60%+ email open rate on a buyer list of 50,000
We built the foundational social and email infrastructure for The Value of Architecture, a Beverly Hills luxury real estate brand specializing in architecturally significant properties. At project start, they had exceptional inventory and press coverage but no systematic way to capture and nurture audience interest. Over 8 weeks, we designed and implemented a comprehensive marketing system: social media strategy with content frameworks, email marketing with segmentation and nurture flows, and documented operational procedures for long-term execution. During our direct engagement, Instagram grew from 500 to 10,000 targeted followers with a 60%+ email open rate. The systems we delivered—including playbooks, templates, and training—enabled their internal team to continue scaling independently. Eighteen months post-handoff, they reached 90,000+ followers with an email list of 50,000+ engaged subscribers. The infrastructure transformed their positioning from 'featured in press' to 'direct audience ownership'—turning attention into relationships, and relationships into transactions.
8 Weeks · Social engine · Email system · Content framework

Verified in analytics data
Email Open Rate
60%+
Instagram Growth
500 → 10K
Social Following
90K+
Engagement Lift
+180%
TVOA had built a reputation as the definitive source for architecturally significant properties in Beverly Hills and beyond. Their portfolio included homes designed by Richard Neutra, Frank Lloyd Wright disciples, and contemporary masters—properties that attracted design collectors, architects, and high-net-worth buyers who valued provenance as much as square footage. They were featured in Architectural Digest, Dwell, and the LA Times. The audience existed. The inventory was exceptional. Yet when potential buyers encountered the brand, there was no mechanism to capture interest, nurture relationships, or convert attention into action. The complications were structural. First, their social presence consisted of a few hundred followers despite years of editorial coverage—organic reach was effectively zero because no content system existed to distribute their story at scale. Second, they had no direct channel to their most valuable audience: design collectors and architecture enthusiasts who discovered properties through press coverage but had no way to stay connected. Email capture was nonexistent. Third, their content existed in fragmented form—beautiful photography, architect biographies, property histories—but without a distribution framework, each piece died after its initial publication. Fourth, the internal team was small and focused on transactions, not marketing operations. They needed systems that could run with minimal ongoing intervention. We were engaged to build the infrastructure required to turn this positioning into measurable engagement—and to do it in a way that could eventually be handed off and scaled internally.
Social presence in the hundreds, despite a high-quality architectural audience
No direct relationships with high-net-worth design collectors
No structured email capture or nurturing
Content existed without a distribution system
We began with platform strategy. Instagram was selected as the primary channel because of its visual nature and the existing architectural community. We established a posting cadence of twice daily—morning and evening—optimized for Pacific Time engagement patterns. The content mix was designed to compound: 60% property features, 20% architect profiles, 15% market insights, and 5% behind-the-scenes. We implemented engagement mechanics including strategic hashtag sets (targeted, not broad), comment response protocols within 2 hours, and story sequencing that extended property narratives beyond single posts. The system was built for consistency, not virality—each post designed to attract the right follower, not just any follower.
We developed an architectural storytelling framework with three core pillars. First, Property Histories: each listing became a narrative about the architect's vision, the original owner's intent, and the design's place in architectural evolution. Second, Collector Context: content positioned properties within the broader design market—comparable sales, architect legacy, and investment rationale. Third, Lifestyle Integration: showing how these spaces functioned as homes, not just assets. We created content templates to streamline production, including standardized photography briefs, caption frameworks, and storyboard sequences. This transformed fragmented assets into a systematic publishing engine that could be operated by the internal team.
The email system was designed around segmentation and relevance. We implemented lead capture across all touchpoints: property inquiry forms, architect profile downloads, and newsletter subscriptions. The subscriber base was segmented by interest—modernist collectors, historic preservationists, specific architect followers—and by buying stage: researching, actively looking, or selling. Nurture flows were built for each segment. Modernist collectors received new contemporary listings first. Historic preservationists got heritage property alerts. All segments received a weekly digest with market insights. The 60%+ open rate was achieved through subject line testing, send time optimization, and relentless relevance—the emails contained information this specific audience actually wanted.
From week one, we documented everything. The social playbook included posting schedules, caption templates, hashtag sets, and engagement protocols. The email documentation covered segmentation rules, nurture flow logic, and A/B testing procedures. We trained the internal team over four weeks—shadowing, then co-piloting, then solo execution with review. The handoff was successful because the systems were designed for operational reality, not ideal conditions. The client team took over with confidence and continued scaling. Within 18 months of handoff, they grew from 10,000 to over 90,000 followers. The email list expanded to 50,000+ with sustained engagement. The infrastructure we built became the foundation of their ongoing marketing operation.
60%+
Open rate through segmentation and relevance-driven content.
500 → 10K
Followers during the engagement window.
90K+
Scaled internally to over 90,000 followers post-handoff.
50,000+
Design-focused subscribers with consistent engagement.
AD, LA Times, Curbed, Dwell
Architectural Digest, LA Times, Curbed, Dwell.
This model applies to businesses with strong positioning and latent demand. When content is paired with capture, segmentation, and documentation, growth becomes operational rather than speculative.
30 minutes. We review positioning, distribution gaps, and where opportunities exist.