McDonald’s is launching a new TV spot for the Chicken Legend range. In this ad by Leo Burnett London, we see a keen judo student volunteer for a demonstration with an intimidating judo master. His classmates hail him as a legend as he takes one for the team. This campaign is all about how a […]
McDonald’s ended its creative and media agency review by consolidating its nearly $1 billion advertising business with Omnicom, marking the end of a 35-year relationship with Leo Burnett. DDB beat out the Publicis Groupe shop in the review, which launched in April and sparked controversy across the industry. The announcement comes as welcome news for […]
McDonald’s latest attempt to shed its unhealthy image backfired this week, after a fitness tracker happy meal toy was claimed to bring out its users in a rash. McDonald’s was hoping the Step It! Activity Band would be a means of getting kids to be more active. However, on Wednesday, it voluntarily removed the device […]
With the review of McDonald’s creative account reportedly stretching out to the end of the summer, Leo Burnett Chicago launched a campaign promoting the fast food giant’s decision to remove all artificial preservatives from its Chicken McNuggets. In the 60-second spot “A Better Chicken McNugget,” (above) set to a cover of Cyndi Lauper‘s “Time After […]
McDonald’s has seemingly closed down its ‘Create Your Taste’ promotion in New Zealand after the online burger customisation tool led to a barrage of derisive, and in some cases offensive, results. The microsite – which has now been taken offline – encouraged users to design their own virtual burger, by choosing a selection of ingredients, give it a name and […]
The Triple Cheeseburger comes out in all McDonald’s restaurants in France. A new product inspired by the iconic Double Cheese recipe: Three beef patties, three slices of melted cheese and three times more fun. To announce the launch, TBWA\Paris has created a fantastically directed comedy TV spot directed by Ben Gregor (Moonwalk Production) parodying Alfonso […]
In 2015, McDonald’s rolled out an all-star cast in celebration of SG50, featuring its best-known favourites like the McSpicy burger, Spicy Nuggets, and Twister Fries. A year later, and with Singaporeans anticipating another return by the good ol’ favourites, what could McDonald’s offer to do to step out of the colossal (McSpicy-shaped) shadow of 2015? […]
Cawley Nea\TBWA has created an ‘Unbelievably Huge’ campaign for McDonald’s Ireland as, for the first time ever, the fast-food giant launches its globally successful Monopoly promotion into the Irish market with a number of large scale playing pieces. Launching across Ireland, the campaign will primarily roll out across TV, Cinema, outdoor and social platforms and […]
A European court has found in favour of McDonald’s to exert sole usage of the ‘Mc’ and ‘Mac’ prefixes for food and drink brands throughout the continent following a high profile tussle with MacCoffee. Upholding a 2013 ruling that the MacCoffee trademark was invalid the court decreed that the Singaporean company had benefited unduly from McDonald’s […]
As a partner and official restaurant of the UEFA Euro 2016, McDonald’s couldn’t miss out on the chance to welcome the European fans to France, once again under its signature “Come as You Are.” In an outdoor campaign, created by BETC Paris, McDonald’s celebrates all fans, regardless of their origins or the team they support. The visuals, […]