What We Did

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Industry

When Lifestyle Meets Leadership: A Day in the Life at Reef 28

The Reef 28 in Playa del Carmen partnered with RetreatsAndVenues during the Creative Founder’s tenure as Chief Marketing Officer to create immersive sales collateral designed to help the hotel convert more corporate retreat inquiries into confirmed bookings.
The property was experiencing a conversion gap. While interest from companies was growing, the existing photography and marketing materials did not fully capture the on-site experience from a corporate group perspective. Decision makers couldn’t clearly envision what a multi day retreat would actually feel like.
To solve this, we approached the project as embedded storytellers. We researched the hotel and its sister properties, mapped the surrounding walkable district, explored the beaches, tested food and beverage offerings, and documented the full guest journey. The goal was to craft a cinematic “day in the life” narrative — from morning rooftop coffees to structured meeting sessions to evening activations — giving sales teams a tangible, experience driven asset that helped prospects see themselves hosting their teams there.
This was not simply a venue highlight. It was a conversion tool designed to bring the retreat experience to life and support Reef 28’s ability to close higher value group bookings.

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