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Animae

Animae is an elevated interpretation of West Coast Asian cuisine by the Puffer Malarkey Collective. A formal, seductive atmosphere sets the stage for highly theatrical dining on the ground floor of Pacific Gate by Bosa, Downtown San Diego’s newest ultra-luxury condominiums.

  • UX
  • Web Design
  • Web Development
  • SEO
  • ADA Compliance
  • Social Media

The ask

Puffer Malarkey Collective once again reached out to us for their digital design and marketing needs, this time for the latest addition to their collective of restaurants. For Animae, the design objective was to create a brand strategy and digital presence that beckoned new customers to the restaurant before they opened their doors to the public.

How we did it

We worked alongside Animae’s marketing and events director to conceptualize and execute several targeted email campaigns designed to pique interest before opening.

Then, we drove users to a website that showcased Animae’s unique and distinct dishes, allowing viewers to sneak a peek at some of the restaurant’s interior design features as well. By generating curiosity and intrigue among the target demographic, we helped Animae secure reservations, book out their event space, and capture valuable sales leads.

As always, we designed a mobile-responsive site. By optimizing images and writing clean code, we were able to maximize potential site traffic and render the site more user-friendly. We also made the necessary adjustments to make the site compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a requirement for any commercial website.

The results

Reservations

4,200 Clicks

Using our OpenTable reservation widget, we have tracked over 4,200 clicks into Animae’s reservation system, which has lowered the monthly OpenTable cost for the client and increased bookings month over month.


Social Media

12x

Average increase across all platforms

+7,000

From 993 followers to over 6K new followers, we saw a 7X increase

120%

Increase in engagement across all platforms

220%

Increase in number of likes, comments, and shares


Database

5000

We successfully created a database of over 5,000 contacts


Email Campaigns

22.5%

Average open rate (Industry average is 15%)

5.2%

Average click rate (Industry average is 0.9%)