Creative Direction for Palmaïa, The House of AïA

A New Wellness Resort for the Mayan Riviera

Beginning with a website contract and a client brief focused on proximity to nature, we grew the collaboration to include everything listed below—with an emphasis on brand, content, image and driving the conceptual development of the resort’s experiential offer.

RESULTS
A monthly search volume on Google that grew 10x in 7 months, 600% ROAS on paid social, and a long list of top hospitality awards that validated our contribution to the resort’s brand, image and identity.

Strategy & Brand

  • Drove the conceptual development to broaden the resort’s positioning from an Eco-chic, vegan resort to a wellness, beach enclave through the ideation of The Architect’s of Life wellness program

  • Named the parent brand, beauty salon, wellness program, music program, and event program

  • Re-positioned the moniker “all-inclusive” by naming it “The Gifting Lifestyle” so as to fit a luxury profile

  • Company mission, values, and corporate identity including logo refresh, new typography, and color

  • Full retinue of graphic styles, assets, custom icons, and web animations

  • 3 on-property restaurant logos and menus

  • Conceived and advised on merchandise and jewelry

Image & Design

  • Creative across consumer touch points

  • A take-home, newspaper-like, In-Suite Guide (complete with posters) as a long-term, brand marketing tool that built on brand values and facilitated word of mouth

  • On-property experiential space (beach temple) for ceremonies and rituals

  • Luxury sales brochure and an assortment of below-the-line marketing and sales collateral

  • Conceptual imagery that defined the brand and experiential directions

  • 1000+ photos and videos for advertising, marketing, sales, digital, social, and PR

  • Outdoor

  • On-property signage

Website & Marketing

  • Website strategy, design, and content for both the initial brand launch and the permanent web presence

  • Website development and CRM Integration

  • Booking engine UX/UI

  • Website and Brand Management

  • Organic and paid social strategies

  • Community management (FB & IG)

  • Blog strategy and execution

  • Email marketing design

  • Pandemic-driven strategies and product offerings, with supporting ad campaigns

  • Sourced the marketing research, strategy, and segmentation for launch

  • Outside agency management

  • Hired/managed contractors and directed client’s in-house teams (~30 people)