All WorkPerformance Branding + Full-Stack Platform

Clarity before care

We turned a promising head spa into a fully wired brand system. Brandprint and messaging. A type-safe booking platform. A bilingual scalp analysis app with Handwrite Card mode.

Hero video production and launch campaign social content in partnership with Produced by Chi.

Michael Sebastian

Michael

Creative Director

Jordan Mkwanazi

Jordan

Interest Media Manager

Chi-Quynh Nguyen

Chi

Produced by Chi

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Challenge

The Situation

Meraki Head Spa brought the Japanese head spa ritual to North Texas. The challenge was bigger than a booking page. We needed one idea expressed across every touchpoint. Calm brand. Frictionless software. A clear path from first impression to rebook.

DELIVERABLES
Our Approach

What We Built

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"Clarity Before Care" positioning

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Full-stack booking platform

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Realtime SimplyBook syncing for services and providers

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Bilingual scalp analysis companion app

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Print suite: Scalp Analysis Kit, certificates, invites, signage

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Email and SMS automations

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Event system

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SEO and page templates for booking and offers

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Clarity Before Care

The Brand Idea

We built the Meraki brandprint around a simple truth. People want scalp clarity and confidence before anything else. The brand speaks softly. The experience removes friction. The promise is consistent wherever you meet it.

Positioning: Japanese head spa plus modern wellness
Tone: calm, honest, confident
Service architecture: named rituals, mini-rituals, at-home tie-ins
Message system: one voice across FB, IG, TikTok, Google Business, SMS, Eventbrite
Sister-brand alignment: shared identity and offers with Q Nails & Spa
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Calm on the Surface, Serious Underneath

Full-Stack Booking

React and TypeScript on the front. Express, Drizzle, and Neon on the back. SimplyBook syncing for services and providers. Real-time availability. Authenticated booking creation. Email and SMS automations for confirmations, reminders, and inactive reactivation. Compliance baked in.

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Adaptive 9-step booking flow for singles, pairs, and quads

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Real-time provider availability syncing

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Email and SMS automation with cadence discipline

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UTM tracking across all touchpoints

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Bilingual PWA with Handwrite Card Mode

Scalp Analysis Companion

A tablet-optimized PWA that guides techs through a 9-step bilingual analysis. It scores 50+ data points, recommends a cleanse–treat–balance plan, then renders a high-contrast Handwrite Card view so results transfer to Meraki's premium cards without interrupting the ritual.

9-step bilingual analysis flow
50+ data points scored per session
Cleanse–treat–balance plan recommendations
Handwrite Card mode for offline privacy
Offline-first architecture
Short-Form That Converts

Launch Campaign Content

Organic short-form formats earned attention and provided the creative baseline for scale. We validated video hooks organically, then promoted what worked. Meta drove steady, high-intent traffic to registration. The creative and landing experience worked together.

TikTok: 629 views, 14% engagement rate
Instagram: 1,360 views with active comment threads
Meta paid: 4,024 reach, 350 clicks
Format-market fit validated before ad spend

01. Meraki Social Content 1

02. Meraki Social Content 2

03. Meraki Social Content 3

Vianka Macias · Collabstr Partnership

UGC + Influencer

We partnered with local Dallas influencer Vianka Macias (@viankavianey) through Collabstr for TikTok and Instagram deliverables. VIP treatment, real reactions, platform-specific cuts: Instagram for gift-giving angle (male audience), TikTok for self-care/pampering take. Paid partnership posts with ad authorization enabled. Bonus ask: 15-sec teaser for the Free 2-Min Scalp Lab pop-up.

Instagram Reel + TikTok Video (45 seconds each)
Platform-specific hooks: gift angle vs. self-care
Content approved for paid ads with Business Partner Promote enabled
Bonus pop-up teaser for Q-Nails Scalp Lab event
Active comment engagement: "I need to go!", "Obsessed already"
Meraki Print Suite - Scalp Analysis Kit, Invitations, Event Collateral
DETAILS
Designed In House, Built to Scale

Physical System

We produced the assets that make the experience feel real. Creative is not decoration. It is the interface people use to decide, book, and return.

Table cover and signage
Scalp Analysis Kit: analysis card, certificate, envelope, wax seal
Brochures and pop-up QR minis
Gift certificates on Gartner Studios stocks
Meraki Team Grand Opening

Grand Opening

Meraki Grand Opening Butterfly Wall
Richardson Chamber of Commerce
October 25, 2025
Grand Opening Crowd

The grand opening open house brought the brand to life. Community, sponsors, and clients experienced the Meraki ritual firsthand—scalp scans, Hydro-Dhara previews, and at-home plans that converted interest into bookings.

89 registrations from a single campaign window
Pop-up series with mini-ritual experiences
Grand Opening Celebration
Scalp Analysis Demo
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Outcomes

Results

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Registrations
First campaign window
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Conversion Rate
Eventbrite visitors to tickets
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Engagement Rate
TikTok organic
Key Wins
663 Eventbrite page visits during launch campaign
89 registrations/tickets reserved (13%+ conversion rate)
Meta reach: 4,024 with 350 combined clicks
TikTok organic: 629 views, 14% engagement rate
23,486 opens from Plano Moms newsletter partnership

Performance Branding works. Creative that earns attention and a system that turns that attention into action—when the brand, software, and funnel speak the same language, results compound.

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Meraki Head Spa — Performance Branding + Full-Stack Platform