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The Social Media Savvy GrannieS of varanaSi
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Picture your ‘Dadi’. What do you see and feel? Her warmth, her cozy cuddles and her home made recipes.
Now can you picture this?
Your Dadi busy with work and present on all social media platforms.
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inTroducinG The Social Media Savvy GrannieSTwo fiesty grannies - Asha & Aruna running a profitable homestay
And using Social Media to share their story!
With their guests and anybody who cares to listen!
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So whaT’S Their SecreT recipe?Secret Social Sauce
• The grannies thought - people are mostly found on Social Media – .let’s meet and greet them there.
• And they never SELL on Social Media. They just TELL their STORY!
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and Their uSp iS #coMeandBelonG• Strong belief in “Atithi Devo Bhava”
Making the guest become a local and not just a tourist
• Basics - Comfortable rooms to comfort food
• Extra - Tour Packages to Varanasi Trivia Walking Trails to Tuk Tuk rides
• Delight - Pampering with love, art and aesthetics
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whaT MakeS TheM “unique” and “differenT”?Signature Offerings
• Offbeat Programs
• City Tours
• Programs to kindle Spiritual Quotient
• Life Coaching
• Yoga
• Secret Granny recipes
• Assisted Saree Shopping & Saree Draping
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iT’S your dadi nani ka GharIt’s a home
• It’s a quaint, 1960’s built old Indian house with a small courtyard
• Impromptu sing along sessions, chats and discussions
• Informal and homely environment to #ComeandBelong
• All make the Granny story come alive
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and They aren’T STricT like SoMe GrannieS:-)Flexibility
• The grannies are very flexible on request they can:
• Be flexible on Check in and Check Out
• Take specific meal requirement for kids and the elderly
• Provide extra mattress, ayurveda tips and cater to special needs
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The GrannieS are faceBook era STory-TellerS
Dadi Nani ki Kahaniyan
• Guests are exposed to stories from the Grannies
• Part Fiction
• Mostly life experiences
• Combating language issues, they connect with all their guests (who come from the world over)
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do They know iT all? Learning and Unlearning
• The Grannies believe that the best way to “Grow” is to learn and unlearn, adapt with the times
• Regular updating from their daughter and son-in-law
• Their 12 year old Grandson is their “gadget guru”.. from apps to email.. he teaches them all!
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whaT’S Their BiGGer STory?Build An Ecosystem and Not Just a Business
• Converge and Converse with like minded people
• Collaboration with Silver Talkies (online magazine for the elderly) ,
• Shuru – Art ( local art startup) and Scrapshala ( local upcycling startup)Serenity Routes & Roobaroo Walks (localtravel startups)
• Surround themselves with positivity with Yoga, book reading, Ayurveda and Music
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and They live Their STory!Travel
• They travel regularly and update twitter and FB about their escapades
• Their travel stories are ‘everyday’, heart warming and they share them all on the social media
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here’S Their Tip for you!Be Curious
• Keep the child like curiosity alive. It helps to overcome inhibitions and become fearless to try out new ventures
• Their tweets are mostly on Positivity and LIFE
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wanna reach ouT To TheM!If you are
• Looking for a comfortable homestay in Varanasi
• If you are a Granny or a Grandpa looking to begin second innings as a homestay owner
• Or have a homestay but need help in marketing & sales by these grannies
Then visit us at www.grannysinn.in
Follow our story - fb.com/grannysinn
Write to us at [email protected]
Or Call
Manish - 9650400466
Shilpi – 9560550015
The Granny’s Inn is a part of the UnhotelTM company head quartered in Gurgaon.