Case Study · Integrated Digital Marketing

Client
Chokhi Dhani

A heritage brand,
amplified online.

How The Brand Bee scaled Chokhi Dhani's digital footprint across social, performance, influencer and CRM - turning a heritage hospitality brand into a high-engagement, lead-generating, loyalty-building digital presence over two years.

+75%
Instagram follower growth
50%
More qualified leads
35%
Higher customer retention
Client
Chokhi Dhani
Industry
Hospitality & cultural tourism
Region
Jaipur, India
Duration
2 years
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01The Client

A cultural institution, built on experience.

Established in 1990, Chokhi Dhani is a renowned hospitality brand offering authentic Rajasthani experiences through its resorts, hotels and cultural attractions across India and internationally.

Built on a commitment to Rajasthan's rich heritage, it delivers immersive cultural experiences - traditional cuisine, folk music, dance and live performances - that bring the vibrant spirit of the region to life. The brand wanted to translate this deeply experiential, culturally rooted identity into a measurable, modern digital presence.

Industry
Hospitality & cultural tourism
Service focus
Resorts, dining & cultural experiences
Region
Jaipur, India · pan-India & international

Objectives

01

Amplify the brand's digital footprint and grow an engaged community across social platforms.

02

Drive qualified lead generation and increase bookings through performance marketing.

03

Build authenticity and trust through influencer collaborations and user-generated content.

04

Strengthen customer retention with WhatsApp and email lead nurturing.

02The Challenge

An experience you have to feel, sold on a screen.

The brand’s power lives in being there. Translating that into scroll-stopping content - without flattening it into a generic destination ad - was the core problem.

Peak season sells itself. The rest of the year is where the work is.

A

Heritage meets digital

Translating a deeply cultural, experiential brand into scroll-stopping content that still felt authentic.

B

Seasonal demand

Balancing peak-season footfall spikes with the need for consistent year-round engagement.

C

A crowded leisure market

Standing out in a competitive destination and hospitality space crowded with experiences.

D

Multi-channel complexity

Unifying social, performance, influencer, website and CRM into one coherent funnel.

03Our Approach

Cultural storytelling, wired to a booking funnel.

An integrated, multi-channel programme - pairing cultural storytelling with performance-driven marketing and CRM-led retention to move guests from discovery to repeat visit.

1

Social, influencer & UGC for engagement

  • Visually engaging content spotlighting cultural offerings, events and hospitality, supported by trending and brand-specific hashtags for organic reach.
  • Active community management across comments, messages and reviews to build a strong brand-community relationship.
  • Guest UGC encouraged via branded hashtags and reshared to build trust among prospective visitors.
  • Themed influencer campaigns with travel, lifestyle, food and celebrity creators timed to peak seasons.
2

Performance marketing & website for leads

  • An annual ₹30 lakh performance budget deployed across Google, Facebook and Instagram Ads.
  • Continuous A/B testing, audience segmentation and retargeting to lower CPC and CPL.
  • Website redesigned for navigation, faster load times and mobile responsiveness.
  • SEO plus regular blog and event updates to grow search rankings and organic traffic.
3

WhatsApp & email for nurturing & retention

  • WhatsApp Business API integrated for booking confirmations and automated FAQ and reservation assistance.
  • Personalised festival offers and post-visit follow-ups sent to segmented customer lists.
  • Monthly newsletters, lead-nurture sequences and re-engagement campaigns for inactive leads.

Capabilities enabled

Social media management (Instagram, Facebook)Influencer marketing & UGC programmesPerformance marketing (Google, Meta)Website redesign, SEO & contentWhatsApp Business API & automationEmail marketing & CRM lead nurturing
The Work

Heritage, made scrollable.

Cultural content, guest UGC and seasonal campaign creative - authentic enough to feel real, sharp enough to convert.

Chokhi Dhani guest UGC - the village through a guest's lens
01 · Guest UGC

The village, through a guest's lens

An evening at Chokhi Dhani as guests actually film it - warm, unpolished and real. The authentic layer that makes heritage scrollable and earns the 75% follower growth.

Chokhi Dhani guest UGC teaser in lamplight and folk colour
02 · Guest UGC

The teaser, guest-made

Lamplight, folk colour and a stay-tuned hook - UGC that behaves like campaign creative, the community's own content feeding the seasonal calendar.

Chokhi Dhani Meta ad - Staygation Goals
03 · Meta Ad

Staygation goals

The seasonal performance cut - the resort stay pitched as the staycation upgrade with the booking as the ask. The sharp-enough-to-convert end of the system, behind 50% more qualified leads.

04Results

Two years of engagement, leads and loyalty.

Measured across reach, lead generation, booking inquiries and retention.

0
More qualified leads, driving higher bookings
-0
Lower CPC through A/B testing and refinement
-0
Lower cost per lead via audience optimisation
+0
Instagram followers, with +60% on Facebook
+0
Engagement rate, on higher audience interaction
0
Cumulative influencer campaign impressions
Channel & metricOutcome
Website - traffic (visits)+65%
Website - session duration+40%
Website - bounce rate-20% (improved)
WhatsApp - booking inquiries+40%
Email - open rate38% sustained
CRM - customer retention+35%
05The Outcome

Digitally savvy, culturally rooted.

The brief was never to modernise the brand - it was to give a 30-year-old cultural institution a digital presence worthy of the experience it already delivered.

By blending cultural storytelling with performance marketing and CRM-led retention, The Brand Bee helped Chokhi Dhani amplify its digital presence, engagement and lead generation while strengthening loyalty - positioning it as a digitally savvy yet culturally rooted experience provider, and the ultimate cultural hospitality destination.

Net effect

A heritage brand became a year-round digital engine - 50% more qualified leads at 25% lower cost, and +35% retention.

Deeptanshu Bansal
Founder & CEO, The Brand Bee
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