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Digital Marketing Agency for Healthcare Providers
IMPROVING VISIBILITY, TRUST & COMMUNITY REPUTATION
DRIVING ETHICAL, COMPLIANT AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALISTS FOR PERSON-BASED & VETERINARY HEALTHCARE
At boxChilli, we help healthcare providers build trust, strengthen reputation and attract the right patients, residents and pet owners in a safe and compliant way. We work with person-based providers such as dentists, care homes, optical practices and specialist clinics, as well as veterinary practices that support families with essential and emergency care. Our in-house team of over 30 specialists across SEO, paid media, website development and social media create digital journeys that feel reassuring, clear and clinically responsible.
We understand the pressures healthcare teams face, from capacity challenges and workforce gaps to compliance requirements and the emotional weight carried by patients, families and pet owners. Since 2006, we have gained deep experience across regulated clinical environments and ensure that every campaign, website and message supports professional standards and protects your team.
The approach we take focuses on providing reassurance, presenting clear information and driving growth in an ethical manner so that you attract the right enquiries, improve booking confidence and build long-term relationships across your community.
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EXPERIENCE WORKING ACROSS A RANGE OF REGULATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
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DRIVE QUALIFIED ENQUIRIES WHILE SUPPORTING SAFE, ETHICAL & COMPLIANT GROWTH
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IN-HOUSE TEAM THAT UNDERSTANDS SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION & HEALTHCARE REGULATION
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CONNECTING SEARCH, SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD TRUST
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READY TO GROW ENQUIRIES RESPONSIBLY & BUILD TRUST IN YOUR HEALTHCARE BRAND?
THE HEALTHCARE DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY THAT GETS IT
WE'RE A GREAT FIT IF YOU...
Need to grow enquiries and revenue but must ensure every message meets regulatory, clinical and ethical standards.
Feel your website and digital channels don’t reflect your care quality, clinical standards or patient experience.
Have worked with agencies who didn’t understand regulation, safeguarding, clinical oversight or compliant claims.
See local competitors outranking you online despite your stronger reviews, outcomes or community reputation.
Want to differentiate your practice, clinic or care service in a crowded local market without relying on discounts or risky promises.
Value honest communication, commercial awareness and a partner who works sensitively and seamlessly with your teams.
LAUNCHING A BRAND-NEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL FROM THE GROUND UP
HOW WE CREATED A FULL BRAND, DIGITAL PRESENCE AND WEBSITE FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE VETS
Ahead of their January 2025 launch, The Lighthouse Vets partnered with boxChilli to build their business from the very beginning. From brand identity and visual assets to a mobile-first website and integrated SEO strategy, we helped shape every touchpoint of this new veterinary A&E service.
The result is a cohesive and trusted presence, online and offline. With a clear identity, seamless user experience and scalable digital foundations, The Lighthouse Vets now serve pet owners and veterinary practices across the South Coast with confidence and care.
- COMPLETE BRAND DESIGN & GUIDELINES
- WEBSITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT & SEO
- FULL ROLLOUT ACROSS MARKETING MATERIALS
GET A FREE TECHNICAL AUDIT OF YOUR WEBSITE
INCREASE LOCAL DEMAND & WIN MORE ENQUIRIES
INTEGRATED DIGITAL MARKETING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Everything we do is designed to help healthcare providers show up clearly, build trust locally and bring in more of the right enquiries. From improving how people find you online to making booking and contact journeys feel easier, every strategy is built around what matters to your patients, clients, residents and communities.
With strategy, content, UX and delivery all under one roof, our South Coast team helps you create a digital presence that feels reliable, simple to use and true to your standards of care. Whether you want to grow private treatments, increase care home occupancy, boost optical sales or strengthen your veterinary client base, we help you stand out in competitive areas and turn interest into real enquiries.
WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
When patients or pet owners want help, hesitation often starts with unclear websites, missing information or confusing journeys. That slows enquiries, reduces bookings and increases the pressure on your front-of-house team. We design and develop fast, intuitive healthcare websites that remove these barriers by improving appointment and enquiry pathways, integrating with booking or practice management systems and presenting essential details like services, fees, clinicians, opening hours and insurance information with complete clarity.
This approach creates a website that supports the real pace and expectations of healthcare audiences. That includes clear routing for urgent queries, new patient onboarding, recall journeys, treatment information and care home admissions. We build flexible WordPress structures that allow your team to update content quickly while maintaining accuracy, regulatory alignment and a consistent experience for patients, families and pet owners. With strong mobile performance, reliable uptime and accessible design, your website becomes a trusted source of information that reduces friction, supports safe communication and strengthens confidence from the moment someone arrives.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION (SEO)
A strong search presence is essential in healthcare, where most journeys start locally and trust is shaped long before someone even contacts you. We create SEO strategies that connect your services, clinicians, reputation and availability with people actively searching for providers in their area. Our work focuses on local visibility, accurate service information, structured content and clear clinical or care-related guidance that aligns with how patients, families and pet owners make decisions.
We go beyond keywords by building content that actually supports the full decision-making journey. That includes treatment explanations, clinician profiles, pricing guidance, accessibility details, facility information, FAQs, reviews integration, insurance routes and new patient onboarding steps. Whether you want to grow private treatments, increase care home occupancy, strengthen dental or optical demand or improve visibility for veterinary services, we ensure you are discovered early in the journey and chosen with confidence thanks to clear, accurate and compliant content.
PAID MEDIA ADVERTISING
Paid media advertising gives healthcare providers the control and speed needed to increase high-quality enquiries across multiple service lines. We plan and manage PPC and paid social campaigns designed to grow private patient demand, increase new client registrations for vets, support treatment-based campaigns, strengthen local visibility and reach families researching care options. Our approach blends compliant messaging, clear value communication, first-party data and platform signals to create campaigns that are predictable, measurable and commercially effective from launch.
Our paid media strategies are shaped around real healthcare demand patterns, including appointment availability, lead quality, local competition, seasonal pressures and service mix. We segment by distance, clinical need, intent level, funding routes and device behaviour so the right message reaches the right person at the right moment. Through accurate tracking, structured enquiry pathways and ongoing optimisation, we build campaigns across platforms like Google and Microsoft that support growth without overwhelming your team, reduce cost per enquiry and improve conversion throughout the entire booking or admissions journey.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
In healthcare, social media plays a central role in building trust, strengthening reputation and keeping audiences informed. We create social strategies that highlight your clinicians or care teams, showcase facilities, support recruitment needs, share educational content and present your organisation as a reliable and reassuring provider. Every channel is shaped to deliver clarity, consistency and real value to patients, families and pet owners, all whilst remaining sensitive and aware of our content’s impact.
Our plans blend educational posts, behind-the-scenes content, team stories, updates, service spotlights, community engagement and paid amplification. We help you nurture early interest, support treatment decisions, increase review activity and handle frequent updates with ease. From promoting seasonal services and clinic availability to showcasing care home events or veterinary success stories, we ensure your content strengthens trust, builds long-term connection and supports measurable enquiry growth.
ADDITIONAL DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES
We provide additional services that help healthcare providers maintain a cohesive, trusted and commercially aligned presence across every touchpoint. Our capabilities include brand identity, creative design, print materials, photography and website support, ensuring your marketing remains accurate, compliant and easy for audiences to understand.
Whether you need clinician photography, facility tours, treatment leaflets, care home brochures, review generation support, documentation updates or ongoing website maintenance, we deliver everything through a coordinated in-house team. Our work strengthens consistency, improves clarity for patients and families, reduces pressure on front-of-house staff and helps you present a professional, reliable and reassuring presence across digital and physical environments.
WE'RE NOT JUST ANOTHER DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY
IGNITING ENQUIRY GROWTH FOR MODERN HEALTHCARE BRANDS
With deep experience across person-based and animal-based healthcare, we understand what it takes to grow visibility, attract stronger enquiries and support long-term patient and client relationships without compromising clinical standards. From clinics and dental groups to care homes and veterinary practices, we help regulated healthcare providers build trust, reduce friction in digital journeys and create marketing strategies that feel clear, compliant and commercially focused.
REAL RESULTS THAT MATTER
We focus on outcomes that genuinely improve performance, whether that means increasing qualified enquiries, improving booking efficiency or reducing the pressure on your front-of-house teams. Every strategy is guided by data and shaped by insight, helping your marketing work harder, stay consistent and deliver stronger long-term value.
CLEAR AND CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION
Strong partnerships grow when communication stays open and straightforward, which is why you’ll always know how your activity is performing, why it’s working and what comes next. You receive transparent reporting and clear recommendations that keep your strategy moving forward while giving you complete clarity and confidence in the process.
JOINED-UP MARKETING, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
Our in-house team brings website development, SEO, paid media and social campaigns together into one joined-up approach that removes friction for patients and keeps your marketing aligned. Each channel supports the next, creating smoother pathways from search to enquiry and giving your organisation a cohesive presence that builds trust and supports steady commercial growth.
ADAPTING AS THE INDUSTRY EVOLVES
Healthcare changes quickly as patient expectations shift, digital habits evolve and local competition increases. We track these movements closely and refine your strategy throughout the year, ensuring your brand stays relevant, visible and easy to choose. From appointment trends to seasonal demand, your marketing adapts at the same pace your community does.
A PARTNERSHIP THAT FEELS PERSONAL
Every healthcare provider has its own mix of services, pressures and ambitions, so we take the time to understand what makes your organisation unique and where you want to go next. Acting as an extension of your team, we combine industry understanding with tailored digital strategy to support growth that feels aligned, meaningful and achievable.
A TEAM THAT CARES ABOUT YOUR SUCCESS
We treat your goals with the same level of commitment you give your patients and clients. You’ll work with specialists who are proactive, commercially aware and genuinely invested in helping you move forward. With reliable support and clear communication at every stage, you gain a partner who helps you grow with clarity and confidence as your needs evolve.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Since 2006, we’ve worked with care homes, clinics, dental groups and veterinary practices, giving us a clear understanding of how enquiries, bookings and reputation influence performance across the sector. This experience helps us create marketing that supports day-to-day operations, aligns with patient expectations and strengthens long-term growth without adding pressure to your team.
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TRUSTED BY GLOBAL BRANDS THAT VALUE RESULTS
REAL REVIEWS, FROM REAL CLIENTS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q. Why does healthcare marketing need a more considered and specialist digital approach?
Healthcare audiences make decisions that feel personal, so they look for information that is clear, trustworthy and easy to understand. A specialist approach helps you communicate in a way that supports patients while still driving enquiries, bringing together digital strategy, compliance awareness and a practical view of how your services operate day-to-day. This creates a more confident journey for patients and a more predictable flow of demand for your team.
Q. How does SEO influence the quality and consistency of patient enquiries?
Strong SEO ensures your services appear for the searches that genuinely matter, from treatment-specific queries to local intent terms. As visibility grows, patients reach you earlier in their decision-making process and arrive with a clearer understanding of what you offer. This naturally increases the relevance of each enquiry and supports smoother booking conversations for reception and clinical teams.
Q. Which digital channels usually deliver the best commercial outcomes for healthcare providers?
Paid Search captures people who are ready to book, SEO builds long-term visibility and social channels help you strengthen reputation and familiarity within your community. When these channels work together, you create a joined-up presence that supports consistent enquiries and helps patients move through their journey with confidence.
Q. How can digital marketing help reduce pressure on front-of-house teams?
Clearer messaging, more focused targeting and improved onsite pathways reduce the number of unsuitable or incomplete enquiries. When people understand your services, pricing and process before they get in touch, your team receives enquiries that are easier to manage and more likely to convert, which creates a calmer and more efficient workflow.
Q. Why is local visibility so important for clinics, dental practices and veterinary providers?
Most patients look for providers close to home, so strong local visibility directly influences the number of enquiries you receive. Accurate listings, clear service pages and a steady flow of reviews help your organisation feel established and trustworthy in your area. This builds confidence, improves footfall and supports long-term growth in your local community.
Q. Who will be responsible for our account and ongoing performance?
You’ll have a dedicated Account Manager for each service area, giving you direct access to the specialists responsible for your results. Our SEO, paid media, social and web teams work closely together behind the scenes, coordinating strategy and sharing insight so your marketing stays aligned, consistent and focused on commercial growth.
Q. How often will we receive reports and strategic updates?
You’ll receive regular performance reporting alongside clear commentary, recommendations and next steps. The frequency is shaped around your internal needs, capacity planning and operational demands, ensuring you always have a clear view of progress and upcoming opportunities.
Q. Can you work alongside our in-house team or existing partners?
Yes. Many healthcare providers operate with established internal roles or preferred partners, and we adapt our workflow to support that structure. We work transparently, share insight, collaborate on content and align activity with your internal processes so everything moves in the same direction.
Q. Can your approach adjust around clinic capacity, staffing or seasonal demand?
Absolutely. Healthcare demand shifts throughout the year, and many clinics experience operational bottlenecks such as limited appointment slots, staff shortages or treatment-specific peaks. We adapt campaigns to support these realities, increasing activity when you need growth and easing pressure when capacity is tighter.
Q. How does boxChilli approach digital strategy for healthcare providers?
Every strategy begins with understanding your service model, clinical priorities and how patients move through your enquiry process. We analyse where demand is generated, how appointments are filled and where friction occurs, then design a digital framework that supports acquisition, education and retention. The result is a joined-up system built to improve efficiency, strengthen trust and deliver long-term growth.
Q. Which values guide your approach and client partnerships?
Everything we do is anchored in integrity, creativity and genuine client focus. Integrity means transparency and advice you can trust. Creativity brings your brand to life in a way that feels distinctive and grounded in real customer behaviour. And client focus ensures we act as an extension of your team, shaping strategy around your goals and supporting you with clarity, care and shared ambition.
Q. How do you stay ahead of changes in healthcare behaviour and digital trends?
We track shifts in patient search patterns, regulatory updates, treatment demand, platform changes and wider market behaviour. This insight helps us refine campaigns, strengthen compliance and keep your digital presence aligned with what people expect when searching for healthcare services.
Q. What makes boxChilli different from other agencies?
We combine deep sector understanding with true cross-channel delivery, giving you one strategic team rather than disconnected specialists. Every decision links creativity with commercial logic, and every channel works in harmony rather than isolation. That synergy results in stronger strategy, faster optimisation and a brand presence that grows meaningfully over time, supported by a partnership built on trust, clarity and shared success.
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