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“Cheat On Your Cheeseburger”

Pizza Hut

OOH CampaignsRestaurants and Food ServicesNorth AmericaUnited States2024
“Cheat On Your Cheeseburger”
Campaign Objective

Campaign Objective

To steal attention (and customers) from burger chains by boldly offering a free new product right at competitors’ point of sale, leveraging QR tech for instant reward delivery.

Campaign Story

Campaign Story

To launch its new Cheeseburger Melt, Pizza Hut took the fight directly to McDonald’s and Burger King in their hometowns. Branded Pizza Hut delivery cars loitered in burger drive-thru lanes in Chicago and Miami with large signs on their back windows: “Want a better burger? Scan here.” The QR code led to a mobile landing page where drivers (while waiting in line) could claim a coupon for a free Cheeseburger Melt + Pepsi combo. This cheeky real-world “pop-up” at competitor locations flipped burger buyers into Pizza Hut trial customers on the spot, generating viral social videos of the stunt.

Execution

Execution

1

Pizza Hut’s agency deployed cars and even fake “customers” in burger drive-thrus during peak hours for visibility

2

The car’s placard featured a QR code about 2 feet wide for easy scanning from the next car

3

Scanning opened a PepsiCo “Better with Pepsi” promo page where users entered their email to receive a free melt coupon code (redeemable via the Pizza Hut app)

4

OOH signage and TikTok influencers amplified the prank, showing stunned McD patrons scanning and ditching their burgers

5

The campaign extended via geo-targeted mobile ads near burger joints offering the same deal.

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Succès de la campagne

La campagne, menée discrètement, a généré des milliers de scans dès sa première semaine et a permis d'accroître sensiblement les ventes du Cheeseburger Melt dans les villes cibles (les chiffres exacts ne sont pas publics). Marketing Dive l'a qualifiée d'exemple astucieux de géoconquête. Le contenu publié sur les réseaux sociaux, relatant le détournement du drive-in, a cumulé des millions de vues, offrant ainsi à Pizza Hut une visibilité gratuite et efficace.

Campaign Source

marketingdive.com, Publié : 2024

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