Healthcare performance marketing runs inside a compliance-heavy surface. Google Ads requires healthcare-advertiser verification for multiple categories. Meta's medical-ad policy is restrictive. NMC ad guidelines limit doctor-promotion language. ASCI mandates risk disclaimers on cosmetic and weight-loss categories. We run healthcare-verified Google Ads, compliance-reviewed Meta creative, and lead-flow discipline that respects DPDP patient data rules. The operational consequence is that campaign approval is a project rather than a formality, and accounts that treat it as an afterthought spend their first two months in rejection loops. It also constrains creative in ways clients often find frustrating: superlatives, before-and-after imagery in restricted categories and any implied assurance about results are unavailable regardless of how well they would perform, and we would rather set that boundary during onboarding than argue about it after a disapproval.
Healthcare Google Ads: condition/procedure high-intent queries, 'X near me' local-pack, Hospital Ads where applicable. Verification process 2-6 weeks. CPC range ₹20 - ₹300 by specialty. Meta: general awareness, diagnostic, dental, eye-care, pediatrics usable; weight loss, cosmetic, pharmaceutical restricted. Lead quality: depends on condition specificity - 'gastroenterology consultation Mumbai' yields higher-qualified leads than broad 'best hospital'. Two further realities govern account design. Healthcare demand is largely geographic, because a patient with a manageable condition chooses a clinic they can reach conveniently rather than the best-reviewed one across the city, so radius discipline usually matters more than budget size. And the enquiry is only the beginning of the journey: appointments booked and consultations actually attended are the meaningful measures, since no-show rates in Indian outpatient care are high enough that lead volume alone tells you very little about whether the spend worked. We report to attended consultations where the client's systems can supply that data.






































