The Patient Journey from Curiosity to Consult: Where You Lose Them

Most patients are interested. Most never book. That is not a paradox. It is a leaky funnel. The leak is rarely where the practice thinks it is.

Here is the journey from the patient point of view, and where each of the four leaks usually shows up.

Leak one. Awareness without context

The patient knows the treatment exists. They saw the announcement. But they have no reason to believe it is for them, no clear next step, and no urgency. They move on. The fix is not more posts. It is a tighter announcement that names the treatment, the patient, the offer, and the deadline in a single coherent moment.

Leak two. Registration without urgency

The patient registered. They got the confirmation. The event is still ten days out. Life happens. Half of registrants will not show. The fix is a reminder rhythm that drips real value across the days between, plus a meaningful giveaway tied to attendance. Without urgency, the registration is just a polite gesture.

Leak three. The room without an offer

The patient is in the room. The provider is talking. The information is interesting. There is no clear special, no deadline, no way to take the next step inside the moment of peak interest. The patient leaves educated but uncommitted. The fix is an event special with a named deadline, announced in the room at a defined moment, with a frictionless path to book.

Leak four. Follow up without a rhythm

The patient left the room with interest. The practice waited two days, sent one text, got no reply, and stopped. The patient never came back. The fix is a named follow up owner, a tiered list within the first hour, and a multi touch rhythm across the first ten days. Speed and consistency, not volume.

Every patient who does not book had a moment when they almost did. The campaign decides whether you were there for it.

Where AIG plugs each leak

The announcement, the reminder rhythm, the event production, and the post event follow up are the four levers. We own all four when we work with a practice. The practice owns the giveaway, the offer, the provider time, and the speed of the post event response. Together, the funnel stops leaking.

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