- The CEO of a real estate PR firm sells multimillion dollar homes by making Hollywood-style real estate trailers, throwing Instagram parties for influencers , and hosting exclusive dinners for high net worth individuals.
- "Just how a celebrity has a publicist, we make houses famous," Alexander Ali, founder of The Society Group , told Business Insider.
- His firm has sold more than $500 million worth of real estate and has a portfolio worth $1.7 billion.
- He threw an "Insta Penthouse " event for a $15 home in Santa Monica and it ended up selling six days after the buyer's agent saw it on Instagram.
If you're looking to sell your multimillion-dollar Los Angeles home in a wildly unconventional way, you'll likely turn to one person: Alexander Ali, founder andCEO of PR firm The Society Group. His company is best known for the dramatic, Hollywood-style real estate trailers they've created to help sell multimillion-dollar homes.
Since 2015, the company has helped sell more than $500 million of real estate including the Playboy Mansion and their current portfolio is worth over $1.7 billion, according to the website.
"Just how a celebrity has a publicist, we make houses famous," Ali told Business Insider. "They can be a million dollars, they can be a billion dollars. That's our job. We become part of the conversation."
To do this, the Society Group has done everything from holding an immersive theatrical performance at a property and producing theatrical promotional videos, to throwing events such as Instagram museums and super-luxurioussit-down dinners for an exclusive group of 40 high net worth individuals.
For Ali, one of The Society Group's most memorable events was held at a $15 million penthouse in Santa Monica . The home was turned into an "Insta Penthouse," which he describes as a "1960s themed beach party meets Instagram museum." It included a trampoline photo booth on the roof, an art installation consisting of 1,000 yellow pinwheels, and a neon room.
Giant beach balls were put in every room, and the bathtubs were transformed into ball pits.
"The whole point of this was to remind people of their childhood memories of the beach, while at the same time, pouring them a martini and selling the property," Ali said.
The penthouse sold in six days to a buyer whose agent found the home through Instagram photos posted from the event, Ali said.
Then there was the "Estate of Zen," where40-something high net worth individuals were invited "into an Eastern world of subtle luxury" that included a dinner and live performances.
"We always focus on a shared experience," Ali said. "I think that's really powerful word of mouth. If you can have people come together and share an experience, that's better than taking an ad out in the paper."
Ali's business is three-pronged. There's Property Society, which markets high-end homes like Hollywood movies; Soire Society, which throws immersive events for high-end brands including Louis Vuitton and Mot & Chandon; and Social Society, which connects influencers and luxury brands to real estate.
Society Group is also overseeing marketing for "The One," an LA megamansion set to hit the market for $500 million in 2019.
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