us as we dive deep into the strategies, tactics, and trends that can help your medical spa thrive in today's competitive landscape. Our experienced hosts—the marketing team behind Alpha Aesthetics Partners—share their insights, case studies, and real-world experiences, providing you with valuable tips and actionable advice to elevate your med spa's marketing game. Whether you're a seasoned industry professional or just starting in the field, this podcast is your go-to resource for staying ahead in the dynamic world of med spa marketing. Tune in, subscribe, and get ready to take your med spa's marketing efforts to the next level!

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October 20, 202611 min

088: The Smartest Way to Spend a $5K Marketing Budget

You have $5,000 to grow your med spa. Where should it actually go? Kevin and Mitch challenge the instinct to immediately throw that money into ads, billboards, or whatever marketing tactic feels newest. Mitch starts with the patients already sitting inside the business: the highest spenders, people who booked but never showed, referral opportunities, SMS opt-ins, and the systems needed to reach those groups again. Before chasing more leads, there may already be revenue hiding inside the list you own. Kevin takes a different route and puts his money into content, but not one flashy video hoping to go viral. He makes the case for building a repeatable content system around patient stories, provider stories, and brand content that can support organic marketing, paid campaigns, referrals, and everything else the practice is doing. From there, the question becomes less about finding the "best" marketing channel and more about understanding your own market. What are competitors already spending on? Where is the opportunity less crowded? And most importantly, can you actually track whether that $5,000 came back? The goal is not simply to spend a marketing budget. It is to build the foundation that makes the next $5,000 easier to invest. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gJ7kZqyWnFo FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

October 6, 202618 min

087: Why Better Landing Pages Create Better Leads

A click is not the win. A cheap lead is not necessarily the win either. The real question is what happens between someone seeing your ad and actually booking an appointment. Kevin and Mitch break down why the landing page may be one of the most important pieces of a med spa marketing funnel. The right page builds trust, answers questions, qualifies the patient, and gives them enough information to confidently take the next step. The wrong one creates friction in all the wrong places or sends curious traffic straight into a form before they are ready. From healthy versus unhealthy friction to matching your ad message, choosing what belongs above the fold, using video and before-and-afters, and keeping every path focused on conversion, Kevin and Mitch map out what a strong landing page should actually accomplish. Because the goal is not simply collecting more leads. It is creating better opportunities to book. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/R_djfQ9TCFU FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

September 22, 202617 min

086: Unbooked Leads Are Still Leads

What happens to the leads that do not book right away? Kevin, Mitch, and Rebekah pick up from the previous MSM release on landing pages and move into the next part of the funnel: the people who showed interest, clicked through, asked a question, filled out a form, or started the process, but never made it onto the schedule. The biggest mistake is treating those leads like they are dead. Many of them are not uninterested. They may be waiting on timing, money, trust, education, or a better reason to say yes. That means the follow-up cannot be random. It needs structure, speed, context, and a real plan. From CRM replies and price objections to phone calls, text follow-ups, lead segmentation, and nurture strategy, this one is about turning "not yet" into future revenue. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0tnsU6U9LzY FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

September 8, 202611 min

085: The Ad Is Only the Beginning

A Botox ad can get someone through the door. What happens next determines whether that patient becomes a loyal client, a one-time discount visitor, or someone who tells ten friends about the clinic. Kevin, Mitch, and Rebekah break down the consult room as one of the most important parts of the marketing funnel. Marketing does not stop when the ad gets clicked or the appointment gets booked. It keeps going through the patient experience, the provider's attitude, the mirror moment, the questions asked in the room, and the way the patient feels when they leave. Rebekah shares why providers should stop assuming discount leads are low-value leads, why every patient deserves the full experience, and how a simple Botox offer can become the beginning of a bigger treatment journey. Mitch and Kevin connect that back to campaign strategy, messaging, lifetime value, rebooking, and the need for better feedback between marketing and the clinic. The biggest reminder: the ad makes the promise, but the consult room has to fulfill it. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/mYAgnhLSL8Q FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

August 25, 202617 min

084: When Everyone Sells the Same Services

Kevin, Andrea, and Mitch talk about founder stories, provider stories, patient stories, and how those personal narratives can become a real differentiator in med spa marketing. Most practices are marketing many of the same services, so the story behind the brand often becomes what makes the work feel personal, memorable, and trustworthy. They explore the value of provider-based marketing, from stronger provider pages to video content, before-and-afters, personality-driven storytelling, and campaigns that help patients feel a sense of connection before they ever walk through the door. The conversation also gets into the risks of making one founder or provider the entire center of the brand. Key person risk, provider retention, paid ad strategy, team culture, and patient storytelling all matter. The strongest approach is not choosing between founder, provider, or patient stories. It is building a marketing engine where all of those stories work together. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/IbDwBjHVdzg FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

August 11, 202624 min

083: Preference Is Not a Strategy

Kevin, Andrea, and Mitch talk through the balance between standardization and brand individuality inside a growing med spa platform. Alpha is a house of brands, not a branded house, which means the systems underneath the work can be shared while the patient-facing brand still needs to feel local, personal, and distinct. They break down what should be standardized, including infrastructure, processes, reporting, data architecture, CRM workflows, and operational systems. But they also explain why brand voice, visual identity, patient touchpoints, website experience, and local market strategy cannot simply be copied and pasted across every practice. The conversation also gets into testing, iteration, partner collaboration, and why the best ideas do not always come from the top down. A strong shared system creates leverage, but the real power comes from using data, local insight, and creative testing to decide what should stay unique and what should become standard across the portfolio. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/rxMHATC3WSA FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

July 28, 202626 min

082: Is Your CRM Working?

Kevin, Andrea, and Mitch break down what a CRM actually does for a med spa, why it matters, and where practices often misunderstand the tool. A CRM is more than a database. It manages the patient journey from awareness to lead capture, booking, visit, retention, and referral, while helping teams understand where their marketing dollars are really working. They explain why a CRM can feel like a chore or even like "Big Brother" if the team does not understand how their daily inputs connect to the bigger picture. But when the system is set up correctly and used consistently, it becomes a way to track attribution, measure return on ad spend, improve follow-up, protect the patient journey, and create better collaboration between marketing and operations. The conversation also covers automation, missed call text-back workflows, lapsed patient campaigns, offer attribution, CRM-to-EMR integration, and why technology still needs human ownership to be effective. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/kuP9eavbizk FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

July 21, 202624 min

081: Refined at Blossom - Two Practices Become One

Blossom Medical and Refined Aesthetics were already connected through mentorship, shared values, and years of professional trust. The rebrand simply gave that relationship a clearer shape. Kevin and Lauren unpack how the two practices came together without making the transition feel one-sided. Every decision, from the refreshed identity to the patient brochure, signage, interiors, and service materials, was designed to reflect both practices and give patients confidence in what was changing. The name may look different, but the people, care, and relationships remain at the center. This is the story of a partnership built with intention, where Blossom Medical helped influence the next chapter of Refined Aesthetics, and Refined created room for Blossom's history, character, and community to remain part of the brand. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies https://www.refinedaesthetics.net/ https://blossomaesthetic.com/ LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

July 14, 202617 min

080: Where Marketing and Operations Have to Meet

Most med spas pour their budget into finding new patients. But about 90% of revenue comes from the patients they already have, which makes retention the real growth engine. In this Med Spa Marketing Group Chat and Operation Med Spa crossover, the hosts sit down with Bek to talk about how to keep patients loyal and spending. They get into Jay Abraham's three ways to grow a business, a win-back campaign that brought in close to a quarter-million dollars in just a couple of months, and how list segmentation reaches patients before they lapse. Bek shares her take on "immersion," or building an experience patients don't want to leave. The group also makes the case that marketing is bigger than paid ads, and that a single in-person gift certificate counts too. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/hm33lS_hgTA LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/

July 3, 202619 min

079: Rebranding Refined Aesthetics: Behind the Scenes with the Alpha Team

Kevin and Julia break down the creative strategy behind the Refined Aesthetics rebrand, starting with one deceptively simple question: what does "refined" actually mean? Rather than treating the word as a generic aesthetic label, they explore how refinement became a guiding principle for the entire brand, from the logo and color palette to the website, photography, typography, and written story. The conversation unpacks the difference between looking old and honoring history, why restraint can make a brand feel more elevated, and how intentional choices create a stronger patient experience. Kevin shares how the team reduced visual noise, embraced negative space, leaned into a more literary feel, and built a digital presence that reflects the care and intention patients experience inside the practice. This rebrand is not just about a new look. It is about telling the story of Refined Aesthetics in a way that feels honest, elegant, modern, and deeply connected to the larger Alpha partnership story still unfolding. RESOURCES: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/goodies https://www.refinedaesthetics.net/ LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE ALPHA COMMUNITY: https://www.partnerwithalpha.com/ FOLLOW ALPHA AESTHETICS PARTNERS: https://www.instagram.com/partnerwithalpha/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpha-aesthetics-partners/