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Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) marketing benchmarks
Strongest on Acquisition Performance, weakest on Data & Tracking. Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) sits below the national average, and that tension shapes how the whole industry markets.
Score signature
Bars are this industry. Ticks are the national average.
Biggest strength
Acquisition Performance
61 out of 100. The engine carrying the whole score.
Biggest gap
Data & Tracking
49 out of 100. The dimension dragging the industry down.
Where to start
Retention & Loyalty
The most upside per point of effort: 20% of the score and 8 points below the field.
The map
Where this industry sits
Every dot is an industry we measure. Choose any two dimensions for the axes. Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) is the red mark.
Acquisition Performance →
Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) sits below average on Retention & Loyalty and below average on Acquisition Performance. That tension defines the industry.
The spread inside the industry
Every number is a Marketing Score out of 100. It rolls six dimensions into one figure, so 46 is a business doing the basics and 76 is one that markets like a business twice its size.
The distance between the strongest and weakest performer here is wide. A small cluster is genuinely good. A long tail sits well behind. The bar to lead this industry is lower than the reputation suggests. So where would you land?
The breakdown
How far above or below the field
Each row plots this industry against the whole field. The dot is where Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) sits, the line is the national average and the faint marks are every other industry. Tap a row for what the dimension means.
How modern and capable is the digital setup?
How well does the industry win new demand?
How well does it turn interest into customers?
How well does it keep and grow customers?
How clear and distinct is the brand?
Can any of this actually be measured?
The read
What the numbers say about Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical)
On the whole, Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical) is one of the weaker industries we measure. It leads on acquisition performance and trails on data & tracking, and the fastest gains sit in retention & loyalty.
Acquisition Performance
Sits in the lower half of every industry we measure. This is the engine carrying the score.
Data & Tracking
Sits near the back of the field. The soft spot that drags the whole number down.
Retention & Loyalty
Carries the most weight in the score and sits below the field. Move this and the whole number moves with it.
A acquisition performance-led industry with a data & tracking problem. The reputation says one thing. The pipeline says another.
Go deeper
Beautiful results, ugly marketing infrastructure+
The Australian cosmetic aesthetics market has exploded. Non-surgical treatments grew 25%+ year-on-year post-COVID as demand normalised and social media fuelled awareness. But the marketing sophistication of the sector has not kept pace with the demand. A composite reflects an industry that is growing despite its marketing, not because of it.
Acquisition with a 30% weight is the critical dimension. In aesthetics, the client journey starts on Instagram or Google. They see a result, research the treatment, compare clinics and then maybe book a consultation. The clinics that win this journey have treatment-specific landing pages, genuine before-and-after galleries (not stock imagery) and clear pricing or at minimum price ranges.
Retention is the biggest missed opportunity. Non-surgical treatments are inherently recurring: anti-wrinkle requires maintenance every 3-4 months, skin treatments run in courses, dermal fillers need topping up. The lifetime value of a retained cosmetic client is $5,000-$20,000. Yet most clinics do nothing to systematically drive rebooking. No treatment plans, no automated reminders, no membership pricing.
The data and tracking score of 48.5 tells you why. Most clinics have no visibility into which clients return, which do not, what drives rebooking or what the actual lifetime value is per treatment type. They are making marketing decisions based on feel rather than data.
Brand is average, but in aesthetics, brand is everything. The clinics with strong brands, built on practitioner expertise, consistent visual identity and genuine results content, charge 30-50% premiums over competitors. The challenge is that many clinics default to generic luxury messaging rather than building a brand around clinical expertise and real outcomes.
Acquisition dominance in a consideration-heavy category+
Acquisition takes 30%, the highest weight. Non-surgical cosmetics is a consideration purchase. Clients research extensively before booking their first treatment. The clinics winning on acquisition dominate the research phase: Google search results, before-and-after galleries and treatment-specific landing pages.
Conversion efficiency carries 25%. The gap between researching a treatment and actually booking is where most clinics lose revenue. Price transparency, online booking, consultation availability and social proof all influence the conversion decision.
Retention at 20% and 54.8 is the weakest link. This is surprising for a category where most treatments require repeat visits. The clinics with strong retention have structured treatment plans, automated rebooking and membership programs.
Closing the gaps in aesthetics marketing+
Retention is the most urgent fix. Clients who have had one treatment are 4-5x easier to convert for a second than acquiring a new client from scratch. Treatment plan packaging, automated follow-up and loyalty pricing move this score significantly.
Data and tracking is the second-lowest in any health-related industry. Most clinics cannot tell you which treatments generate the highest lifetime value or which marketing channels produce their best clients. Installing proper attribution changes the entire marketing strategy.
Acquisition can improve through treatment-specific content. Instead of promoting "the clinic", promote the outcome: lip filler results, skin rejuvenation before and after, anti-wrinkle treatment timelines. This is how potential clients search.
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In context
Where it sits in Health & Wellbeing
Frequently asked
Common questions about Cosmetic & Aesthetics (Non-Surgical)
How do cosmetic clinics compare on marketing in Australia?+
What marketing works best for aesthetics clinics?+
How can cosmetic clinics improve client retention?+
How much should an aesthetics clinic spend on marketing?+
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