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How Australia’s Largest Leisure Operator Unified and Scaled Local Marketing for 259 Venues

Overview

Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Group, one of Australia’s largest private companies. Across 250+ facilities in Australia and New Zealand – from aquatic centres and gyms to holiday parks, sports centres and spa retreats, – Belgravia employs more than 8,000+staff and serves millions of community members every year. 

Managing this scale meant walking a fine line: maintaining brand governance nationally while enabling authentic engagement locally.

Industry

Fitness, Travel

Size

259 venues

Geography

Australia and New Zealand 

Products used
  • Social
  • Reviews
  • Local SEO
  • Analytics
100%
locations live
66%
of venues publishing monthly
35%
Google Business Profile conversion rate
5.5X
faster review replies

The Challenge

Fragmented Marketing

Often size adds complexity and Belgravia faced the challenge of aligning hundreds of Facebook, Instagram, and Google pages across 250+ venues. HQ teams were stretched scheduling campaigns across accounts, state teams lacked transparency, and guest reviews often sat unanswered for more than a week. The result was an inconsistent guest experience across a national network.

“Managing multiple profiles and permissions across every venue was a nightmare. We needed one place where central teams and local managers could finally work together,” shares Felix Tang, Head of Digital at Belgravia Leisure.

The Solution

A Shared System

Belgravia selected PromoRepublic to unify marketing, reviews, and analytics in one platform. The rollout was structured and deliberate to ensure adoption:

  • White-labeled Social Hub centralized publishing, assets, and analytics under Belgravia’s own brand. 
  • Phased launch started with national campaigns, then moved to state teams, and finally to local venues.
  • Content at scale: meant HQ launched seasonal and safety campaigns, while venues added their own local flavor.
  • Reviews rollout was made in iterations: venues replied first, HQ stepped in when needed, and automation pilots supported consistency.
  • Cross‑team alignment brought marketing, digital, and guest experience into the same workflow for the first time.

“The hub solved the complexity of posting and replying. Our marketing team is happy, and guest experience is more consistent than ever.” – Felix Tang

The Results

Belgravia transformed fragmented operations into measurable adoption and visibility

The shift was visible quickly — not only in numbers, but in how teams worked together.

“Now we see structured activation across every layer of the business.” – Felix Tang

Balancing Control and Local Voice

Belgravia Leisure proved that national networks don’t need to choose between brand control and local authenticity. With PromoRepublic, they achieved both — governance at scale and genuine local engagement, delivered through controlled rollout, measurable adoption, and stronger guest engagement.

  • 259 venues live, 481 users onboarded
  • 60% of all content now published through the hub
  • 66% of venues posting everymonth, compared to ~30% industry average
  • Google Business Profile conversions at 35% which is 3× industry benchmark 
  • Review replies cut from 11 days to under 2

“PromoRepublic has become the backbone of our marketing – balancing national governance with true local activation.”

Felix Tang
Head of Digital at Belgravia Leisure
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