How We Helped the Westin Las Vegas Hit the Jackpot
Services
- Waze Alerts
- Facebook Ads
- Mobile Display
- Geotargeting
- Geofilters
- Geo-Conquesting
The Challenge
The Westin Las Vegas is one of the top Las Vegas hotels near the Strip. It is situated just one block from all the action and two blocks from The Forum Shops and Miracle Mile Mall. With so much competition in the hospitality industry in Vegas, the Westin needed to find a creative approach in order to increase their overall total bookings.
With over 30 hotels offering 125,000+ hotel rooms positioned on the four mile length of the Strip, spontaneous weekend travelers from southern California just expect they will be able to find an open room upon arrival in Sin City. These travelers automatically drive straight to the Strip to look for a hotel. The Westin struggled to reach this specific Las Vegas go-er due to its location being just shy of the main road.
Industries
- Hospitality
- B2C
The Approach
Through our platform titled “Social, Mobile, Waze,” we created ad units that displayed on social media platforms as well as the Waze app, an app used for GPS. Always on the cutting edge of new technology, our company was one of the first ever to advertise on this app. In fact, the app was still in beta testing when we launched the promotion. These ads effortlessly reached passengers of the vehicle while scrolling through social media, playing on a handheld gaming system, or simply reading directions from Waze.
The ad placements made it easy for the traveler to tap on the banner and make a reservation through their mobile device within minutes. Additionally, a pin would drop on the consumer’s map through the Waze app so the user could travel directly to the Westin hotel.
Services
- Tech Discovery
- UX/UI Design
- Shopify Plus Development
- Replatforming
- Klaviyo Email Designs & Setup
- Product Mapping
Tech partners
- Shopify Plus
- Klaviyo
- Returnly
- Gorgias
- Tracktor
The Challenge
Novus Shoes, BKS shoes (formerly known as Bakers), and La Favorita are all enterprise-level shoewear and accessories brands that fall under the Novus Group. Over the year, all 3 brands have witnessed considerable growth and increased store traffic, both online and offline. Unfortunately, their Magento eCommerce stores were failing to meet the brand’s enterprise needs for a high-performing eCommerce experience, frictionless checkout, and storefronts that well-present their different brands’ identities.
The approach
Through data-backed discovery, iterative design, and robust technology advancements, Avex crafted not one, but three, high-performant online stores for Novus that deliver frictionless digital experiences and an excellently displayed product catalog that is set up for ease of navigation.
We used Novus Shoes’ brand pillars to anchor us at every step in revamping the eCommerce presence of all three brands. We infused freshness and novelty into developing and designing highly functioning online stores while still aligning with “The Novus Way” – having the customers in mind when selecting and presenting the widest variety of shoe styles.
The Outcome
The Westin was able to straightforwardly identify additional bookings on a daily basis as a result of the campaign. Not only did the ads provide an easy-to-use booking tool, it also added value to the Westin brand. The advertisements made Westin a top-of-mind brand when thinking about hotels in the Las Vegas area. So, those who already had a hotel reserved this time around would remember the ad the next time they planned a trip to Vegas and would be more likely to use the Westin as home base.
The campaign was such a huge success that our company was referred to four other Westin properties to execute a similar marketing strategy, and that’s just the beginning!
