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Global Medical Marketing

Beyond the fierce domestic competition, become the choice of global patients.

Overseas marketing for Korean hospitals, targeting China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Mongolia. We design SNS operations, influencers and local hospital partnerships as one integrated system, with safe, localized content that complies with each country's medical-advertising regulations.

Target marketsChinaTaiwanHong KongJapanMongolia
Global users browsing Korean hospital content on local platforms

The Challenge

Reaching overseas patients can feel opaque and out of reach — Portzone solves it with a transparent structure.

Language, platform and local-regulation barriers make the overseas medical-travel market hard to enter directly. Portzone ties localized content design, a vetted influencer network and local hospital partnerships into a single operating system, and runs it with you step by step.

Beyond the Red Ocean

Why the global market

Demand from overseas patients seeking K-medical care keeps growing steadily. Beyond a saturated domestic market, it's time to find new growth in the global market.

110만+
Inbound foreign patients to Korea by 2028 (projected)
Our own estimate based on industry outlook
3.2x
Avg. ticket for high-value procedures (vs. domestic)
Our own estimate
+50%/yr
Growth in inbound foreign patients to Korea (annual)
Our own estimate based on recent trends

Note: The figures above are Portzone's own estimates based on public statistics and industry data, and do not guarantee any individual hospital's results.

Domestic marketRed Ocean

More new clinics and intensifying ad competition

  • A growing number of new clinics every year, with intensifying ad-spend competition
  • Falling average ticket from price-comparison and discount wars
  • Revenue risk tied to volatile domestic demand

Global marketBlue Ocean

High-consideration procedure demand and a first-mover opportunity

  • Capture new demand for high-value, high-consideration procedures
  • Claim brand position early by entering local platforms ahead of others
  • High booking intent from patients with a clear purpose to visit Korea

Why Portzone

Three ways Portzone approaches overseas patient acquisition

Not just visibility — we design an operating structure that leads to real clinic visits.

01

Precision targeting & high-value procedure positioning

We target high-intent patients considering high-value procedures in dermatology, plastic surgery, eye care and more — not casual beauty-tourism traffic.

02

Regulation-compliant, safe marketing structure

We design safe, localized content and copy that comply with each country's medical-advertising regulations, reducing brand risk.

03

Data-driven platform visibility operations

We analyze how local platforms like Xiaohongshu and Instagram surface content, and keep improving search and recommendation visibility over time.

Our Services

Four core solutions that lead to clinic visits

From platform account operations to influencers, local hospital partnerships, and your hospital website and search optimization — designed as one integrated system so your hospital lands and grows in the global market.

SERVICE 01

SNS platform operations

China (Xiaohongshu, Dianping), Taiwan & Hong Kong (Instagram, Threads), Japan (Instagram, X), Mongolia (Instagram, Facebook). With per-country localized content planning and operations tuned to each platform's algorithm, we claim the digital touchpoints of prospective patients.

XiaohongshuDianpingInstagramX
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SERVICE 02

Influencer marketing

From high-reach KOLs to micro KOCs strong on authentic reviews, plus local student networks. We match by goal from a vetted pool of 5,000+ influencers to create reviews grounded in real experience.

KOLKOC5,000+ poolAuthentic reviews
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SERVICE 03

Local hospital partnerships (MOU)

Through MOUs with major local hospitals in cities such as Beijing and Tokyo, we connect aftercare and referrals. We address the overseas patient's concern about "care after going home" with local infrastructure.

MOUReferralAftercareGTM
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SERVICE 04

Website + SEO/GEO/AEO

New

From building a multilingual hospital website to optimization for search engines (SEO), generative-AI answers (GEO) and answer engines (AEO). We make your hospital discoverable to global patients through search and AI.

Multilingual websiteSEOGEOAEO
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Step-by-Step Strategy

A proven four-step execution process

A transparent, stage-by-stage rollout that puts your hospital at the center of the global market. A dedicated PM works alongside you at every step.

01

Capability building

  • Per-platform algorithm analysis
  • Building a medical-advertising compliance guide
  • Local trend keyword research
02

Infrastructure setup

  • Official business verification on your behalf
  • Map API location listing & optimization
  • Inbound chat channel integration (WeChat, etc.)
03

Content production

  • Per-country card news & short-form planning
  • Locally tuned visuals & subtitle editing
  • High-consideration procedure detail pages
04

Operations & traffic

  • Influencer campaign management
  • Live comment & inquiry handling
  • Performance analysis & strategy refinement

Social Proof

Platform operation performance examples

A sample of reach metrics from accounts and campaigns we have run on local platforms.

Note: Anonymized example handles and figures. Results may vary by campaign timing and conditions (our own data).

TikTok
512.1K
@0842vly_
Followers (reach example)
Xiaohongshu
1.2M
@twn_beauty_daily
Followers (reach example)
Instagram
331.3K
@happy_day
Followers (reach example)
X
2.1M
@kr_clinic_jp
Impressions (monthly, example)
Threads
842K
@tw_skincare
Reach (example)
TikTok
512.1K
@0842vly_
Followers (reach example)
Xiaohongshu
1.2M
@twn_beauty_daily
Followers (reach example)
Instagram
331.3K
@happy_day
Followers (reach example)
X
2.1M
@kr_clinic_jp
Impressions (monthly, example)
Threads
842K
@tw_skincare
Reach (example)

Ready to go Global?

Start your global expansion now

Beyond the fierce domestic competition, take the first step in global hospital marketing with Portzone. A dedicated PM will walk you through a detailed estimate and the process.

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