Marketing: Page 11

  • First Watch chief brand officer Matt Eisenacher wears a blue suit and leans against a beige column.
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    First Watch appoints chief brand officer

    Matt Eisenacher’s elevated role could help increase brand awareness as the 490-unit chain works toward its goal of 2,200 domestic units. 

    By • Sept. 6, 2023
  • CKE CMO Jennifer Take and CFO Mike Lenihan
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    CKE appoints CMO, CFO

    The new executives join the company during an ongoing brand overhaul at Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.

    By • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Chipotle takes Gen Z behind the scenes to recruit new employees

    The chain is rolling out social media content highlighting employee perks and inside scoops as it attempts to recruit staff from a younger generation.

    By Jessica Deyo • Aug. 31, 2023
  • A pair of ghostly hands surround a new Burger King Whopper that features black sauce underneath orange text reading, "Home of the Ghosts Whopper."
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    Burger King must face class action suit over Whopper size

    A federal judge denied the chain's efforts to scrap a complaint over the size of Whoppers in advertisements, which consumers claim made the burgers look 35% larger.

    By • Updated Aug. 30, 2023
  • TGI Fridays CEO Brandon Coleman in a dark suit.
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    TGI Fridays promotes CMO to CEO

    Brandon Coleman III takes the reins as the chain experiments with virtual brands, a new loyalty structure and major menu overhaul in a growth push. 

    By , • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Pretzelmaker to rebrand, remodel stores

    The chain's makeover will touch everything from its logo to employee uniforms and physical restaurant design, Fat Brands Chief Brand Officer Mason Wiederhorn said.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Sweetgreen hires heads of culinary, marketing

    Chad Brauze’s and Michael Kotick’s experience will help the salad chain as it emphasizes heartier menu offerings and expands its loyalty program. 

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
  • Wendy's is adding English muffin sandwiches to its breakfast menu on Aug. 22.
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    Wendy’s adds English muffin sandwiches to breakfast menu

    The chain’s new offerings are designed to encourage diners to visit during the morning daypart, which it believes can grow sales without added labor costs.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
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    Opinion

    Taylor Swift’s smash-hit tour shows restaurants can harness concert hype

    Restaurants near Swift’s Nashville show saw a 35% bump in average transaction counts YOY for the three days she played, writes Teddy Tsang, vice president of product marketing at Toast. 

    By Teddy Tsang • Aug. 11, 2023
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    McDonald’s flaunts history of pop culture cameos in latest meal ploy

    Drawing on Golden Arches nods in “Seinfeld,” “The Office” and more, the chain is enacting its biggest Famous Orders push to date ahead of a tie-in with “Loki.”

    By Peter Adams • Aug. 9, 2023
  • Jimmy Donaldson, or MrBeast, smiles and poses with other influencers in front of branding for his burger chain.
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    Virtual Dining Concepts sues MrBeast for breach of contract

    The platform alleges YouTube star James Donaldson’s public disparagement of his virtual restaurant brand “damaged if not destroyed” partnerships with vendors and suppliers, and caused customers to “abandon the brand.”

    By • Aug. 8, 2023
  • An envelope and document related to Taco Bell's petition to eliminate trademarks over Taco Tuesday sit on a desk next to a purple pencil and pen.
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    Taco Bell takes Taco Tuesday victory lap by offering to pick up the tab

    Following a successful ploy to force a competitor to relinquish the term’s trademark, the chain is working with DoorDash to comp $5 million in orders.

    By Peter Adams • Updated Sept. 5, 2023
  • An image of Sweetgreen's rewards program on a smartphone.
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    Sweetgreen will extend loyalty program to its dining rooms

    The value of offering in-store rewards will be “super accretive,” CEO Jonathan Neman said, because most of the chain’s customers are first acquired through its restaurants.

    By • Aug. 1, 2023
  • Grimace Celebrating Birthday with McDonaldland Friends
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    McDonald’s says Grimace birthday push shook up strong Q2 earnings

    A darkly funny trend around the brand mascot and a limited-edition purple shake that went viral on TikTok was cited as a driver of growth.

    By Chris Kelly • July 27, 2023
  • Chipotle's "Get in the Pit" campaign image, shown as a poster on a busy sidewalk, timed to National Avocado Day.
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    Chipotle experiments with Threads for National Avocado Day

    The QSR chain is one of the first to center its marketing around the platform, using it to drop text-to-win codes that will give away concert and festival tickets.

    By Sara Karlovitch • July 26, 2023
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    Grubhub adds pickup credits, lowers fees for Grubhub+ members

    The delivery platform, which faces eroding marketshare, is strengthening its loyalty subscription program’s benefits to draw new customers. 

    By • July 25, 2023
  • Interior rendering of Del Taco's "Fresh Flex" prototype released January 2021
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    Del Taco updates loyalty program with challenges, faster rewards accrual

    Changes include a digital punch card and “vanity badges” that reward customers for completing challenges, like visiting five days in a row. The cost to redeem some items has also increased. 

    By • July 20, 2023
  • Taco John's storefront
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    Taco John’s abandons Taco Tuesday trademark, issues charity challenge

    Taco Bell CEO Mark King called the move a "shared victory for taco allies everywhere" but stopped short of taking up Taco John's challenge.

    By Chris Kelly • Updated July 19, 2023
  • Actor Ben Affleck, wearing a blue plaid shirt and dark coat, stands in front of a Dunkin' sipping a coffee.
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    Deep Dive

    6 campaigns that broke through the creative rut of H1 2023

    Though tightened advertiser budgets have spurred a sense of dullness, bets on buzzy tech, experiential displays and major refreshes from chains like Dunkin’ and Burger King seized the moment.

    By Peter Adams , Jessica Deyo • July 17, 2023
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    Marco’s Pizza’s new CMO plans to catapult brand to national relevance

    Marco’s Pizza hired a new CMO as the brand looks to continue its considerable growth and become a nationally significant pizza brand.

    By • July 12, 2023
  • Taco Bell brings back coin drop game to boost mobile app
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    Taco Bell revives coin drop game from aughts to boost mobile app

    The chain is again tapping into nostalgia and a retro style as part of its latest rewards program push.

    By Chris Kelly • July 11, 2023
  • A portrait photograph of Anne Fischer, Wingstop's new Chief Growth Officer.
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    Wingstop hires former Papa Johns CMO as chief growth officer

    Anne Fischer will lead the company’s digital and marketing initiatives as it pursues a 4,000-unit footprint. 

    By • July 11, 2023
  • Blue and purple Taco Bell sauce packets are inscribed with messages against a metaverse-themed backdrop.
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    Yum Brands inks AI-powered customer data partnership

    Treasure Data will collect first-, second- and third-party data for the restaurant company to create “a single view of a customer across multiple brands.”

    By • July 6, 2023
  • Denny's is bringing on a new exec to lead its information technology efforts.
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    Denny’s gamifies loyalty program with monthly challenges

    Customers are rewarded based on completing certain tasks, such as eating at the chain four times in July to receive a free Grand Slam breakfast. 

    By • June 29, 2023
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    Chick-fil-A beefs up loyalty incentive with ‘Code Moo’ digital game

    The game, which is centered around sabotaging the chain’s fictitious “burger-slinging nemesis,” will dish out 2.5 million food rewards on a weekly basis.

    By Jessica Deyo • June 28, 2023