Vol. XII · Established in Milan, MMXII

Section III — The Strategy Studio

Digital
Marketing
Strategist

A strategic practice for hospitality and lifestyle brands. We translate atmosphere, place and craft into digital narratives that travel — and convert. Twelve years of working between visuals and strategy, distilled into a small number of long retainers.

Interior Design Photography Borgo Gallana by Erica Brenci Studio
III.i — Manifesto

A different
kind of strategy.

Most brands speak too often, in a voice that does not belong to them. Hospitality has been flattened into a single, well-lit aesthetic. We work the other way around — slowly, in long retainers, building brands that sound like themselves and look like the place they come from.

01 —

A book, not a billboard

We design content the way an editor builds an issue: with sequence, restraint and an end in mind.

02 —

Place before product

Every campaign starts on the ground, the building, the menu, the staff, the light at 7am.

03 —

Found by people, then AI

We write for human readers first; the search engines and AI assistants follow.

III.ii — Services

What the
studio does.

Five chapters of a single practice — chosen one or two at a time, never as a buffet.

I · MARKET

Market Analysis
& Positioning

Understanding where you stand, and more importantly, where you should stand, in a crowded and often indistinguishable landscape.

+ Market & competitor analysis

+ Brand positioning definition

+ Target & high-value audience mapping

+ Opportunity & differentiation strategy

II · STRATEGY

Digital Marketing
Strategy

A six- to twelve-month strategic engagement for hotels, resorts, restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Audit, positioning, channel plan, editorial calendar, measurement.

+ Audit & competitive review

+ Positioning & tone of voice

+ Channel & content plan

+ Quarterly direction

III · Brand

Brand Positioning
& Identity

When a brand needs to be re-said: naming, narrative, voice, and the visual world that follows from it. A coherent system of images, typography, and composition that translates meaning into perception.

+ Brand strategy document

+ Tone of voice & lexicon

+ Art direction & visual world

+ Launch playbook

IV · Editorial

Content Direction
& Production

A monthly editorial cycle — features, photography, social, newsletters — produced like a magazine.

+ Editorial calendar

+ Long-form features

+ Social & reels direction

+ Photo & video shoots

V · Discoverability

SEO, AI Search
& Web Vitals

Being found, by search engines and AI assistants alike, without sacrificing the writing.

+ Technical & on-page SEO

+ Schema & AI optimisation

+ Core Web Vitals tuning

+ Content gap analysis

VI · NEWSLETTER

Newsletter,
& Loyalty

The quietest, most under-rated channel: newsletters worth opening and automations that feel hand-written.

+ Newsletter design & voice

+ Automation flows

+ Segmentation & lifecycle

+ Reporting & iteration

III.iii — How we work

Four chapters,
twelve months.

01

Discovery

A long conversation, on the ground if possible. Stakeholders, audiences, the visual and verbal status quo.

Weeks 1 — 4
02

Direction

 Positioning, narrative, channel plan, KPIs. A single document everyone can cite.

 

Weeks 5 — 8
03

  Production

Editorial cycle, photography, web, newsletters, social, produced quarterly

Months 3 — 11
04

Review

A measured look at what travelled, what converted, what to keep. Then we begin again.

Month 12
III.iv — Case notes

A few brands
we’ve walked with.

№ 04 · Tenuta Moncarlino

A countryside estate between vineyards and silence

Positioning, visual identity & digital strategy. Elevated perception, direct bookings activated, brand coherence finally aligned across every touchpoint.

+140%
Organic
+0,5%
LOS

№ 05 · Venezia Lines

A travel experience moving through water and time

SEO, content & ADV campaign launch. Shifted from transactional to aspirational. Brand desire increased, conversions followed.

+95%
Conversion rate
+48%
Ticket value

№ 06 · Borgo Gallana

A restored borgo designed for slow luxury

Brand narrative, photography & editorial ecosystem for luxury destination wedding. From unknown to sought-after. Demand built before supply.

4.1×
Waitlist
+50%
Lux Wed

Four retainer
places open
for 2026.

A retainer with the studio is a long, considered relationship — not a campaign. If you’re building a hotel, restaurant or atelier brand and you want a single hand on it, write.