The diagnostics + pathology marketing playbook.
Diagnostics + pathology businesses have three distinct buyer audiences (GP referrers, hospital procurement, B2C patients) and a long-tail SEO surface that compounds for niche-test queries (NIPT, PGx, hereditary cancer panels). Genomic Diagnostics is the worked example.
Three buyer audiences, three programmes
Buyer 01, GPs and referring specialists
CME-style educational content on niche tests, pathology-form-portal UX, GP-portal feature awareness, GP CPD events, RACGP-aligned content. Email cadence to referring practices, not patients. The relationship-led, slow-build, compounding referral economy.
Buyer 02, Hospital + PE procurement
For pathology contracts with hospital networks and integrated healthcare groups, the buyer is procurement. Capability statements, service-coverage maps, accreditation documentation, same B2B procurement disciplines as occupational health. Tier-1 panel-pursuit-grade evidence depth.
Buyer 03, Direct-to-consumer patients
For B2C genetic testing, hereditary cancer panels, patient-funded screening, the buyer is the patient. Meta + Google for patient-direct acquisition, patient-education funnel, AHPRA-reviewed claims, GP-referral integration where required.
The long-tail SEO surface
"NIPT cost Australia bulk billing", "PGx Medicare item number", "hereditary cancer panel BRCA testing AU", "pharmacogenomic test medication review". The niche-test long-tail is a major referrer-acquisition + B2C-acquisition channel. Genomic Diagnostics ranks for hundreds of these queries because the content has been built specifically for them.
Clinical content authority discipline
For high-stakes diagnostic categories, content has to be clinically authoritative. We run pathologist co-author models (named pathologist as content author with bio + credentials), citation-grade evidence requirements (peer-reviewed sources only), and AHPRA review on every public-facing piece. Brand-trained Imagen for supporting visuals, hand-finished diagrams for clinical figures.
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