We help unique properties get more bookings
We Get Unique
We’ve stayed in over 300 unique properties, taken more than 40,000 photos, shot over 10 terabytes of video, and traveled to more than 30 countries. Our services bring that experience to you.
What Makes Us Different
What Most Owners Do
Use one booking platform like Airbnb or Expedia and hope they get booked.
Heavily discount last-minute open dates to get booked which lowers profit margins.
What Strive Does
Use multiple booking platforms and marketing channels for strong occupancy.
Utilize a diversified marketing strategy to improve ADR and raise booking lead time.
What Most Owners Do
Sporadically post low-quality photos that weren’t taken by a professional.
Get taken advantage of by an "influencer" with the wrong audience who never posts.
Invest in pricy photographers and videographers that won’t obtain an ROI.
What Strive Does
Consistently post high-quality content online to drive web traffic and bookings.
Use contracts and hire pre-vetted influencers to obtain a lot of content and exposure.
Implement our sourcing method to obtain great content without breaking the bank.
What Most Owners Do
Have no brand identity and use generic travel keywords to describe their property.
What Strive Does
Develop a detailed listing description, unique property name, and brand assets.
What Most Owners Do
Don't own any of their customer data and rely too heavily on Airbnb and Expedia.
What Strive Does
Use direct bookings and email to own all customer data and get repeat bookings.
Over 1 Billion Impressions
We’ve generated over 1 billion impressions and 1 million new Instagram followers for our clients through organic and paid marketing strategies. That’s billion with a b.
Meet The Team
Mike Iannetta
FOUNDER & CEO
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Mike has always considered himself to be a business guy first who then picked up a camera. He has launched businesses since the age of 17. In college, he worked at a startup that was featured on Shark Tank, launched more companies, and even had a brief stint working at Expedia.
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Mike’s career began to move further into the travel space after college. 1 week after graduating, he moved to Bali, Indonesia, followed by stops in Australia, Malaysia, and several countries in Europe, eventually traveling to over 35 countries.
He then started to do marketing for hotels and got his work featured by Sheraton, Mandarin Oriental, and Burj Al Arab. In addition, he began consulting for Soneva, one of the top resort brands in the world, located in the Maldives.
In 2020, when the world shut down, Mike pivoted to focus more on Airbnbs and launched his YouTube channel “MikeWillTravel”. After a few early viral Airbnb tour videos, the YouTube channel has now gained over 30M views, 100M impressions, and 150,000 subscribers to date. He has worked with over 200 Airbnbs in multiple countries while partnering with leading brands like Squarespace, Skillshare, and Audible.
Mike now lives in Mexico City. In his free time, he loves getting boba tea and tacos, petting dogs, and going to music festivals.
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Aubrey Riggins
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Aubrey has a passion for bringing creativity and strategy to the digital marketing world. With nearly a decade of marketing and agency experience under her belt, she has worn many hats – from navigating the ever-evolving landscape of social media management, influencer marketing, paid media campaigns, and crafting quality content.
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Having a marketing career that spans across diverse industries, Aubrey embarked on a journey in the hospitality sector by joining a marketing agency specialized in apartment rentals in 2018. She discovered that marketing apartment rentals share similarities with promoting vacation properties. This led her to transition into the distinctive realm of unique properties, where she emphasized the significance of creating high-quality, engaging content.
Her career progression included a significant collaboration with Mike that commenced in 2020, initially as a part-time social media manager. Aubrey made the transition to a full-time role in 2023, contributing to the agency's daily operations and spearheading social media strategy and management.
Beyond her marketing expertise, Aubrey is a passionate explorer. She loves nothing more than planning her next adventure and hitting the open road with her dogs - vintage camper in tow.
Who We Serve
We partner with unique properties. From tiny homes to A-Frame cabins, to treehouses and container homes, and even high-end boutique hotels. We’ve been doing this for a while and we know who our ideal clientele is, so much so that it’s even ingrained in our name- STRive (short-term rental). Feel like a good fit? Reach out and let’s chat.
Portfolio
Evergreen Cabins
Evergreen Cabins boasts some of the most unique properties in the country ranging from an A-Frame cabin with a rollout stargazing bed to a spa cabin with an 18ft waterfall. We grew their Instagram account from 0 to over 100,000 followers while increasing occupancy and their ADR.
Soneva
One of the most widely recognized and luxurious hospitality brands in the world, Soneva has 2 resorts in the Maldives and 1 in Thailand. We increased their Instagram account from 400,000 to over 1,000,000 followers in just 2 years while generating over 500,000,000 impressions.
DEN Outdoors
DEN Outdoors is one of the leading prefab cabin companies in the United States. We sourced premium photo and video content to use on their social channels and designed their YouTube strategy from ground zero, resulting in multiple YouTube videos gaining over 100,000 views.
Services
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We completely take over all social media tasks for our clients so that they can focus on growing their businesses and get their time back. From posting, to writing captions, to interacting with a client’s audience, we do it all.
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One of the most complex parts of building an audience in this space is sourcing content consistently. We ensure that you have a steady stream of high-quality content and online exposure by utilizing photographers, videographers, and influencers.
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One of the final weapons in our arsenal, we use the content we've gathered as ad creatives to retarget past guests and reach key audiences that are difficult to connect with via organic channels.
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For new owners about to launch their first unit, we start by developing a long-term marketing strategy. We then utilize our step-by-step process to gather listing photos, develop a brand identity, and get the property ranked high on Airbnb or Expedia for some quick wins and a strong initial bookings push.
Do you need something that you don’t see here? We build custom packages for clients. Fill out the form below and let’s chat!
Testimonials
Creators In Our Network
We maintain close ties with the top videographers, photographers, drone pilots, YouTubers, and influencers in the industry. If you need high-quality content and more exposure to a targeted audience of travel lovers, these are the people for you!
Levi Kelly
800,000 Followers
Christopher Funk
600,000 Followers
600,000 Followers
Journey More
Danny McGee
300,000 Followers
Are you a creator that works with a lot of Airbnb and hotel properties? We are always looking to add more talented people to our network. Please fill out the form below. If you’re looking to make some extra cash, we also have some very generous referral fees!
*Please note, the creators above only work with unique high-end properties. We can’t guarantee their availability. However, if we feel it’s a good fit and mutually beneficial for both parties, we are happy to make an introduction!
Do You Know An Owner?
If you know an owner who has a unique property that needs marketing help, fill out the form below. We pay a very generous referral fee if it’s a good fit!
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