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B for Bacon - Big Mac

MCDONALD'S HONG KONG, Hong Kong / MCDONALD'S / 2022

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Background

Going back to the 80s, Big Mac used to be the icon of McDonald’s, the old Big Mac Chant was also a legend, having the spirit-lifting jingle: “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame-seed bun.” But, when there is a wide range of food to choose from, Big Mac was no longer new and exciting, pople started to lose interest in it, especially the millennials and GenZ. They no longer see the Big Mac as an icon, McDonald's realized the need to reintroduce the once-popular menu item and create a cultural moment for Gen Z.

To re-establish the Big Mac's cultural resonance among Hong Kong's youth, McDonald’s Hong Kong is adding bacon to the burger and a new chant, while partnering with the city’s hottest pop idol, Keung To. Trying to bring the new big mac to the new generation by using a multi-channel approach

Strategy

McDonald’s used a multi-channel approach across high-impact, engaging, interactive formats to revive the Big Mac amongst Youngsters. Levering OOH, social, digital, audio, and TV, MacDonald’s ensured they effectively reached a younger audience who consume various media across various devices. With celebrity Keung To as the face of the campaign, McDonald's strategically dominated CWB Island Beverly OOH, a fan-favorite destination for Fanart. They drew further attention with static and video panels across OOH all over Hong Kong. They reached audiences with tailored video, audio, and social content disseminated efficiently across the different secondary audience groups, such as Keung To Fans and Gen Z, and promoted a brand-new Big Mac Tongue Twister across social media to inspire a trend and stand out! Every touchpoint amplification, including Facebook Livestream, on-packaging AR, and an IG filter, allowed GenZ to show its love for the new Big Mac.

Execution

The campaign extended thematic communication with an interactive 'Tongue Twister Dance' activation across different media channels, revealed gradually, starting with Keung To, followed by Mirror and Error members, to mass audiences.

Kickstarting with Keung To's Facebook and Instagram live stream events, the campaign put Big Mac with Bacon under the spotlight by elevating the message of "B for Bacon" with a catchy chant.

McDonald drove further interest by connecting with the popular show "King Maker," inviting Error, Mirror, and 11 up-and-coming influencers to participate in the Chant challenge and impress the audiences with their unique rendition of the chant and dance moves.

McDonald's also adopted cinema ads to tie with popular movies at that period – for example, "The Way We Keep Dancing," which matched the 'dance' theme of the tongue twister dance, deepening that association and cementing a cultural movement.

Outcome

The campaign was a success from the start and Keung B Meal sold out within two weeks. The campaign has gained over $15 million in earned media, having over 3.5 million social video views and 57,514 user-generated content. In the various distributed platforms, there are 115K cumulative opens of Instagram filter and over 10K viewers for the live event. It has also successfully regained the Big Mac chant cultural status among youngsters, as the GenZ branding scores have increased 21.6%. With such an innovative strategy, McDonald’s has sold over 1.3 million burgers and 56.2% were from millennials and GenZ.

The campaign proved to be one of the driving forces of McDonald’s Big Mac Bacon’s sales growth. The overall performance of the campaign outperformed the target.

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