What Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Residency Taught Me About Launching Anything Including Your Website


Summer 2025 felt electric.

Bad Bunny didn’t just make a career move. He shifted the whole conversation about what a launch can look like when you build it with intention.

Instead of announcing a world tour like everyone expected, he went home. He launched a residency in Puerto Rico. Seven weekends. Thirty shows. One arena. One message.

No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí.

He wasn’t just performing. He was anchoring identity, culture and belonging into every corner of that arena.

400,000 tickets were gone in under 24 hours.

The island saw up to 200 million dollars in economic impact.

Fans (ME) flew in from everywhere!

That cultural wave helped secure his Super Bowl 2026 halftime show.

And I was there. I flew in and felt the pride in every seat. My strategist brain was wide awake because what he built wasn’t a concert. It was a masterclass in brand storytelling and launch psychology.

The same principles apply to launching your website, your offer, or your next big moment. Let’s break it down.

Three-image banner of a Bad Bunny concert with a forest-themed stage, Elsi Pacheco posing by a frog mural, and the concert’s full band performing.

Lesson One. Make It an Experience, Not a Transaction

Bad Bunny didn’t give us a stage. He gave us Puerto Rico.

  • Palm trees

  • Beach chairs

  • Live chickens wandering the stage

  • A casita built right on the platform

You walked in and instantly knew

  • This is who I am

  • This is where I’m from

  • If you’re here, you’re family

  • That is storytelling through the environment.

Your website needs the same thing. Not a digital business card. A vibe. A welcome. A moment that says you’re in the right place.

Apply this by:

  • Choosing colors that carry emotion

  • Using your homepage like a welcome mat

  • Making your About page a place of connection

  • Keeping your brand consistent across every touchpoint

Elsi Pacheco celebrating in the audience at a Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico, with fans dancing and blue lights filling the arena.

Lesson Two. Make People Feel Something

The residency wasn’t powerful because every note was perfect. It was powerful because it tapped into identity.

  • Pride

  • Nostalgia

  • Culture

  • Belonging

People were crying before the show even began.

He honored legends. He lifted the culture. He created a space where people felt seen.

Your website needs that same emotional intelligence.

  • Stop opening with credentials.

  • Start opening with truth.

  • Speak to what your client is carrying.

  • Name what nobody else is saying out loud.

  • Use stories.

  • Use real language.

  • Speak to their fears and desires with compassion.

Lesson Three. Build Anticipation with Intention

He didn’t drop a ticket link without warning.

  • He teased us.

  • One image. Two white chairs.

  • Fans instantly understood the reference, and the buzz exploded.

  • By the time tickets went live, the demand was unstoppable.

Your website launch deserves that same kind of build-up.

  • Tease it before it goes live

  • Give your email list early access

  • Create a countdown

  • Offer a bonus during launch week

  • Do a live walkthrough

  • Reveal intentional sneak peeks

When I relaunched my site, my early-access email made people feel included. That’s what anticipation does.

Lesson Four. Create Shareable Moments

Every night of the residency created content without even trying.

  • Celebrity moments

  • Surprise guests

  • Cultural performances

  • Viral emotional clips

  • He didn’t have to ask people to share anything.

  • The experience made sharing irresistible.

Your digital presence needs moments like that.

  • Give people

  • Bold opinions

  • Downloadable resources

  • Real transformation stories

  • Screenshots worth saving

  • Graphics worth posting

One of my most shared tools is my AI prompts checklist. People share it because it helps them. Not because I asked. Give people something valuable, and they will carry your work into rooms you’ve never entered.

Lesson Five. Authenticity Will Take You Further Than Strategy Alone

He didn’t water anything down.

  • Spanish lyrics

  • Puerto Rican culture front and center

  • Traditional music woven into modern reggaeton

  • A residency on home soil

  • He didn’t try to appeal to everyone.

  • He stood in who he was and let the world come to him.

Your brand works the same way.

  • Write the way you talk

  • Share your actual story

  • Let your roots show

  • Stand firm in your perspective

  • Stay consistent everywhere

When I stopped trying to sound corporate, my true clients started finding me. They weren’t looking for polished. They were looking for real. They were looking for someone who sees the whole picture and tells the truth with love.

Authenticity scales.

The Bigger Message. Launch Like It Matters!

Whether you’re launching a website, an offer, an event or a full rebrand, the formula is the same.

  • Make it an experience

  • Make people feel something

  • Build anticipation

  • Create shareable moments

  • Stand in your authenticity

  • Your website is your digital home.

  • The moment someone lands on it they should know

  • This is who I am

  • This is what I stand for

  • If you’re here, you belong

Ready for a Website That Feels Like Home?

I help established women entrepreneurs build brands and websites that finally match the power of the work they do.

Strategic. Emotional. Connected.

The kind of digital presence that opens doors for you.

If you’re ready to step into your full presence online, let’s talk.

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    Elsi Pacheco

    Elsi Pacheco is a bilingual (Spanish and English) New York native who designs websites that position experts as the leaders they are, credible, strategic, and aligned with the brands they're building through visibility, digital growth, and event-driven marketing. From teen mom to Global Marketing Director, she now helps experts design websites and digital strategies that position them as industry leaders. With over 20 years in hospitality, marketing, and web design, Elsi has driven 79% increases in website traffic, doubled social media engagement, and completed over 200 projects for clients ranging from attorneys, doctors, nonprofits, to celebrity event planners.

    As founder of Link Up Level Up and an early adopter of AI-driven marketing, she brings that authentic New York energy and actionable strategies that audiences can implement immediately. Your brand, built to grow. Your presence, designed to lead.

    https://www.linkuplevelup.com/
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