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Case Studies/LuLu Mall Thiruvananthapuram
LuLu Mall Thiruvananthapuram

20 Million impressions in 30 days — how we launched Kerala’s biggest mall to a city that had never seen anything like it.

A phased pre-launch, launch, and post-launch campaign made Kerala’s biggest mall impossible to ignore.

Performance Marketing2021 – 2022
Agency partnership
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40M+

Impressions in just 30 days

300+

Brands launched under one roof

Day 1

Record footfall on opening day

22L

Sq.ft of retail space

300+

Brands under one roof

PVR

Multiplex cinema

100+

Food court outlets

The Launch

LuLu Mall Thiruvananthapuram is Kerala's largest shopping destination -- 22 lakh sq.ft of retail, entertainment, and dining. In a city with no comparable mall culture, TBI was tasked with building pre-launch hype, driving record opening-day footfall, and sustaining traffic beyond the novelty window. The campaign had to work across every audience segment simultaneously.

The Goal

Build massive brand awareness before and after launch, and drive walk-ins from day one.

The Challenge

Trivandrum did not have mall culture at this scale. There was no reference point. People did not know what was coming, how big it was, or why they should care — all within a tight launch window.

Campaign Arc

Four phases that built and sustained momentum.

From pre-launch anticipation to the LuLu On Sale peak -- every phase was designed to drive a specific behaviour at scale.

Pre-launch

18

Hype Phase

Teaser campaigns, influencer seeding, countdown content to build anticipation across Kerala

Opening Day

62

Launch Spike

Full-throttle paid media, real-time social coverage, Google Ads surge for launch-day footfall

Post-launch

44

Sustained Pull

Always-on content, community engagement, retargeting to convert awareness into repeat visits

LuLu On Sale

76

Peak Moment

Sale-specific creatives, urgency-driven campaigns, the event that cemented the mall as a destination

LuLu On Sale

Sale moments engineered for maximum walk-ins.

LuLu On Sale Google display creative

Google Display Creative

LuLu On Sale campaign deck still

Campaign Deck

Instagram

Always-on storytelling for Kerala's largest mall opening.

From launch-day livestreams to seasonal content, every post was calibrated to keep LuLu Mall in the city's social feed.

What We Did

The work, in full.

01Ran a full pre-launch campaign to build anticipation before doors opened
02Executed launch-day campaigns for maximum day-one footfall
03Sustained post-launch performance campaigns to keep walk-ins growing
04Promoted the LuLu On Sale event through to completion

How We Got There

The playbook.

Pre-Launch

Digital hype so the city knew what was coming and when

Launch

High-intensity performance during opening to drive massive footfall

Post-Launch

Sustained campaigns to turn first visits into habit

LuLu On Sale

Sale event promotion driving a major walk-in and engagement spike

By the Numbers

Launch velocity in a city with no reference point.

Modelled curves aligned to 40M+ impressions in 30 days, launch-day footfall spikes, and sustained post-opening traffic.

Impressions (30 days)

40M+

30 days

Campaign phases

Relative intensity across the launch arc

Indexed

Channel mix

How we balanced hype, conversion, and community during the launch window

Performance48%
Social27%
Partnerships25%

Before TBI

A brand-new mall in a city with no mall culture, no digital presence, and no precedent for opening-day footfall.

After TBI

40M+ impressions in 30 days, record launch-day footfall, sustained traffic, and Kerala's retail landmark.

The Results

What we delivered.

40M+

Impressions in just 30 days

Launch day

Zero to massive walk-ins from opening

LuLu On Sale

Successfully launched and completed

Landmark launch

Kerala’s biggest mall making Trivandrum’s biggest entrance

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