McDonald's campaign - bad taste or commercial genius?

By : Administrator
Published 14th January 2015 |
Read latest comment - 5th August 2015

So it seems the McDonald's marketing machine has decided a new approach to try and stem the tide of falling worldwide sales and recent controversy about low staff wages.

In the USA, it has been running a new TV commercial based around roadside signs, tugging at heartstrings as they display different messages, particularly in support of different tragedies, or local events.

Unfortunately it seems to have sparked a bit of a social media backlash 

So what do you think, good old fashioned sentimental marketing or marketing fail?

update - update - <video has now been pulled by McDonalds>


Steve Richardson
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looks like the verdict was bad taste as the video has been pulled.


Angela
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