McDonald’s is launching a national digital outdoor campaign that uses MET Office real-time data to bring to life April’s unpredictable weather conditions. In order to take part in Britain’s favourite topic of conversation, Leo Burnett London turned the McDonald’s menu into weather icons to represent the live temperature and 5-day forecasts. For example, an unwrapped […]
ShareIQ, an earned media performance platform for brands, has announced an analysis of social media engagement by the top chains in the hyper-competitive fast food space. The study revealed the data and insights shaping the social media food fight in the heated US $200 billion quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. The brands examined are a […]
McDonald’s is launching the return of its popular Monopoly promotion from March 21 with two commercials – one featuring a rebel cop, the other a superhero – leading a new advertising campaign about the millions of chances to win, created by Leo Burnett London. In this campaign, McDonald’s aim to tackle believability head on. With […]
Our poor eyeballs are being fried by our screen addiction. Apparently 63% if people in the EU are afflicted by digital eyestrain – it turns out that staring a pixels all day long is hard work. That’s why McDonald’s and their agency Isobar Poland decided to use their online ads to help consumers give […]
The eagerly anticipated Monopoly campaign returns to McDonald’s on 21st March for the thirteenth consecutive year. Called Monopoly Wiiiin! this year’s promotion encourages customers to ‘Get peeling for that winning feeling’ through the peelable game pieces featured on the promotional packaging. The campaign, licensed by Hasbro and created by The Marketing Store, aims to drive […]
McDonald’s often likes to go big for St. Patrick’s Day in its hometown of Chicago with fun activations around its iconic, seasonal Shamrock Shake. A few years back, Leo Burnett dumped a giant Shamrock Shake into the Chicago River, which the city turns green every March 17 as part of the Irish celebration. Well, in […]
A McDonald’s in California has turned its golden arches sign upside down to make it look like a ‘W’ in honour of International Women’s Day. The stunt was helmed by Omnicom’s We Are Unlimited, the dedicated agency for McDonald’s in Chicago. “In celebration of women everywhere, and for the first time in our brand history, […]
McDonald’s branding is so iconic that it communicates just as well in very minimalist form, as the company’s extremely stripped-down advertising in France has long proven. Now, in Canada, the fast-food chain is applying the same approach to out-of-home ads—with surprisingly useful results. A new campaign from Cossette crops the iconically curvy Golden Arches to direct […]
McDonald’s has launched a new brand campaign over Chinese New Year aimed at deepening its connection with consumers in Hong Kong. The new work features Cantopop legend Eason Chan singing Sir Elton John’s timeless classic, Your Song. Created by DDB Group Hong Kong, the #LittleBigMoments campaign celebrates the small but magical moments that make life […]
McDonald’s Corp is removing cheeseburgers from U.S. Happy Meal menus and shrinking the french fry serving in one “Mighty Meal” as part of a new global plan to cut calories and make its food for children more healthy. The changes announced Thursday come as the world’s biggest fast-food chain for the first time established global […]