Campaign India Team
Oct 31, 2017

Burger King wades into the emoji debate

As KFC and McDonald's engage in a Twitter fight, the King says it gets a whopper of an advantage

Burger King wades into the emoji debate

Author Thomas Baekdal would have never imagined that he would cook up a global storm when he pointed out the difference in the burger emojis offered by apple and google.

As Google's CEO Sundar Pichai responded, the fight spread far and wide. 

Soon the fight turned bitter (or rather, twitter) and spilled over to the fast food giants in far flung India. Campaign India gives a blow by blow account of how the fight is panning out between KFC (who started the war), McDonald's and Burger King.

 
 
KFC India took advantage of this global debate first by responding to Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai.
 

McDonald's India followed suit with a version of its own.

KFC India lost no time in taking a potshot at its rival.

 
 
McDonald's India got back at KFC India with this:
 

KFC had to respond in this manner.

Meanwhile, Burger King who was watching all this from a distance decided to wade in with its digital agency, Foxymoron.

Watch this space for more. 

 

Source:
Campaign India

Related Articles

Just Published

33 minutes ago

LIC issues public caution notice against fraudulent ...

The notice also warned the Corporation has not authorised any person or entity outside its official channels to use the name or image of any of its officials, or display brand logos for advertising purposes.

22 hours ago

Hindustan Unilever announces leadership changes, ...

The changes come as HUL reported a 6% decline in standalone net profit for the fiscal fourth quarter.

23 hours ago

Data-driven insights essential for navigating ...

A new white paper on a cookie-less world proposes leveraging first-party data, contextual advertising, and localised marketing strategies for companies to stay afloat.

23 hours ago

Breaking down the latest developments from ...

Patanjali Ayurved continues to faces rigorous scrutiny from the Supreme Court over misleading advertisements, with the case underscoring the vital need for strict regulatory oversight in health-related advertising in India.