Paid & Social Media Management

Build Community.
Boost Results.

Get more from your marketing with paid ads that work hand-in-hand with your social presence. We target, test, and optimize to make sure you see real ROI.

Paid social media management
Targeted Reach
Targeted Reach
Branded Content
Branded Content
Measurable Results
Measurable Results
Optimized Campaigns
Optimized Campaigns
Real Engagement
Real Engagement

Strategy, psychology, and impact, these are the tenets upon which we build client campaigns. In today's fast-paced, ultracompetitive healthcare landscape, superficial optimizations and short-term tactics don't cut it. Our clients have the vision to be leaders in their communities, providers of choice. We help them execute on that vision through differentiated positioning, multichannel campaign strategies, and sophisticated channel tactics. From start-up to enterprise level, we help the best become even better.

Connect with audiences

Connect With Audiences That Are Ready to Take Action

Most agencies charge high fees just to post content, offering little real value. Today’s customers want engagement. We not only maintain your online presence but actively grow and engage your community to drive real results.

With 70% of recommendations still happening offline, we make sure your brand stays top-of-mind so people share your content both online and in person, boosting inquiries and admissions.

Paid Ads & Pay Per Click

Whether you are looking to run ads on X, Facebook, Google, YouTube or any other digital platform, we'll help you run and manage each campaign to get the best results and highest ROI.

Integration with Overarching Marketing Strategy

Paid and Social shouldn't be something just tacked on, but an integral part of your overall marketing strategy. We work closely with you to align across channels, cross-promote, and create a consistent brand image that builds your reputation.

Strong brand commands premium prices or lowers search costs. When combined with highly targeted, multi-touch campaigns, this drives consistent ROI for your organization.

Integration with overarching strategy

What is paid media advertising?

Paid media refers to any form of digital advertising where you pay to reach a targeted audience on platforms like Meta (Facebook and Instagram), X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, LinkedIn, and others. Instead of waiting for organic reach, paid media allows your brand to appear directly in front of people who match your ideal audience demographics, behaviors, and interests. You can pay per click, per impression, or per lead, depending on the platform and campaign objectives.

How is paid media different from SEO or organic social?

The key difference is control and immediacy.

Organic social and SEO rely on consistent posting or optimization to earn visibility over time. Paid media, on the other hand, lets you instantly reach new audiences by paying for placement in their feeds or timelines. You control who sees your ads, how often, and what message they see. Paid media is ideal for fast visibility, measurable results, and scaling your reach beyond your existing followers.

Why do I need an agency to manage paid media ads?

Social platforms have become incredibly advanced, with constantly changing algorithms, ad formats, targeting rules, and privacy restrictions. Managing Meta, TikTok, or LinkedIn Ads effectively requires a deep understanding of each platform’s strengths and nuances. Our team has spent years managing millions of dollars in ad spend specifically for behavioral health and healthcare organizations. With Circle Social, you get a team that understands compliance, creative strategy, and audience psychology, ensuring your campaigns don’t just get impressions, but meaningful engagement and leads.

Paid media can get expensive. How do I know I’m getting the best results for my budget?

We start by defining clear, measurable KPIs, such as cost per lead, cost per admission, or cost per thousand impressions (CPM). Every campaign is tracked through verified data from each platform and analytics tools, giving you full transparency into what’s working and what’s not. We continuously test and optimize creatives, audiences, and placements to ensure your budget is being used efficiently and producing measurable outcomes.

Can we start with a small budget and scale up?

Absolutely. We can recommend a smart starting budget based on your goals and platform mix. As data comes in and performance improves, we’ll scale campaigns strategically, increasing reach and conversions without losing efficiency. We also model out potential outcomes at different spend levels so you can make informed decisions about growth and ROI.

How do you handle data privacy and HIPAA compliance in social media advertising?

Privacy and compliance are top priorities, especially in behavioral health and healthcare. We ensure that no protected health information (PHI) is ever collected, transmitted, or used for targeting. Every campaign follows HIPAA and platform-specific ad policies, including Meta’s restrictions on health-related targeting. We use compliant conversion tracking setups that protect user anonymity and ensure all data is handled ethically and securely. With Circle Social, your advertising stays effective, compliant, and privacy-first.

What makes Circle Social different from other paid media agencies?

Most agencies manage social ads at scale using automated tools or overseas labor, often sacrificing performance for volume. Circle Social is different. We’ve managed millions in social ad spend specifically for treatment and healthcare organizations, giving us deep insight into what actually converts in this space. Our campaigns are hand-built and manually optimized by experienced strategists, with transparent reporting and data-driven decisions behind every move. With Circle Social, you don’t just get ads, you get strategy, compliance, and accountability.

What You Need to Know

Running ads on platforms like Meta, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn is one of the most powerful ways to reach and engage your audience. From changing algorithms to evolving privacy rules, social advertising requires a strategic, experienced hand. These FAQs answer common questions we hear about paid media management, transparency, and compliance, so you know exactly how your campaigns are built, optimized, and scaled.

Results Driven Campaigns That Build Trust

We design and develop custom campaigns that do more than get clicks. They drive patient engagement, educate and inform, build trust, and generate qualified leads. Don't take our word for it, view our case studies to see how we have helped other companies explode their lead funnel.

Customers served! 0 %  YoY increase in call clicks

Properly optimizing your Google Business Profile is often overlooked. Our optimizations resulted in a 54% YoY increase in call clicks, turning their GBP into a lead generating machine.

Customers served! 0 X  Increase in organic clicks

By targeting high-intent keywords, we grew daily organic traffic by 16x, going from 10 to over 160 clicks per day. That’s more visibility, more engagement, and more people finding care when they need it most.

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Tom Britton

American Addiction Centers - CEO

I'm so thankful to Nick and the Circle Social team for their support and strategic partnership. AAC is on the path to excellence with a focused mission to yield the highest quality care to maximize our patients ability to reach their full potential. It is through partnership and unity that our field moves into the new era of accountability and impact!

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Laurie Mayer

Caron Treatment Centers - CMO

We are currently working with Circle Social via their 360 Degree Provider Optimization Plan. The work to-date that they have done for our organization is by far the most comprehensive and intentional that we have ever received. The amount of insight and recommendations they have shared in a very short period of time is incredible. I cannot stress enough how comprehensive their approach to the scope has been. We look forward to our continued partnership with Nick and his team.

Lee Dillworth

Lee Dillworth

ReVIDA Recovery® Center - Owner & CEO

Circle Social has delivered on everything they promised for over two years. They are real pros -- subject matter experts who are honest, objective, consultative, creative -- and totally committed to their clients' success.

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Mukta Aggarwal

UHS - Director of Digital Marketing

As part of UHS’s media team, I worked with Circle Social from 2017 to 2021. They started as consultants, they have an in-depth understanding of SUD/BH business, right from marketing to insurance to facility operations and patient care. Their recommendations helped us identify key areas of improvement that would impact bottom line.

Later in 2018, their team started supporting us in marketing campaigns. They are very ROI focused and help generate demand instead of just depending on intercepting it.

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Heather Hudiburgh

Roots Renewal Ranch - COO

Circle Social has been a complete game changer for us in our business! Jared and Nick have been so communicative and have listened to all of our feedback. Circle Social is versed in behavioral health and has driven our SEO quickly and efficiently. Circle Social becomes part of your team and lends so much support and experience, we look forward to continuing to partner with them!

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Tyler Tisdale

Pinnacle Peak Recovery - Owner & CEO

Circle Social has the most industry data bar none. Addiction treatment marketing is not only extremely competitive, but it can be confusing and expensive trying to navigate it. Nick and his team have been out to our center twice. They instilled confidence in our practices and we were able to cut a lot of overhead leveraging the data they have. I highly recommend using Nick and Circle Social for your consulting or marketing needs.

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Parker Polidor

CaredFor - CEO

The team at Circle Social was so helpful with our LI and FB advertising. Of course the execution was on point, but more importantly they took the time to walk us through the "why" behind the "what". I felt that we had a true partnership and they invested time to really understand our business and it's long term goals. I'd definitely recommend Nick and the rest of the team.

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Matt Feehery

Foundations Recovery Network - CEO

Circle Social helped Foundations Recovery Network streamline its digital marketing department, and SEO and SEM processes. Their efforts helped us significantly reduce our PPC expense while maintaining similar quality call volume and results. They developed and launched our Facebook marketing campaigns that yielded increased traffic to our websites and calls to our centers. They were collaborative, efficient, and affordable.

Drew Powers

Drew Powers

Sandstone Care - COO

Nick and Jared have tremendous amounts of integrity and are always honest, even when it's not what the customer wants to hear. Have worked with them extensively and always been impressed.

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Paid Ads

Strategic campaigns, meaningful impact

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Standing Out from Competitors

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Connecting Care with Community

Our Work in Action

Why Choose Circle Social?

We care about patients and your organization. More than anything, we want you to be able to deliver the best care possible to patients who need your services.

  • You wouldn't hire your kid's gym teacher to teach their algebra class. You shouldn't hire a random marketing agency to do your healthcare marketing. We have specialized expertise in healthcare that almost nobody else has. Having helped programs grow from the ground up as well as working with some of the largest providers in the country, we provide top to bottom support across your entire organization.
  • We're constantly innovating to stay ahead of changes in the field.
  • We build foundational systems and processes, then implement and execute on identified areas for growth that drive long-term, sustainable results for your organization.