Burger King plans to dedicate greater attention to its multibillion-dollar Whopper brand, as the fast food chain cuts low volume products from its menu and pledges to re-focus on its core.
Ellie Doty is leaving Burger King after less than two years as CMO, during which time she launched the chain’s US loyalty scheme and headed up the company’s first brand overhaul in 20 years.
Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International is cutting discount coupons out of its strategy and reinvesting in digital loyalty programmes and media.
As he steps down as CMO, Machado is leaving the fast-food brand in better health than when he started – but there’s still a considerable challenge ahead for his successor.
Burger King’s woefully misjudged International Women’s Day ad has rightly received plenty of flak, but how did it even make it past the discussion stage?
Burger King’s Fernando Machado urges marketers to “hit a nerve” in order to cut through the clutter of advertising.
In a bid to devise the best reopening strategies post-lockdown, brands are using behavioural insight to help them strike the right tone amid the collective trauma of Covid-19.
Story of My CV: Always on the look-out for the next challenge, Katie Evans developed a love for the fast-paced world of FMCG that took her from Heinz to Krispy Kreme to Burger King, with a brief spell launching her own fashion business.
McDonald’s unflashy but effective marketing has been overshadowed by rival Burger King’s attention-grabbing stunts, but it’s the former we should celebrate.
Burger King looks outside its sector and beyond its own agencies for creative ideas as it looks to engage consumers around issues such as waste and sustainability.
The recipient of 94 Cannes Lions in four years, Burger King global CMO Fernando Machado is “100% focused on the idea”, as long as it links back to the brand and business strategy.
Every year, April Fools’ Day is filled with lacklustre jokes but Burger King used the day to launch its meatless Impossible Whopper, subverting expectations and amplifying conversation.
Burger King’s celebrated CMO tells Marketing Week why the ‘great idea’ is everything in marketing, what the importance of having a challenger mindset is and why data-led companies don’t need marketers.
Top global marketers discuss the key attributes a modern marketing leader needs to succeed in 2017.
Second-placed brands are giving the market leaders across a number of categories a run for their money by focusing on creativity, humour and digital innovation.