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Persona-Driven Activation Drives 7.5pt Brand Lift for Las Vegas Resort

Parker Rendell & Trevor Schutte
August 17, 2026

By matching bespoke creative tracks to distinct traveler mindsets, the agency reversed market decay and delivered a 7.5ppt Brand Lift in LA

Our partner, a luxury Las Vegas Resort, uncovered a critical vulnerability in its 2025 Brand Health Tracker: LA residents, the resort’s most vital drive market, were experiencing brand decay, viewing the property through a legacy lens rather than recognizing its recent multi-million-dollar upgrades.

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Net Conversion identified the core "so what" insight: luxury travelers in Los Angeles are not a monolith; their booking triggers are distinctly divided by mindset. Reversing brand decay required moving beyond passive awareness into active consideration by segmenting LA consumers into two high-value traveler cohorts. "The Spontaneous Luxury Escapist" (Ages 25–40) represented high-earners driven by simplicity, ease of access, and immediate leisure. "The Cultured Weekend Indulger" (Ages 35–60) represented sophisticated travelers seeking curated experiences, world-class dining, and high-end entertainment who felt they had already "seen it all" in Las Vegas.

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MORE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS | The Media Strategy

Net Conversion built a multi-channel media strategy across Paid Social (Meta) and OTT, pairing bespoke creative messaging with precise high-income demographic and behavioral targeting overlays. For the Spontaneous Escapist, creative focused on the ease of booking a once-in-a-lifetime getaway, highlighting seamless packages, deals, and hassle-free leisure. For the Cultured Indulger, creative centered on "what's new," spotlighting renovated suites, fine dining concepts, and novel shows at The Sphere curated specifically for them. 

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Net Conversion isolated high-value LA households by targeting the Top 10% HHI bracket on Meta and $150k+ HHI on OTT, layering competitive resort interests, luxury travel affinities, and dining/entertainment behaviors. Content was deployed using full-placement liquidity, with immersive video across Reels and Stories and Feeds for package details.

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MORE ACCOUNTABLE MEDIA | The Measurement Strategy

To validate that audience-level personalization translates directly into brand recovery and business growth, Net Conversion evaluated the campaign across a multi-tiered measurement framework:

  • Formal Meta Brand & Intent Lift Study: Measured real-time lift in brand awareness, visitation consideration, and brand association metrics between exposed and control groups in the Los Angeles DMA.
  • Cross-Channel Measurement: Tracked brand lift across OTT campaigns alongside macro trends within the resort's ongoing Brand Health Tracker.
  • In-Flight Automated Optimization: Applied Meta Opportunity Score recommendations to consolidate audience segments and automate placement liquidity across Reels and Stories, optimizing inventory allocation toward highest-performing creative variations in real-time.

MORE PROFITABLE GROWTH | The Results

By translating brand-health tracker data into hyper-personalized creative execution at scale, Net Conversion successfully restored brand health in the resort's primary drive market. The campaign drove a +7.5 ppt increase in Brand Lift across the Los Angeles DMA at a highly efficient $1.19 Cost Per Lifted User. This performance fully reversed the prior 4% YoY decline in aided brand awareness while significantly strengthening consumer intent and brand associations with luxury, fine dining, and prime location among high-earning LA travelers.

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+7.5ppt

Brand Lift in the Los Angeles DMA

$1.19

Cost Per Lifted User

Full Reversal

of the prior 4% YoY decline in aided brand awareness