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Subway's $5 Footlong Guy Thinks Fresh On Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Branding

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan is is the legislative equivalent of Subway's $5 footlong campaign or Domino's 5-5-5 deal. It's sharply marketed to the fast food nation (just don't look too close at what's inside). READ»

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Six Companies That Should Take The Plunge In 2012

Six game changers that could supercharge struggling companies such as Honda and Quiznos, recommended by fellow industry players.READ»

Healthy Happy Meals? Low-Calorie Kids Food Coming Soon To Burger King, Cracker Barrel, Denny's

Restaurants are joining up with a program that requires them to make a 600-calorie meal available for kids. How are they going to trick kids into ordering that, and when do we get a healthy solution for grown-ups?READ»

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"You Will Be Discovered": How Companies Can Be One Comment Away From a PR Disaster

In this excerpt from his book, "The Communicators: Leadership in the Age of Crisis," author Richard S. Levick contrasts how Burger King and Technorati responded to critical comments on websites--and how you "do not play around on the Internet."READ»

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Unlogo Eliminates Corporate Logos and Product Placement in Videos

Movies and TV shows are riddled with product placements, but those pesky ads could soon be removed at the click of a button, thanks to a new Web service called Unlogo.READ»

General Mills Ditches Dirty Palm Oil

Sinar Mas, the now notorious purveyor of palm oil, just lost another customer.READ»

National Burger Challenge: McDonald's vs. Five Guys vs. In-N-Out

In a new survey, "Consumer Reports" found that McDonald's ranked lowest on a list of fast food burger joints, outscored by Wendy's and Burger King, and trounced by In-N-Out and Five Guys.READ»

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After Greenpeace Action, Burger King Stops Greasing Palms With Sinar Mas

Tack on Burger King to the growing list of corporate giants who are cutting ties with Sinar Mas.READ»

Burger King Going Brazilian in $4 Billion Buyout

An investment firm backed by a trio of wealthy Brazilians is buying the fast food franchise.READ»

Five Steps for Consumer Brands to Earn Social Currency

Major consumer brands still have a lot to learn as social tools continue to proliferate. How to stand out and profit in an @anywhere world.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Which Burger Chains Dominate the U.S. Landscape?

McDonald's isn't quite as ubiquitous as it seems--and that tells you something about the power of its brand.READ»

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Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

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Windows 7 Gets Its Big Day

It's October 22,2009. It's Windows 7 Day! You can bet that many a PC user can barely contain their excitement about the opportunity to upgrade from XP and consign Vista to history's dustbin. Microsoft's got a suite of events and ...READ»

Fox, Burger King Eagerly Court the Meathead Demo

Burger King and Fox mock Jessica Simpson for her weight--even as it sells hamburgers with 2/3 the calories you need in a whole day.READ»

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Gimme Some Bread

Panera's average check and per-store sales are among the best in the business.READ»

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Fast Food and Bicyclists: Two Peas in a Pod?

It seems like the ultimate contradiction--a presumably environmentally-conscious bike rider in Portland, Oregon gets riled up because she can't go through a local fast food chain's drive-through window on her two-wheeled ride. She ...READ»

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Fast Food Goes Mobile With GoMobo

Impatient? A little lazy? Perk up--this one's for you. GoMobo, the latest option in ordering and receiving food as quickly as possible, lets users order and pay for fast food via text, allowing them to pick up their order without ...READ»

Burger King's New Web Site Becomes Hub For Advertising Favorites

The Subservient Chicken is back. Burger King has revamped its web site, creating a multimedia home for some of its best-known but long since retired advertising efforts, as well as the corporate and nutritional information that has ...READ»

Drive-Through Goes Green: Burger King Installs Kinetic Generators

A New Jersey Burger King is flipping its image by installing kinetic energy harvesters in its drive-though lane to convert energy from slowing cars to electricity. READ»

Burger King's Struggling. Is Their Ad Agency to Blame?

BK continues to lose ground to McDonald's--and some are laying the blame on the creepy ads created by Crispin Porter+Bogusky. Hogwash.READ»