RIVIERA × BUZZLEAD · THE HIVE · SEPTEMBER 2026
BuzzLead

Welcome to the Hive, Riviera.

Shaun, we just finished a run with Lumion, vertical SaaS for trade schools with a first marketing hire and no outbound. Riviera is shaped the same way. It would have been wrong not to get this in front of you. So: a jar of honey, and the plan.

Underneath the jar: every US hotel and motel mapped, the properties that look like Riviera's best-fit guests, and three campaigns we'd run in the next 30 days.

PREPARED FOR SHAUN LANE · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · FROM ST. PETE BEACH, FL
Troy Aitken and Nick Konstantinidis, co-founders of BuzzLead
Co-foundersNick Konstantinidis & Troy Aitken
Section 01 · Why there's honey on your desk

Three things came with the jar.

01

The honey

Raw, from a US apiary. Something you'll open instead of file.

02

This page

Your market sized, the customers you already win and the accounts that look like them, and three campaigns: TAM, lookalike, intent. Built for Riviera.

03

The call

Twenty minutes with Troy and Nick. We bring the account list we'd start with. You tell us where to start.

Section 02 · The company shaped like you

Lumion: zero pipeline to 50+ meetings in 31 days.

Vertical SaaS for trade and technical schools. First marketing hire, no outbound, a niche of 10,000 to 30,000 schools. We mapped five sub-verticals, timed the CDL play to a Pell Grant policy window, and routed replies straight to their SDRs. Same shape as Lumion: a public registry of buyers, a first marketing hire with no pipeline yet, and a category that needs proof fast.

In the span of a month, we've had well over 100 positive responses. We've scheduled 45 to 55-plus meetings with an 80% hold rate.Andrew Jones, Head of Marketing, Lumion

Read the Lumion breakdown

31
Days to results
100+
Positive replies
50+
Meetings scheduled
80%
Hold rate
Section 03 · The sweet part

What could be sweeter than 9,000 to 12,000 more of your best customers?

You already have the dream ones: the hotel properties that grow, retain, and refer others without being asked. We take those, run them through our lookalike tool, and find another 9,000 to 12,000 that look exactly like them. Then we run hyper-personalized, highly targeted outreach to every one.

Same size, same setup, same reasons to buy as the accounts on the right. Modeled, not guessed.

YOUR DREAM CUSTOMERS
  • The accounts that grow, retain and referWe'll confirm the seed list with you on the call.
9,000 to 12,000hotel properties that look exactly like them
Section 04 · Your market, sized

Every cell is a hotel property.

Every US hotel property sits in Census County Business Patterns under NAICS 721110, cross-referenced against Google Maps hotel listings for name, address, and room count. We build the list from that, enrich with GM and ownership contacts, and time sends to renovation and season-open calendars.

US hotels and motels (except casino hotels)Your sweet spot: 50 to 250 rooms, independent or small-flagIn-market this quarter
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US hotels and motels (except casino hotels). US Census County Business Patterns, 2023, NAICS 721110.
~12,300
Sweet-spot properties
50 to 250 rooms, independent or soft-branded
3
Buyer personas
GM, Director of Ops, Owner/Asset Manager
~33K
Relevant contacts
At 3 titles per property
Sep to Feb
Evaluation window
Ahead of peak-season staffing decisions
Section 05 · Intent

You're the first supplier that comes to mind.

We'll actively monitor all 55,895 US hotel properties and reach out when the right signal shows up, so Riviera is the first name a GM thinks of when guest communication comes up.

  • New GM or ownership changeState liquor license transfers and local business filings. New GMs reset vendor stacks in year one.
  • Recent one-star reviews citing phone or front deskGoogle and TripAdvisor reviews. Missed calls and slow check-in are public complaints.
  • Front-desk job posting open 60+ daysIndeed and hotel job boards. Understaffed front desk means calls go unanswered.
  • Multilingual guest mixTripAdvisor review language spread. High non-English review share signals language-gap pain.
  • Renovation or reflag announcedLocal permits and franchise trade press. Renovations are budget events that include tech.
  • Peak-season occupancy spikeSTR and local tourism board data. High occupancy strains a small front desk fastest.
09:14 · TODAY
120-room independent coastal property posts three 1-star reviews citing unanswered phones this month
→ REVIEW-PAIN PLAY · 1:1 SCRIPT DRAFTED
08:51 · TODAY
Southwest boutique hotel lists front-desk agent opening, open 74 days on job board
→ HIRING-GAP PLAY
YESTERDAY
Midwest 80-room motel announces new general manager, effective next month
→ NEW-GM PLAY
YESTERDAY
Resort town property files renovation permit ahead of next season's reopening
→ RENOVATION PLAY
Section 06 · Three strategies, deployed together

TAM, lookalike, intent. Every angle, from day one.

This isn't one list and one email. We deploy three strategies at once, each with its own angle: the whole market gets the offer, the accounts that mirror your best customers get the proof, and anyone showing a buying signal gets a note the week it happens. Then we double down on whichever one the market answers.

STRATEGY 1 · TAM

Own the whole market

TargetThe ~12,300 independent and small-flag properties in your sweet spot: 50 to 250 rooms, GM and Director of Operations enriched from Google Maps and state lodging licenses
AngleOne AI front desk instead of missed calls, understaffed nights, and lost bookings
~12,300 ACCOUNTS
STRATEGY 2 · LOOKALIKE

Mirror your best customers

TargetProperties that mirror Riviera's shape: independent, understaffed front desk, multilingual guest base, high call volume relative to headcount
AngleLead with the exact call-abandonment and after-hours scenario Riviera already fixes
~9,000+ ACCOUNTS
STRATEGY 3 · INTENT

Catch them in-market

TargetProperties showing a buying signal this quarter: new GM hired, one-star reviews citing phone or check-in delays, front-desk job posting open over 60 days
AngleA one-to-one note referencing the specific review or hiring gap, sent the week it surfaces
~3,300 PER YEAR ACCOUNTS
Section 07 · The first 30 days

What happens after you say yes.

Section 08 · Join the Hive

The honey was the easy part.

Shaun, we'll walk the three strategies above, show you the accounts we'd start with, and tell you what it would take. No deck.