Case Study Alternative Medicine · Lead Gen · Meta

1,156 Applications.
$4.28
Cost Per App.

How AdVance Creative produced a single Meta video ad for Limitless Alternative Medicine that generated 1,156 patient applications at a $4.28 cost per application — driving the overwhelming majority of all conversions in the account for December 2025.

1,156

Applications from One Video

$4.28

Cost Per Application

6.69%

CTR · Dec Campaign

7.50%

AdVance Avg CTR vs 2.94% for Images

Campaign Overview

Client

Limitless

Alternative Medicine · Patient acquisition via Meta

Period

Dec ’25 – Jan ’26

December 1–31, 2025 & January 1–23, 2026

AdVance Videos Produced

9

Across December and January campaigns

AdVance Total Spend

$6,374

Across all AdVance video creatives

The Challenge

Driving Patient
Applications at Scale.

Limitless Alternative Medicine needed video creative on Meta that could generate qualified patient applications — not just clicks. The challenge was producing content that could stop the scroll in a health and wellness feed, establish trust with a medical audience fast, and convert viewers into active applicants at an efficient cost.

Applications Submitted

The primary conversion metric. Each application represents a qualified prospective patient.

Goal: Drive volume at lowest CPA

CTR (Link Click-Through)

% of people who click after seeing the ad. Measures how compelling the hook and content are.

Goal: Beat account average

Video Completion Rate

% of viewers who watch through to 50% and 100%. Signals trust and sustained interest.

Goal: Strong hold through mid-video

The Results

One Video.
The Entire Account.

A single AdVance video — LL_VID_StuffStocking — generated 1,156 of the account’s applications in December at a $4.28 CPA. Here’s the full breakdown of every AdVance creative across both months.

★ Best Performer · December 2025

LL_VID_StuffStocking_Ebook

Meta Video · December 1–31, 2025 · $4,946.98 Spend

1,156

Applications · $4.28 cost per application

Cost Per Application

$4.28

Lowest CPA in the account

Applications

1,156

From $4,946 spend

CTR

6.69%

Strong scroll-stop performance

Impressions

96,139

6,433 link clicks

Why It Dominated

This single creative generated the overwhelming majority of all applications in the December account. A $4.28 CPA at $4,946 spend is exceptional for patient acquisition — and critically, the creative held its efficiency as budget scaled. The 6.69% CTR signals the hook was stopping the right people. The 23.4% 50% view-through rate and 10.9% completion rate confirm viewers were genuinely engaged, not just clicking impulsively.

★ January 2026 Winner · High Volume

LL_Vid_underwater_Ebook

Meta Video · January 1–23, 2026 · $637.76 Spend

72

Applications · $8.86 cost per application

Cost Per Application

$8.86

Strong efficiency

Applications

72

Highest Jan app total

CTR

7.03%

Strong hook

Impressions

10,283

723 link clicks

Why It Performed

The Underwater creative drove the most applications of any AdVance ad in January — 72 applications at $8.86 CPA from $637 spend. An 8.86 CPA is strong for patient acquisition at this spend level, and the 7.03% CTR confirms the hook is stopping the right audience. With more budget, this creative has the profile of a volume scaler.

Watch-Time Analysis

How Viewers
Watched Our Ads.

Video completion rates reveal how engaged viewers actually are. A strong 50% and 100% hold rate in a health and wellness context signals the message is resonating with the right audience.

LL_VID_STUFFSTOCKING — December
Impressions
96,139
25% Watch
40.5%
Strong initial hold — hook retained attention
50% Watch
23.4%
75% Watch
15.3%
Completion
10.9%
Clean progressive drop — healthy curve
"1,156 applications from 10,434 completions — 11.1% completion-to-application rate"
LL_VID_CARDBOARDSIGN — January
Impressions
3,922
25% Watch
60.6%
Highest 25% hold rate in the batch
50% Watch
35.3%
75% Watch
27.0%
Completion
17.7%
Best completion curve in January batch
"7.32% CTR + 17.7% completion = highly qualified click-through audience"

All AdVance Creatives

Every Video.
Full Data.

Every AdVance-produced creative across both December 2025 and January 2026, with full performance data.

Creative Period Applications CPA CTR Impressions Spend
LL_VID_StuffStocking_Ebook Dec 2025 1,156 $4.28 6.69% 96,139 $4,946.98
LL_Vid_underwater_Ebook Jan 2026 72 $8.86 7.03% 10,283 $637.76
LL_Vid_GLP_Ebook Jan 2026 5 8.94% 4,306 $335.94
LL_Vid_CardboardSign_Ebook Jan 2026 18 $14.84 7.32% 3,922 $267.17

Combined AdVance Results

The Numbers
Across Both Months.

Across all AdVance video creatives in December 2025 and January 2026 combined.

1,256

Total Applications

8.94%

Peak CTR Achieved

AAdVance vs. The Rest of the Account

Video Ads vs.
Everything Else.

When you stack AdVance video creatives against the image ads and other creative running in the account, one difference stands out immediately: click-through rate. AdVance videos averaged a 7.50% CTR — 2.6× higher than the account’s image ads, which averaged 2.94%.

CTR — AdVance Video vs. Image Ads
AdVance Best
8.94%
AdVance Avg
7.50%
Img Ads Avg
2.94%
Img Ads Best
5.46%
AdVance's lowest CTR (6.45%) is still higher than any image ad in the account.
The OralTRT Comparison
The OralTRT image campaigns ran $1,505 in spend across 7 ads and generated 19 applications at an average $79 CPA. AdVance's StuffStocking video ran $4,947 and generated 1,156 applications at $4.28 CPA.
AdVance StuffStocking
$4.28
per application
1,156 total
OralTRT Image Ads
$79
per application
19 total

Why It Worked

The Creative
Principles Behind It.

01

🎯

Trust-First Hook

In alternative medicine, the first 2 seconds either build or break trust. AdVance scripts are designed to open with the patient's experience, not the product. The 6.69%–8.94% CTR range across the top performing ads confirms viewers are stopping because the content feels relevant — not because it feels like an ad.

02

📈

Efficiency at Scale

LL_VID_StuffStocking held a $4.28 CPA across $4,946 in spend — an exceptional patient acquisition cost that held throughout the month rather than degrading as budget scaled. Creative that maintains CPA at volume signals the concept is reaching a broad qualified audience, not just a narrow initial match.

03

🔄

Batch Iteration Model

Every AdVance batch is built around what the previous batch proved. The January batch introduced new concepts — Underwater, CardboardSign, and GLP — that improved on CTR (7.03%–8.94%) over December averages. Each batch compounds the learning from the last.

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