7 months. Zero extra spend. 538% more bookings.

Sydney Dermal Lounge had the customers. They had the budget. What they didn't have was a digital strategy that worked. We fixed that.

Client Sydney Dermal Lounge
Campaign Period Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Channels Google Ads, Meta Ads, CRO, UI/UX
Industry Premium Dermal Clinic
538% More Confirmed Bookings
34% Lower Cost Per Lead
109% Increase in Form Submissions
43% Conversion Rate Improvement
$0 Additional Budget Required

The ads were running. The bookings weren't.

When Sydney Dermal Lounge came to us in July 2025, they were spending serious money on Google Ads with almost nothing to show for it. The previous agency had built a campaign that looked fine on the surface. Under the hood, it was bleeding budget.

$1,100+

Cost per booking

Every confirmed booking was costing over $1,100. For a premium clinic, that margin is simply not viable.
0.12%

Conversion rate

Barely 1 in 800 visitors was converting. Traffic was coming in. Money was going out. Bookings weren't happening.
12

Bookings from $13.5K spend

In June 2025, the previous agency generated just 12 confirmed bookings from $13,498 in ad spend.
High

Customer lifetime value at stake

Premium dermal treatments mean each lost booking isn't just one visit. It's a long-term client relationship walking out the door.

Spend more or work smarter. We chose smarter.

Throwing more budget at a broken funnel would have made the problem worse, not better. The strategy was simple: fix the funnel first, then let the spend do its job.

CRO-Led Growth

  • Improved user journeys and page flow
  • Stronger messaging clarity throughout
  • Clearer, more direct calls-to-action
  • Landing page design enhancements
  • Conversion-focused UI/UX updates

Google Ads Realignment

  • Focused on high-intent search traffic
  • Rebuilt campaign structure and targeting
  • Prioritised booking-driven keywords
  • Eliminated wasted impression share
  • Tightened audience signal quality

Meta Ads Full-Funnel

  • Prospecting campaigns for awareness
  • Bottom-of-funnel remarketing
  • Lead nurturing to reinforce trust
  • Creative aligned to premium positioning
  • Audience layering for lead quality

Month by month, the story got better.

The transformation happened in two distinct phases. First, paid media optimisation did the heavy lifting. Then CRO kicked in and accelerated everything.

June 2025 — Previous Agency (Baseline)
December 2025 — After Paid Media Optimisation
January 2026 — Post-CRO Launch
Metric Jun 2025 Dec 2025 Jan 2026
Phase Previous Agency Paid Media Optimised Post-CRO Launch
Ad Spend $13,498 $15,255 $15,800
Confirmed Bookings 12 52.5 76.5
Total Calls 76.14 82.84
Form Submissions 44.5 93
Jan vs Jun (Overall Change) Baseline
+538% bookings +109% forms -34% cost/lead

Calls and Form Submissions data was not tracked by the previous agency prior to July 2025. The June baseline reflects confirmed bookings only. All figures sourced from campaign reporting dashboards.

+45.7% Confirmed bookings vs Dec
+8.8% Call enquiries vs Dec
+108.9% Form submissions vs Dec
-34.2% Cost per lead
+43.3% Conversion rate

See the difference design makes.

The home page was the first stop. Visitors were landing and leaving. We redesigned the entire user journey — from the first scroll to the booking form — to remove friction and drive action.

Before
Home page — before AIIMS CRO
After
Home page — after AIIMS CRO

What changed on the home page

Hero Replaced a static, text-heavy header with a bold headline that leads with outcome. Trust signals (reviews, ratings) moved above the fold.
Navigation Streamlined nav with a persistent "Book Now" CTA always visible. Reduced cognitive load and kept the booking path one click away.
Treatments Service tiles redesigned with imagery-first layout. Each treatment links directly to a dedicated conversion page, not a generic services list.
Social Proof Real patient review quotes surfaced prominently with names and treatment context — not generic star ratings tucked in the footer.
CTA Flow Multiple strategically placed booking CTAs throughout the scroll path. No dead ends. Every section has a next step.
Hierarchy Visual hierarchy restructured to guide the eye from the primary message to the proof to the action — in that order, every time.

9 pages. One unified conversion system.

CRO wasn't applied to one page and left there. Every core page in the acquisition funnel received the same treatment.

01

Home Page

Full above-the-fold redesign. Trust signals, treatment navigation, and booking CTAs restructured for maximum conversion flow. sdlaustralia.com.au/
02

Glass Body

SDL's flagship exclusive treatment. Page rebuilt to convert prospecting traffic arriving from paid and organic channels. /glass-body/
03

Rejuran

High-intent treatment page for the viral Salmon DNA therapy. Optimised for bottom-of-funnel search intent and direct booking. /rejuran/
04

Skin Correction

Pigmentation, scarring, and acne treatment page. Redesigned to address specific concerns and route visitors to the right consultation pathway. /skin-correction/
05

Skin Health

Core health-focused treatment pathway. CRO focused on connecting visitor pain points to clear treatment outcomes and booking. /skin-health/
06

SDL Pathways

The personalised treatment journey page. Redesigned to communicate SDL's unique approach and reduce hesitation before consultation. /sdl-pathways/
07

Skin Maintenance

Ongoing treatment and membership page. Optimised to convert existing patients into recurring bookings. /skin-maintenance/
08

Hair Restoration

Emerging service category page. Built to capture growing search demand and drive consultations for a high-value treatment. /hair-restoration/
09

Treatments Hub

The master treatments directory. Restructured to guide visitors from treatment browsing to category selection to booking in fewer clicks. /treatments/

The UX work that changed everything.

Full Figma design assets were produced for the home page and all individual service pages. Every decision was built around one goal: turn more visitors into booked patients.

Full Figma design assets — home page & 8 service pages
Improved user journeys and page flow across all 9 pages
Clearer messaging and stronger value propositions
Bold, conversion-focused calls-to-action
Enhanced trust signals and social proof
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Premium positioning reinforced throughout
Figma Design AssetsHome page and all 8 service page designs were built in Figma and implemented mid-January 2026. The uplift in form submissions (+108.9%) followed within the same month.
This is what happens when you stop throwing budget at a broken funnel and start fixing the funnel. The budget didn't change. The results did.

More than metrics. A different business.

The numbers are significant. But the real story is what they mean for Sydney Dermal Lounge as a business.

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Record-breaking enquiry volume

January 2026 was the clinic's highest-ever month for incoming enquiries, setting a new benchmark for what's possible.
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Significantly improved marketing ROI

Spend barely moved. Results multiplied. The cost per booking dropped from over $1,100 to a fraction of that.
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Higher quality leads

Better targeting and stronger messaging meant the right people were booking. Conversion quality matched the premium service positioning.
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Scalable acquisition framework

The infrastructure is now built to grow. Increasing budget from this foundation will generate compounding returns, not more waste.
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Stronger competitive position

A clinic that books efficiently, converts well, and acquires profitably is harder to compete with than one just spending more.

Proof that CRO-first works

This campaign is a repeatable model. Fix the conversion layer first. Then scale. The results validate the approach.

This wasn't a standard media buy.

CRO-first, not spend-first

Most agencies increase budget when results are weak. We went the other direction. Fix the conversion engine, then let the spend do the heavy lifting.

Integrated paid media and UX

Google Ads, Meta Ads, and CRO worked as a single system. Traffic quality improved on-channel. Conversion improved on-page. Both compounded.

Lead quality over volume

For a premium clinic, one high-intent booking is worth more than fifty tyre-kickers. Every campaign decision was filtered through that lens.

Substantial growth, zero budget increase

From $13.5K to $15.8K in spend. From 12 to 76.5 confirmed bookings. The ROI improvement wasn't from spending more — it was from spending smarter.

Your funnel is either working or it isn't.

If your ads are running and bookings aren't following, we know what to do. Let's fix it. Become a Challenger
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sdlaustralia.com.au · Campaign Period: July 2025 – January 2026

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