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Case Study

Papaya Playa Project

Full Digital Performance Partner

Hotel · Beach Club · Music Venue

Tulum, Mexico May 2025 — Present
01

About the Brand

Papaya Playa Project is one of Tulum's most iconic destinations — a hotel, beach club and music venue that has defined the lifestyle and culture of the region for over a decade. Known for its distinctive aesthetic, world-class music programming and beachfront experience, the brand already had a loyal following and strong organic presence.

What it needed was a structured performance system to match its scale.

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Context

When the partnership began in May 2025, Papaya Playa Project had:

Brand recognition but no structured performance measurement
Active paid media campaigns with no visibility into actual performance
Campaigns running without accurate attribution or conversion data
No system to connect ad spend to actual revenue outcomes

The campaigns existed — but without accurate measurement, optimizing for growth was impossible.

03

What We Built

We took full ownership of the digital performance operation — restructuring the existing paid media campaigns, implementing proper measurement and activating a multi-channel optimization system across every business line of the property.

Paid Media Architecture

We restructured and optimized the existing Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns, organizing them into a performance-driven structure designed to serve five distinct business lines simultaneously: Rooms, Events, Pool Side, Wellness, and Weddings & Retreats.

For the music and events vertical, we developed an Awareness Evergreen strategy combined with a DJ-specific retargeting system — keeping the brand visible to cold audiences while re-engaging warm traffic closer to each event date.

For rooms and experiences, we activated A/B testing across audiences and creatives, lookalike campaigns targeting US travelers, and retargeting flows designed to recover abandoned checkouts and initiated payments.

Lead Generation

We launched dedicated lead generation campaigns for high-consideration verticals including Weddings and Retreats, building pipelines that the sales team could activate and follow up directly.

Content & Creative Optimization

We worked closely with the creative team to optimize visual content for paid performance — ensuring the right formats, messaging and assets were in place for each campaign type and audience segment.

Weekly Performance Reporting

Every week we delivered detailed performance briefs covering campaign results, audience insights, optimization actions and strategic recommendations — giving the leadership team full visibility and a clear direction for decisions.

04

Results

May 2025 – Present · Full Partnership Period

4.49x

ROAS

Consistent across periods

1.1M+

Impressions

Across paid channels

5.23%

Google Ads CTR

Above hospitality avg (3–4%)

−43%

Ad Spend Reduction

While sustaining revenue

Revenue & ROAS

4.49x

Sustained ROAS

Every peso returned 4x+

22x

Peak Campaign ROAS

Single DJ event campaign

−43%

Budget Efficiency

Ad spend reduced, revenue sustained

5 Lines

Active Campaigns

Rooms, Events, Pool, Wellness, Weddings

Conversions & Lead Generation

212

Purchases via Meta Ads

Across all verticals

276

Leads generated

Weddings, Retreats & Pool Side

30K

Complete video views

Minimal ad investment

5.23%

Google Ads CTR

Above industry benchmark

Structural Impact

  • Transitioned from unstructured paid media with no attribution to a fully integrated performance system
  • Active campaigns across 5 business lines: Rooms, Events, Pool Side, Wellness, Weddings & Retreats
  • Full measurement and attribution visibility across every active channel and campaign
  • 43% ad spend reduction achieved through audience refinement and campaign architecture optimization
  • The brand now has the data, architecture and strategic direction to make every marketing decision with clarity and confidence

From unstructured paid media to a fully integrated digital performance system — with consistent ROAS that compounds over time

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Strategic Outcome

Papaya Playa Project transitioned from an unstructured paid media operation running without measurement into a fully optimized digital performance system — with restructured campaigns across five business lines, full attribution visibility and a consistent ROAS that compounds over time.

The brand now has the data, the architecture and the strategic direction to make every marketing decision with clarity and confidence.