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Market research · Guayaquil, Ecuador · 2018

DK Management · San Marino

A closer look at San Marino’s market.

San Marino · Guayaquil · 2018

Research to understand the market.

In 2018, we worked independently with DK Management’s marketing director on a market study of San Marino Shopping, one of Guayaquil’s leading shopping malls.

San Marino Shopping’s façade in Guayaquil, surrounded by palm trees
San Marino Shopping, Guayaquil. Reference photograph taken in 2024; the study was carried out in 2018. Photo: Freddy eduardo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

The project

Market study of San Marino

In 2018, we carried out a market study of San Marino Shopping, one of Guayaquil’s leading shopping malls, commissioned by DK Management’s marketing director. The work included analysis of in-mall advertising, photographic documentation, and observation of footfall and the factors shaping the mall’s commercial experience.

A closer look

01

In-mall advertising and visibility.

We analysed advertising placements and materials inside the shopping centre, including their location, visibility and relationship with circulation areas. The study considered how these touchpoints fit into the mall environment and the visitor experience.

02

Photographic documentation and footfall.

We created photographic records to document the spaces and advertising observed. Reviewing footfall and visitor flows brought the mall’s activity into the analysis, including the relationship between circulation, exposure and points of interest.

03

An integrated view of the commercial environment.

We considered internal advertising, footfall, spatial layout and the visitor experience together to analyse the factors influencing a shopping centre. The study was undertaken as an independent collaboration commissioned by DK Management’s marketing director.

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