MAHARLIKARESORTS & RETREATS

Internal · Management only

$1,000 Homecoming Command Center

Cost per lead is never the primary success metric. Campaigns are judged on customer acquisition cost versus booking contribution, then on contribution after marketing.

Campaign snapshot

Visitors

18,420

Planner starts

1,515

Completed plans

482

Average USD budget

$1,240

Average family size

17

Royal recommendations

78%

Qualified leads

214

Deposits

27

Bookings

23

Average booking value

PHP 46,043

Contribution

PHP 538,000

CAC

PHP 10,609

Contribution after marketing

PHP 294,000

Sample dataset until live campaign volume replaces it. Internal one-villa family package target: US$750–$1200. Internal planning target for one-villa Fil-Am family experiences. Never publicly guaranteed — live PHP pricing and FX determine the final amount.

Campaign economics by market

Hawaii versus California.

MarketAd spendPlanner completionQualified leadsDepositsBookingsContributionCACAllowable CACContribution ROASAfter marketing
HawaiiPHP 96,00035%961412PHP 292,000PHP 8,000PHP 6,0833.04×PHP 196,000
CaliforniaPHP 148,00030%1181311PHP 246,000PHP 13,455PHP 5,5911.66×PHP 98,000

Allowable CAC = expected booking contribution × 25% acquisition allocation. Advertising is never optimised on revenue ROAS alone.

Allowable CAC calculator

What may we pay for a booking?

PHP 6,000

Maximum customer acquisition cost at 25% allocation.

Primary KPI ladder

  1. 1. Customer acquisition cost versus booking contribution
  2. 2. Contribution after marketing
  3. 3. Repeat and referral contribution

Red team

What would break this campaign?

  • WATCH

    Hawaii: many planner starts, few completions (35%)

    Shorten the builder or move budget selection earlier.

  • WATCH

    Hawaii: many proposals, few deposits (34%)

    Review deposit clarity, USD framing and concierge follow-up speed.

  • CRITICAL

    Hawaii: CAC exceeds allowable acquisition cost

    Pause scaling and rebuild creative around contribution, not clicks.

  • WATCH

    California: many planner starts, few completions (30%)

    Shorten the builder or move budget selection earlier.

  • WATCH

    California: many proposals, few deposits (28%)

    Review deposit clarity, USD framing and concierge follow-up speed.

  • CRITICAL

    California: CAC exceeds allowable acquisition cost

    Pause scaling and rebuild creative around contribution, not clicks.

Standing checks

  • · $1,000 packages generating weak contribution margins
  • · Customers misunderstanding approximate USD estimates
  • · 20-person groups generating lower review scores
  • · Hawaii campaign underperforming California
  • · California campaign underperforming Hawaii
  • · Many completed plans but few date checks

Experiments

  • Campaign headline

    A: $1,000 Family Homecoming · B: Bring the whole family home

  • Price framing

    A: Total family price · B: Per-person value

  • Creative

    A: Royal experience video · B: Family emotion video

Winners are selected on booking contribution, never on clicks or cost per lead.

Retargeting audiences

  • Viewed Fil-Am page
  • Started planner
  • Completed planner
  • Viewed Royal Stay
  • Viewed celebration
  • Multi-villa interest
  • Abandoned checkout
  • Completed guest

Audiences are consent-compliant and behavioural only. Sensitive personal attributes are never used for ad targeting.

Language control

Never: Cheap resort, Budget resort, Lowest price.

Always: Family value, Private experience, Premium group value, Royal experience, Homecoming.

Nurture & memory loop

  • · Your family plan
  • · Meet Maharlika
  • · Day vs Night vs Royal
  • · Planning a family reunion
  • · Come home together
  • · Day 1Thank you
  • · Day 3Photos / review
  • · Day 7Referral invitation
  • · Month 6Family memory
  • · Month 10Planning another homecoming?

No nurture, memory-loop or campaign message is sent without appropriate marketing consent, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Creative scripts

Vertical video briefs.

Vertical video · 9:16

COMING HOME TO THE PHILIPPINES?

Visual

  • · Airplane arrival
  • · Family greeting
  • · Maharlika concept rendering

On screen

  • · WHAT COULD $1,000 CREATE FOR YOUR FAMILY?
  • · 15 family members
  • · One private resort
  • · Pool · BBQ · Bonfire
  • · Overnight · Breakfast

COME HOME TOGETHER.

Build your family plan

Vertical video · 9:16

YOU DIDN'T FLY FROM HAWAIʻI

TO STAY AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.

Visual

  • · Hawaiʻi departure
  • · Family arrival
  • · One big table at the villa

On screen

  • · One family.
  • · One villa.
  • · One pool.
  • · One big table.

COME HOME TOGETHER.

Plan our homecoming

Vertical video · 9:16

20 FAMILY MEMBERS.

ONE UNFORGETTABLE HOMECOMING.

Visual

  • · Group at the pool
  • · Boodle table
  • · Bonfire night

On screen

  • · US$1,000 ÷ 20 = US$50 per person
  • · Budget example only

See what your budget can create.

See what your budget can create

Ad creative never states specific inclusions unless they are generated from currently available package pricing, and never implies an unbuilt property is operational.

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