REF / MARKETING

Agha Properties - Niche Down to Scale Up

Repositioned a generalist real estate firm around overseas Pakistani investors and 12×'d monthly qualified leads in under a year.

RoleDigital Marketing Lead
Year2024-2025
Outcome+1100% leads from overseas markets
DomainMarketing
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STACK

Tech used.

Meta AdsGoogle AdsWhatsApp Business APICalendlyZoho CRM

The Problem

Agha Properties was doing a bit of everything. residential resale, plot files, commercial, rentals. They had 30 leads a month, scattered across all four product lines, none profitable. The owner was burnt out trying to be all things to all buyers.

The brief: pick a lane, dominate it.

The Approach

We did the uncomfortable thing. killed three of the four product lines from the marketing surface and went all-in on plot investments for overseas Pakistanis. Higher ticket size, longer decision cycles, easier to differentiate, and a buyer profile that values structured communication over showroom visits.

Channel Mix. Spend Allocation
Meta Ads (Geo-targeted)44%
WhatsApp Funnel22%
Google Search (Diaspora)16%
YouTube Long-form12%
Email + Webinar6%

Geo-targeted Meta Ads: campaigns segmented by country (UAE, KSA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia) with city-specific creative ("Karachi-born Dubai professional? Here's what your father's plot is worth today"). This level of specificity dropped CPM 60% vs broad Pakistani diaspora targeting.

Monthly Investor Webinars: 45-minute Zoom sessions with the founder + a tax consultant, walking through current opportunities, NOC status, and price trajectories. Average attendance: 180 registrants, 92 live attendees. 14% of attendees became qualified leads. the highest converting funnel in the stack.

WhatsApp as the Sales Channel: overseas buyers don't want to be on calls scheduled in the wrong timezone. The entire sales cycle moved to WhatsApp: voice notes, document shares, video tours, payment plans. Average conversation length to close: 18 days.

YouTube Authority: bi-weekly 15-minute videos answering specific overseas buyer questions ("Can I buy without coming to Pakistan?", "What's an NOC really worth?"). Built a steady organic flow of high-intent leads at near-zero CAC.

The Outcome

+1100%
Monthly Leads
30 → 360
78%
Overseas Buyer Mix
from 14%
₹68Cr
Closed Sales Value
in 12 months
9.6x
Blended ROAS
Monthly Qualified LeadsFeb 2024. Jan 2025 · killed 3 product lines in M2-M3 · diaspora pipeline rebuilt by M5
Feb
30
Mar
18
Apr
14
May
42
Jun
92
Jul
148
Aug
196
Sep
232
Oct
268
Nov
298
Dec
332
Jan
360
Leads by Country. Month 1278% diaspora mix · UAE leads on volume, USA leads on AOV
UAE
124
KSA
68
UK
52
USA
41
Canada
29
Aus
18
PK
28
Before vs After
MetricBeforeAfterΔ
Monthly Qualified Leads30360+1100%
Overseas Buyer Mix14%78%+64 pts
Cost per Lead₹3,800₹740−81%
Lead → Webinar %-38%new
Plots Closed (12mo)426+550%
Avg Deal Size₹1.8Cr₹2.6Cr+44%

By month 5 the founder had stopped attending in-person meetings entirely. the entire business was running through WhatsApp + monthly webinars. The lower opex and higher AOV meant net margin tripled even as topline 4×'d. By month 12 they had a waitlist for their flagship project and were turning down generalist rental enquiries.