A note

I used AI only to help refine the wording and presentation of this submission. The ideas, strategies, and execution are based on my own experience of working in digital marketing and handling clients over the past few years. I genuinely invested my time and thought into these tasks, and they reflect how I approach real client projects.

Round Two · Task Submission

Three briefs.
One digital-first point of view.

A response to all three tasks — building desire for a luxury hospitality brand, growing consideration for Cuppa among working women, and setting the content vision for DLF Emporio.

Prepared by
Shashi Sahoo
Jr. Account Manager
Prepared for
Beam & Words
Stage
Round 2 · Interview
01Task One

Onboarding a luxury hospitality brand

The brief: we've won the digital mandate for a luxury hospitality brand. What ten things would I put on a client checklist, what's my onboarding plan and team structure, and how would I kickstart the relationship?

A · The client checklist

Ten things I'd need before touching anything.

Not a wishlist — the information I can't do good work without. Each has a reason attached, because in luxury, consistency and restraint matter more than noise.

01

Brand story & tone of voice

Their story and what drives them, plus logos, fonts, colours, how they like their photos to look, and the way they talk to guests. In luxury, consistency is everything — I'd rather follow their style than impose mine.

02

Their goals for the next 12 months

More direct bookings, a new opening, promoting the spa or restaurant, or filling quiet seasons? I need to know what they actually want, not just "grow social."

03

Target audience

The kind of person who actually stays here and where they travel from. Luxury audiences are small, so I want demographics, traveller personas, geographies, spending behaviour and customer insights.

04

Competitors & who they admire

The hotels they compare themselves to, plus brands they love outside hotels. This shows me the look and standard they're aiming for.

05

USPs & key products

Why a guest should choose them — a signature suite, fine-dining, a destination spa, a private beach — plus the full list of room types, outlets, and experiences.

06

The marketing budget

What they can spend on paid promotion and content production. It shapes what's realistic to promise.

07

Key dates & seasons

Their calendar of events, peak and off-season, offers, festivals, weddings, and upcoming launches — so I can plan campaigns ahead instead of reacting late.

08

The "no" list — what's off-limits

Anything we should never post, prices they don't want shown publicly, and guest-privacy rules. VIP guests value discretion, so I need the boundaries upfront.

09

The booking journey & links

How a guest actually books — website, WhatsApp, direct line — so every post points to the right place and we can track what social brings in.

10

Content library & usage rights

What photos and videos they already have, how good it is, and what we're allowed to use. In luxury the visuals carry everything, so I need to know what I'm starting with.

B · Initial onboarding plan

Understand the brand properly before any posting begins.

The first stage is all about learning. Here's how I'd spend it.

1

Kick-off meeting

Align with the client on goals, expectations, and how we'll work together — and collect everything on the checklist.

2

Brand immersion

Live with their story, guidelines and visuals, and ideally experience the property first-hand. You can't market a place you haven't felt.

3

Audit

Review their current channels, their competitors, and what's worked — or hasn't — for them before.

4

Access & setup

Get admin rights to all accounts, plus tracking and tools in place, so I can take over properly from day one.

5

Opportunity report

Wrap up with a short document: what's working, what's missing, and the biggest opportunities I can see.

The goal of this first stage is simple — to understand the brand better than the client expects, so everything we do next is built on real insight.

C · Team structure

Lean and hands-on.

Luxury is a detail business, so I'd keep the team close enough to the work to protect the brand at every step.

Strategy & client

Account Lead (me)

The main point of contact. Owns the strategy and the client relationship.

Day-to-day

Social Media Manager

Runs posting, the calendar, and replies to comments and messages.

Visuals

Photographer / Videographer

Captures the high-quality visuals luxury needs. We can't fake this with stock — a key role.

Design

Designer

Creates on-brand posts, stories, and campaign designs.

Performance

Paid Ads Specialist

Runs the paid promotions and reports on results.

Words

Copywriter

Writes captions and campaign lines in the brand's voice (can be shared across projects).

02Task Two

Cuppa — a 24-month consideration plan

The brief: Cuppa is an online-only lingerie retailer. Build consideration among working women aged 30–40 over 24 months, with no offline spend, using social and digital alone.

The thinking

We don't win her by shouting "buy lingerie." We win her by making her feel understood.

Over 24 months, the aim is to make Cuppa one of the first brands a working woman thinks of when she buys lingerie online.

Who we're talking to

A working woman in her thirties — busy, financially independent, shops online without a second thought. She buys lingerie for herself now, for comfort and a fit that works. She researches first and trusts real people over ads. For her, trust beats price every time.

The idea
"Confidence Starts Within."

Most lingerie marketing sells how a woman looks to someone else. We talk about how she feels — through a long day, in her own skin. We sell the feeling, and let the product follow.

Why it works

Cuppa stops being an occasional fashion buy and becomes an everyday essential that quietly makes her feel put-together. Built on trust and honesty, not discounts — which is exactly what this audience responds to.

The 24-month journey

Built as four stages, because you can't ask someone to choose you before they know and trust you.

Phase 1
Months 1–6

Get noticed

Establish the look, voice and "Confidence Starts Within" idea on Instagram & Facebook, leaning on Reels and useful carousels. Push the founder's story early; back it with awareness ads on Meta, YouTube and Google.

Watch: reach, video views, traffic, follower growth, branded search.
Phase 2
Months 7–12

Earn trust

Partner with relatable micro-influencers — working women, mums, entrepreneurs — not celebrities. Anchor it with a creator series, "Real Women, Real Stories," plus testimonials, reviews, UGC and expert fit advice.

Watch: engagement, saves, shares, time on site, email sign-ups.
Phase 3
Months 13–18

Build a community

Launch the Cuppa Confidence Club — styling help, early access and honest wellness conversations. Add monthly Instagram Lives with experts, plus referrals so members grow the community themselves.

Watch: community growth, repeat visits, referrals, engagement.
Phase 4
Months 19–24

Become her choice

Retarget everyone who's engaged, and build campaigns around her real moments — Women's Day, festive, wedding season, travel, corporate gifting. Put budget behind the creators who truly move people.

Watch: brand recall, branded search, direct traffic, repeat purchase, share of voice.

The channels

No single platform carries this. Each has a clear job so nothing overlaps or gets wasted.

ChannelWhat it's for
InstagramThe heart — storytelling, Reels, community
FacebookRetargeting and the older end of the audience
YouTubeWhere she researches — fit guides and explainers
PinterestDiscovery and inspiration
Google SearchCatching her the moment she's looking
Meta AdsAwareness through to remarketing
EmailThe direct line — nurturing and retention
SEO / BlogOrganic discovery and long-term trust

Content pillars

Everything we post over two years ladders up to one of five themes.

01

Education

Fit, fabric, care and smart shopping tips — the trust-builder.

02

Empowerment

Stories that celebrate confidence and individuality.

03

Lifestyle

Real moments — work, travel, wellness and self-care.

04

Product

Launches, craft, comfort and styling.

05

Community

Real customers, reviews and the voices of women like her.

How we'll know it's working

Since the goal is consideration, not sales, we measure the brand growing — not just the till ringing.

Awareness

  • Reach & impressions
  • Video views
  • Branded search volume

Consideration

  • Website sessions
  • Time on site
  • Email sign-ups
  • Returning visitors

Engagement

  • Engagement rate
  • Saves & shares
  • Community growth
  • UGC submissions

Loyalty · early signs

  • Referrals
  • Reviews
  • Net Promoter Score

If branded search, direct traffic and returning visitors are climbing by month 24, we've done our job — Cuppa has moved from unknown to top-of-mind.

03Task Three

DLF Emporio — content vision

The brief: You've just taken over content leadership for DLF Emporio. The brand has strong aesthetics but inconsistent storytelling, and engagement has plateaued. Your task:

• Define the content vision for the brand over the next 6 months
• Identify 3–4 strategic content pillars and clearly articulate the role each pillar plays in brand building
• Define the tone of voice and guardrails you would set for the team

The vision · next 6 months

Turn DLF Emporio into India's most trusted voice in luxury — a destination with a real point of view, not just a building full of expensive shops.

The goal for these six months is to give Emporio a world of its own — one with taste, a clear personality, and content people enjoy following for its own sake, not only when they're planning to shop. Right now, people tend to notice a mall's posts only when they want to buy something. We want to change that — to make Emporio's stories, craft, and atmosphere interesting enough that people keep watching even on the days they're not buying anything. We'll post less, but make every piece count, and keep one clear story running through all of it. By month six, Emporio shouldn't feel like a place you shop — it should feel like a world you want to belong to.

The content pillars

Three main pillars, each with a clear job. A fourth — Culture & Moments — runs across all of them for festive and seasonal content.

Pillar 01

The Destination

Emporio as a place worth visiting — the space itself: the design, the lighting, the atmosphere, and the feeling you get walking in.

Why it matters: it gives Emporio its own identity — separate from the brands inside — and a reason to visit that no website can match.
Pillar 02

The Edit

Our taste and the craft behind it — Emporio's pick of what's worth seeing this season, the craft behind it, and how to wear it. Not "here's a product," but "here's why it's special."

Why it matters: it makes Emporio the name people trust, and trust is what turns a follower into a buyer.
Pillar 03

The Insider

The people and the access — the stylists, personal shoppers, the makers, and the small perks of being part of the Emporio world.

Why it matters: it makes luxury feel warm and personal. People don't fall for marble floors — they fall for how a place makes them feel.

+ Culture & Moments — the seasonal layer

Diwali, wedding season, festive gifting, and big fashion and art moments — the content that keeps Emporio current and busy. Why it matters: it keeps the brand in the conversation and brings people through the door.

Tone of voice

Confident, calm, and premium.

The brand should sound like an expert who's sure of itself but never loud or salesy. Keep it warm and welcoming, but still high-end. Every word should feel considered — nothing loud, nothing cheap.

The guardrails for the team

No discount or "sale" talk

It cheapens the brand. We sell desire, not deals.

Post less, never post filler

If it isn't beautiful and meaningful, it doesn't go up.

Keep one consistent look

The feed should feel curated, not random.