In this episode, Chris Fink breaks down one of the most misunderstood concepts in med spa marketing: diminishing returns. When CAC rises or performance flattens, most owners assume their ads have stopped working. In reality, ads are rarely the problem.

More often, diminishing returns are caused by strain inside the patient journey.

Chris explains the three types of diminishing returns, the early warning signals most practices miss, and the adjustments that restore performance before growth stalls. You’ll learn how weak conversion, rebooking gaps, and retention breakdowns create the illusion of rising CAC — and how to diagnose what’s actually happening using The Patient Magnet framework.

This episode gives med spa owners a practical, numbers-driven way to scale responsibly without overstretching their systems.

What You’ll Learn

• Why ads are rarely the true cause of diminishing returns

• The three types of diminishing returns and how to identify each

• Early signals that reveal system strain before performance drops

• How weak rebooking inflates CAC on paper

• Why retention stabilizes the economics of your practice

• When performance decline is real — and when it’s a misdiagnosis

• How to fix plateaus across Attract, Convert, and Retain

• How The Patient Magnet framework supports sustainable scale

Chapters

• Introduction

• The myth of diminishing returns

• The three types and what causes each

• Early warning signs inside the patient journey

• How system strain impacts conversion

• LTV gaps and their effect on CAC

• When diminishing returns are real

• Breaking through performance plateaus

• Scaling with The Patient Magnet

• Final takeaways

Key Takeaways

• Most diminishing returns are caused by internal system strain

• Ads amplify what’s already happening inside your practice

• Conversion and retention matter more than short-term CAC shifts

• Show rates, consult clarity, and rebooking protect performance

• LTV is the stabilizer that allows safe scaling

• True diminishing returns are far rarer than operational issues

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