How Not to Run an Online Promotion, Dunkin’ Donuts Style

MediaBuyer Planner reports that it is as instructive to look at how not to run a social media campaign as it is to study successful ones. The latest object lesson comes from Dunkin’ Donuts, which was promoting its free … [Read more...]

Access Offers Pay per Performance Marketing Options for Franchise Owners

If Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners are not familiar with how Access Rewards works, they may want to ask their customers. According to Doug Jentzsch, Director of Partnership Marketing for Access, customers who belong to … [Read more...]

McDonald’s Names First Social-Media Chief

Emily Bryson York reports in AdAge that McDonald's is ramping up its social-media efforts in the U.S., naming its first director-social media, Rick Wion. Mr. Wion, who hails from GolinHarris, Chicago, has handled … [Read more...]

Dunkin’ expands breakfast value menu

Nation's Restaurant News reports that amid increasing competition in the morning daypart, Dunkin’ Donuts has expanded its 99-cent breakfast value menu to Indiana. A company spokesman said Monday that the expansion … [Read more...]

U.S. Hispanics Propel Real Growth In Food, Beverage And Restaurant Sectors, According To Latinum NetworkU.S. Hispanics Propel Real Growth In Food, Beverage And Restaurant Sectors, According To Latinum Network

Hispanic Buying Offsets Mainstream Declines; Demand Presents Real Opportunity to Investors Hispanics have become the most important U.S. demographic growth driver in the food, beverage and restaurant sectors, … [Read more...]

Drive Sales with Street Fighter Marketing

The average American is virtually bombarded by more than 2,400 commercial messages a day. With all that “noise,” how can you successfully break through and persuade consumers to spend their hard-earned money in your … [Read more...]

McDonald’s Bets Pricing Drinks At $1 Will Heat Up Summer Sales

Paul Zi0bro reports at the Wall Street Journal that McDonald's Corp.'s summer sales may get extra juice with a push to sell all soft drinks, no matter the size, for $1. McDonald's executives have been trying to sell … [Read more...]

Dunkin’ Donuts Gains Big Presence at Bridgeport Arena

The 10,000-seat sports and entertainment venue has taken on Dunkin’ Donuts as a new sub-contractor. Under the agreement, Dunkin’ Donuts hot and cold drinks will be sold at arena events. "Dunkin’ Donuts is always … [Read more...]

Turning tweets into sales: Twitter’s allure is tough to translate into dollars, though Dunkin’ Donuts is tracking results

Lisa van der Pool reports at the Boston Business Journal that Twitter represents a gold mine of marketing possibilities, but the vast majority of firms haven’t figured out how to transform those 140-character tweets … [Read more...]

Panera Is First National Chain to Post Calorie Counts

Krystina Gustafson reports at CNBC.com that Panera Bread announced Wednesday that it will become the first national restaurant chain to voluntarily post the calorie information for its menu items at all 585 of its … [Read more...]