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Sorry, Burger King: McDonald's just said no to your joint 'McWhopper' burger idea

Sorry, Burger King: McDonald's just said no to your joint 'McWhopper' burger idea | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - August 27, 2015 10:21 AM

Burger King took out a full-page, open-letter-style ad in The New York Times and Chicago Tribune this morning, calling for a truce with McDonald's and suggesting they join forces to create a "McWhopper" burger.


But McDonald's is having none of it.Burger King's idea was to "get the world talking" about the Peace One Day charity, which is lobbying for September 21 to become an official Peace Day. Fernando Machado, the fast-food chain's senior vice president for global brand management, said it wasn't just a PR stunt and that BK was hoping McDonald's would agree to sell the hybrid burger September 21....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

McD burns BK Peace Day initiative. McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook says of Burger King's proposal, "A simple phone call will do next time." Bad PR on both sides or do they each have a point?

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Benetton yanks smooching Pope ad from Unhate campaign after Vatican threatened legal action

Benetton yanks smooching Pope ad from Unhate campaign after Vatican threatened legal action | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.nydailynews.com - July 17, 2013 3:04 AM

Fashion company Benetton caved in to pressure from the Vatican and pulled a Photoshopped ad that showed Pope Benedict XVI kissing a leading Islamic imam, the International Business Times reported Thursday.The Vatican responded with furious protests over the image in the company’s Unhate campaign, released Wednesday, which showed the Pope smooching with Egyptian Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb.“This is a grave lack of respect for the Pope,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi fumed.

Jeff Domansky's insight:

So is this a marketing fail or a crazy like a fox PR ploy by Benetton?

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Statistical Proof Is Piling Up That Apple's Ads Are Failing

Statistical Proof Is Piling Up That Apple's Ads Are Failing | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.businessinsider.com - July 25, 2013 2:25 AM

Apple's new ads are failing.


Here are the 10 most effective ads of Q2 2013, according to Ace Metrix, a company that measures audience responses to commercials. The No.1 spot was by AT&T, advertising a Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, which can survive being dunked in a fishbowl. Samsung's own ad for the GS4 came in at No.8


Apple wasn't on the list...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

The new Apple advertising sucks especially in comparison with major competitor Samsung. In my view, their ads totally forgot about their core high tech, gadget-fascinated, cult followers. People buy Apple because of the design and features and these are nowhere to be seen in the new "corporate" ads.

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