Marketing: Page 9

  • Checkers fries
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    Checkers and Rally’s names CFO, CMO

    Michael Blair, previously at Miller’s Ale House, joins the chain as CFO, while Scott Johnson, previously at Jollibee, takes the CMO role.

    By • Nov. 17, 2023
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    Campaign Trail: Postmates animates food-fueled fever dreams

    Created by Mother in LA, “This Is Your Brain on Food” uses different illustrators to visualize the emotions created by BBQ, boba tea and beyond.

    By Chris Kelly • Nov. 16, 2023
  • Boyz II Men for a Chili's ad campaign
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    Chili’s remixes Baby Back Ribs jingle with Boyz II Men

    The nostalgia-led play leans into a misconception that the group was behind the tune when it first blew up in the ‘90s.

    By Peter Adams • Nov. 14, 2023
  • An image of a pizza with pepperoni, black olives and red onions from Pieology
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    Pieology bolsters rewards program with daily perks

    New and existing rewards members will receive a free item with the purchase of a pizza through the end of the year at the fast casual chain. 

    By • Nov. 9, 2023
  • Mark Kupferman, chief insights and marketing officer, at Chuck E. Cheese
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    Chuck E. Cheese hires chief insights and marketing officer

    Mark Kupferman, who worked at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, brings over 25 years of marketing experience to his position at the eatertainment chain.

    By • Nov. 7, 2023
  • A promotional image for Wendy's 2-for-$3 breakfast bundles.
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    Wendy’s breakfast discounts, late-night traffic buoy sales

    The chain has maintained strong profitability on morning daypart promotions, said CFO Gunther Plosch, and late-night sales have increased by double digits year over year. 

    By • Nov. 2, 2023
  • Dolly Parton sits in a rocking chair holding a guitar in a promotional image for Cracker Barrel
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    Retrieved from Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. on October 31, 2023
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    Cracker Barrel ushers in Dolly Parton’s ‘Rockstar’ era to promote rewards

    A partnership touting a loyalty offering that launched in September anticipates the “Jolene” singer’s first rock record and includes custom rocking chairs.

    By Peter Adams • Oct. 31, 2023
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    Sponsored by Mobivity

    4 ways restaurant marketers can improve results through mobile games

    Innovative restaurant brands are harnessing mobile games’ skyrocketing popularity to uncover new diners and address two big challenges — data privacy concerns and mounting economic pressures.

    Oct. 30, 2023
  • A promotional image for Marco's Pizza Pizzolis.
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    Marco’s Pizza adds Pizzolis to check handheld pizzas at rival chains

    The menu item, described as a cross between pizza and a stromboli, comes as Marco’s aims to unseat Papa Johns as the nation’s fourth largest pizza brand. 

    By • Oct. 25, 2023
  • An image of Nicolle DuBose, CMO of Playa bowls, wearing a turquoise blouse
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    Playa Bowls hires Focus Brands vet as CMO

    Nicolle DuBose, who has over 20 years of marketing experience at food and beverage brands, joins the health food chain as it surpasses 200 units.

    By • Oct. 23, 2023
  • Taco Bell Chief Digital Officer Dane Mathews and DoorDash CMO Kofi Amoo-Gottfried dug into building brand trust at Advertising Week New York.
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    What Taco Bell and DoorDash learned about loyalty through collaboration

    Taco Bell Chief Digital Officer Dane Mathews and DoorDash CMO Kofi Amoo-Gottfried dug into building brand trust at Advertising Week New York.

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 20, 2023
  • TGI Fridays CEO Brandon Coleman in a dark suit.
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    TGI Fridays’ new events service could yield $5M in additional Q4 revenue

    The chain said this move is part of its strategy to become an experiential hospitality and entertainment destination.

    By • Oct. 19, 2023
  • Inspire Brands Chief Media Officer Travis Freeman
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    Why Inspire Brands puts identity at the center of its marketing

    At Advertising Week, Chief Media Officer Travis Freeman explained how uniting data across its brands helps the marketer reach “promiscuous” consumers.

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 19, 2023
  • A person uses Square's generative AI to set up a website for a retail brand.
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    Square adds generative AI tools for restaurants

    The point-of-sales provider's latest features include menu and website copy generators, which are designed to automate operations and increase efficiency.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • Pizza Hut new store concept retrieved by Marketing Dive on April 5, 2021
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    Pizza Hut is keeping thousands of restaurants open until midnight

    The pizza giant is hoping to capture sales to younger customers through its late-night delivery and carryout offerings across much of its U.S. system. 

    By • Updated Oct. 20, 2023
  • Wendy's global CMO Carl Loredo speaks during an Advertising Week New York session on Oct. 16, 2023
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    What Wendy’s global CMO Carl Loredo learned from Taylor Swift

    The executive explained how fandom, value and nostalgia come together for the QSR chain during an Advertising Week New York discussion.

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 18, 2023
  • poster for Jack in the Box's "Feeding Time" short film
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    Jack in the Box cooks up horror short for Halloween

    Seeking to disrupt PG-rated QSR marketing and promote the return of Monster Tacos, the brand tapped Hollywood writers to pen “Feeding Time.”

    By Chris Kelly • Oct. 17, 2023
  • An image of a storefront with Auntie Anne's and Jamba branding
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    Focus Brands hires 3 execs in focus on company-wide operations

    The new hires, who have authority across all seven brands, will bolster the chain’s efforts to co-brand units and take advantage of purchasing power.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
  • Girls having fun together outdoors in restaurant while taking selfie with smartphone
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    Adobe Stock/Vane Nunes

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    Sponsored by Mars Foodservices

    How to create menus that attract Gen Z customers

    What does Gen Z want? While there isn’t one answer, there are a few ways to entice this demographic.

    Oct. 16, 2023
  • A promotional image for Taco Bell's chicken nugget LTO.
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    Taco Bell tests chicken nuggets in Minneapolis

    The LTO pilot comes seven months after KFC, another restaurant chain owned by Yum Brands, debuted chicken nuggets as a permanent menu item. 

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
  • A McDonald's store is shown in Houston, Texas.
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    McDonald’s US CMO on brand’s first-party data transformation

    After years of struggling with the youth market, the chain has turned things around thanks to its loyalty program and more culturally impactful campaigns.

    By Peter Adams • Oct. 11, 2023
  • Caribou Coffee's 2023 pumpkin LTOs.
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    How pumpkin spice became the unshakeable king of coffee LTOs

    Developing the autumnal flavor for cold drinks, which are surging in popularity, is a technical feat. But recent innovations may secure the flavor’s dominance for years to come, experts say.

    By • Oct. 10, 2023
  • A red emergency pizza box from Domino's
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    Domino’s gives away ‘emergency pizza’ in latest rewards program push

    As federal student loan payments resume, the chain is expanding its recent campaign and giving away $1 million in free pizzas to borrowers in need.

    By Sara Karlovitch • Updated Oct. 25, 2023
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    Q&A

    Wow Bao’s CEO discusses how the chain went from a small Chicago storefront to a CPG contender

    Geoff Alexander, a restaurant industry veteran, started as a fry cook at his local university watering hole and now runs a bao bun CPG giant. 

    By Judy McGuire • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Rendering of Sleep Inn's new hotel prototype
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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    Choice, Grubhub partner to bring food delivery to 500 hotels

    Guests at participating hotels will be able to order from off-premise restaurants as third-party food delivery becomes increasingly popular at hotels.

    By Jenna Graber • Sept. 27, 2023