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Campaign India Team
Apr 02, 2018

April Fool's Day: Ola, Uber, McDonald's battle it out

The technology companies tried pulling pranks on customers with 'Ola News Network' and an 'Anti Aging Ice-cream', while McDonald's offered users free fries for the year

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