Case Study French-Asian Bakery · Raleigh, NC

Zero followers. 176K views. Sold out on launch day.

Tous Les Jours was opening a brand-new franchise location in Raleigh with zero local following and no existing digital presence in the market. The challenge wasn't just building an audience — it was building one fast enough.

176K
Views in Month 5
1,500+
Followers Built From Zero
96%
Non-Follower Reach
The Challenge

Where they were

Tous Les Jours was opening a brand-new franchise location in Raleigh with zero local following and no existing digital presence in the market. The challenge wasn't just building an audience — it was building one fast enough that the restaurant would open to a city that already knew and wanted it. They needed pre-launch momentum, a launch moment that would generate buzz, and a content engine that could sustain it afterward.

The Approach

What we built

01
Pre-Launch Content Build
Weeks before opening, we started seeding the Raleigh market with content that built anticipation — sneak peeks, the story behind the brand, the aesthetic of the space — designed to make people feel like they'd been waiting for this place.
02
Launch Week Campaign
We treated opening week like a campaign, not a soft launch. Coordinated content drops, launch-day coverage, and engagement strategies turned the opening into a local moment people wanted to be part of.
03
Viral-Optimized Reels
Every piece of content was built to reach beyond the existing follower base. With 96% non-follower reach, our content consistently found new Raleigh audiences who had no prior connection to the brand.
04
Sustained Content Engine
Post-launch, we maintained the momentum with a consistent content calendar that kept the brand top of mind as a go-to spot in Raleigh's food scene.

What happened next

176K
Views in Month 5
1,500+
Followers Built From Zero
96%
Non-Follower Reach

Starting from zero, Tous Les Jours Raleigh built over 1,500 followers in the months following launch — entirely through organic content. By month five, a single month of content generated 176,000 views, with 96% of that reach coming from people who didn't already follow them.

That 96% non-follower reach tells the real story: this wasn't just preaching to the choir. Their content was consistently landing in front of new Raleigh audiences, turning strangers into customers and customers into regulars.

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